diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a01ccab19..e566eec9f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -359,7 +359,8 @@ This project uses the changelog in accordance with [keepchangelog](http://keepac
  - Fix `em 4x05_dump` to print all blocks read (@mwalker33)
  - Added save to .eml and .bin for `em 4x05_dump` (@mwalker33)
  - Added `s` <samples to skip> to `lf config` / `lf sniff` to skip samples when sniffing based on same option in Proxmark/proxmark3 by @marshmellow42. (@mwalker33)
- 
+ - Added support for color text on windows 10 (@mwalker33)
+
 ### Fixed
  - Changed driver file proxmark3.inf to support both old and new Product/Vendor IDs (@pwpiwi)
  - Changed start sequence in Qt mode (fix: short commands hangs main Qt thread) (@merlokk)
diff --git a/client/proxmark3.c b/client/proxmark3.c
index a6eadb15b..ced6ed5c5 100644
--- a/client/proxmark3.c
+++ b/client/proxmark3.c
@@ -684,6 +684,34 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     }
 
     session.supports_colors = false;
+
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+    // Check if windows AnsiColor Support is enabled in the registery
+    // [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console]
+    //     "VirtualTerminalLevel"=dword:00000001
+    
+    HKEY hKey = NULL;
+
+    if(RegOpenKeyA (HKEY_CURRENT_USER,"Console",&hKey) == ERROR_SUCCESS) {
+        DWORD dwType = REG_SZ;
+        BYTE KeyValue[sizeof(dwType)];
+        DWORD len = sizeof(KeyValue);
+
+        if (RegQueryValueEx(hKey,"VirtualTerminalLevel", NULL, &dwType,KeyValue, &len) != ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND) {
+            uint8_t i;
+            uint32_t Data = 0;
+            for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+                Data += KeyValue[i] << (8 * i);
+
+            if (Data == 1) { // Reg key is set to 1, Ansi Color Enabled
+                 session.supports_colors = true;
+            }
+        }
+        RegCloseKey(hKey);
+    }
+
+#endif
+
     session.stdinOnTTY = isatty(STDIN_FILENO);
     session.stdoutOnTTY = isatty(STDOUT_FILENO);
 #if defined(__linux__) || (__APPLE__)
diff --git a/doc/md/Installation_Instructions/Windows-Installation-Instructions.md b/doc/md/Installation_Instructions/Windows-Installation-Instructions.md
index 2f5618c40..32cc42b2a 100644
--- a/doc/md/Installation_Instructions/Windows-Installation-Instructions.md
+++ b/doc/md/Installation_Instructions/Windows-Installation-Instructions.md
@@ -128,3 +128,11 @@ echo "export DISPLAY=:0" >> ~/.bashrc
 Note that it may take a quite long time for a freshly plugged Proxmark3 to be visible on a WSL /dev/ttySX port.
 
 Now you're ready to follow the [compilation instructions](/doc/md/Use_of_Proxmark/0_Compilation-Instructions.md).
+
+## Color text on windows 10
+In later versions of windows 10 you may be able to get color to work by setting this registery key
+```
+[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console]
+    "VirtualTerminalLevel"=dword:00000001
+```
+If after setting this key (and restarting proxmark.exe) you get extra characters and no color text, either delete the key or set the value to 0