diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1e24ea9..fcd5bf6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,17 @@ option(FTXUI_BUILD_TESTS "Set to ON to build tests" OFF)
 option(FTXUI_BUILD_TESTS_FUZZER "Set to ON to enable fuzzing" OFF)
 option(FTXUI_ENABLE_INSTALL "Generate the install target" ON)
 
+set(FTXUI_MICROSOFT_TERMINAL_FALLBACK_HELP_TEXT "On windows, assume the \
+terminal used will be one of Microsoft and use a set of reasonnable fallback \
+to counteract its implementations problems.")
+if (WIN32)
+  option(FTXUI_MICROSOFT_TERMINAL_FALLBACK
+    ${FTXUI_MICROSOFT_TERMINAL_FALLBACK_HELP_TEXT} ON)
+else()
+  option(FTXUI_MICROSOFT_TERMINAL_FALLBACK
+    ${FTXUI_MICROSOFT_TERMINAL_FALLBACK_HELP_TEXT} OFF)
+endif()
+
 add_library(screen STATIC
   src/ftxui/screen/box.cpp
   src/ftxui/screen/color.cpp
diff --git a/cmake/ftxui_set_options.cmake b/cmake/ftxui_set_options.cmake
index a25197f..682138c 100644
--- a/cmake/ftxui_set_options.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ftxui_set_options.cmake
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ function(ftxui_set_options library)
     target_compile_options(${library} PRIVATE "-Wdeprecated")
     target_compile_options(${library} PRIVATE "-Wshadow")
   endif()
+
+  if (FTXUI_MICROSOFT_TERMINAL_FALLBACK)
+    target_compile_definitions(${library}
+      PRIVATE "FTXUI_MICROSOFT_TERMINAL_FALLBACK")
+  endif()
 endfunction()
 
 if (EMSCRIPTEN)
@@ -44,3 +49,4 @@ if (EMSCRIPTEN)
   string(APPEND CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS " -s USE_PTHREADS")
   string(APPEND CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS " -s PROXY_TO_PTHREAD")
 endif()
+
diff --git a/include/ftxui/component/checkbox.hpp b/include/ftxui/component/checkbox.hpp
index 9cd1db4..d16cef3 100644
--- a/include/ftxui/component/checkbox.hpp
+++ b/include/ftxui/component/checkbox.hpp
@@ -25,13 +25,8 @@ class CheckboxBase : public ComponentBase {
   CheckboxBase(ConstStringRef label, bool* state);
   ~CheckboxBase() override = default;
 
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-  std::wstring checked = L"[X] ";    /// Prefix for  a "checked" state.
-  std::wstring unchecked = L"[ ] ";  /// Prefix for  an "unchecked" state.
-#else
   std::wstring checked = L"▣ ";    /// Prefix for  a "checked" state.
   std::wstring unchecked = L"☐ ";  /// Prefix for  a "unchecked" state.
-#endif
 
   Decorator focused_style = inverted;   /// Decorator used when focused.
   Decorator unfocused_style = nothing;  /// Decorator used when unfocused.
diff --git a/include/ftxui/component/radiobox.hpp b/include/ftxui/component/radiobox.hpp
index 8df7a32..9614f95 100644
--- a/include/ftxui/component/radiobox.hpp
+++ b/include/ftxui/component/radiobox.hpp
@@ -27,13 +27,8 @@ class RadioboxBase : public ComponentBase {
 
   int focused = 0;
 
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-  std::wstring checked = L"(*) ";
-  std::wstring unchecked = L"( ) ";
-#else
   std::wstring checked = L"◉ ";
   std::wstring unchecked = L"○ ";
-#endif
 
   Decorator focused_style = inverted;
   Decorator unfocused_style = nothing;
diff --git a/include/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.hpp b/include/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.hpp
index 827602f..9cb15a1 100644
--- a/include/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.hpp
+++ b/include/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.hpp
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ class ScreenInteractive : public Screen {
 
   std::atomic<bool> quit_ = false;
 
-  int cursor_x_ = 0;
-  int cursor_y_ = 0;
+  int cursor_x_ = 1;
+  int cursor_y_ = 1;
 
   bool mouse_captured = false;
 };
diff --git a/src/ftxui/component/checkbox.cpp b/src/ftxui/component/checkbox.cpp
index f3cd1c5..8d24d43 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/component/checkbox.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/component/checkbox.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,16 @@ CheckboxBase* CheckboxBase::From(Component component) {
 }
 
 CheckboxBase::CheckboxBase(ConstStringRef label, bool* state)
-    : label_(label), state_(state) {}
+    : label_(label), state_(state) {
+#if defined(FTXUI_MICROSOFT_TERMINAL_FALLBACK)
+  // Microsoft terminal do not use fonts able to render properly the default
+  // radiobox glyph.
+  if (checked == L"▣ ")
+    checked = L"[X]";
+  if (unchecked == L"☐ ")
+    unchecked = L"[ ]";
+#endif
+}
 
 Element CheckboxBase::Render() {
   bool is_focused = Focused();
diff --git a/src/ftxui/component/component_test.cpp b/src/ftxui/component/component_test.cpp
index cfa46d7..5e1813c 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/component/component_test.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/component/component_test.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-#include <gtest/gtest.h>  // for Test, SuiteApiResolver, TestInfo (ptr only), TEST, TestFactoryImpl
 #include <memory>  // for shared_ptr, allocator, make_shared, __shared_ptr_access
 
 #include "ftxui/component/captured_mouse.hpp"  // for ftxui
 #include "ftxui/component/component_base.hpp"  // for ComponentBase, Component
+#include "gtest/gtest_pred_impl.h"  // for Test, SuiteApiResolver, TEST, TestFactoryImpl
 
 using namespace ftxui;
 
diff --git a/src/ftxui/component/radiobox.cpp b/src/ftxui/component/radiobox.cpp
index 83730c5..b721e2d 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/component/radiobox.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/component/radiobox.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,16 @@ RadioboxBase* RadioboxBase::From(Component component) {
 
 RadioboxBase::RadioboxBase(const std::vector<std::wstring>* entries,
                            int* selected)
-    : entries_(entries), selected_(selected) {}
+    : entries_(entries), selected_(selected) {
+#if defined(FTXUI_MICROSOFT_TERMINAL_FALLBACK)
+  // Microsoft terminal do not use fonts able to render properly the default
+  // radiobox glyph.
+  if (checked == L"◉ ")
+    checked = L"(*)";
+  if (unchecked == L"○ ")
+    unchecked = L"( )";
+#endif
+}
 
 Element RadioboxBase::Render() {
   std::vector<Element> elements;
diff --git a/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp b/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp
index 839bb98..780131e 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp
@@ -450,10 +450,25 @@ void ScreenInteractive::Draw(Component component) {
     cursor_.y = dimy_ - 1;
   }
 
-  static int i = -2;
-  if (i % 10 == 0)
-    std::cout << DeviceStatusReport(DSRMode::kCursor);
+  // Periodically request the terminal emulator the frame position relative to
+  // the screen. This is useful for converting mouse position reported in
+  // screen's coordinates to frame's coordinates.
+  static constexpr int cursor_refresh_rate =
+#if defined(FTXUI_MICROSOFT_TERMINAL_FALLBACK)
+      // Microsoft's terminal suffers from a [bug]. When reporting the cursor
+      // position, several output sequences are mixed together into garbage.
+      // This causes FTXUI user to see some "1;1;R" sequences into the Input
+      // component. See [issue]. Solution is to request cursor position less
+      // often. [bug]: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/pull/7583 [issue]:
+      // https://github.com/ArthurSonzogni/FTXUI/issues/136
+      150;
+#else
+      20;
+#endif
+  static int i = -3;
   ++i;
+  if (!use_alternative_screen_ && (i % cursor_refresh_rate == 0))
+    std::cout << DeviceStatusReport(DSRMode::kCursor);
 
   Render(*this, document);
 
diff --git a/src/ftxui/dom/frame.cpp b/src/ftxui/dom/frame.cpp
index ba815f9..47ce754 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/dom/frame.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/dom/frame.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,27 @@ class Focus : public Select {
 
   void Render(Screen& screen) override {
     Select::Render(screen);
+
+    // Setting the cursor to the right position allow folks using CJK (China,
+    // Japanese, Korean, ...) characters to see their [input method editor]
+    // displayed at the right location. See [issue].
+    //
+    // [input method editor]:
+    // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Input_method
+    //
+    // [issue]:
+    // https://github.com/ArthurSonzogni/FTXUI/issues/2#issuecomment-505282355
+    //
+    // Unfortunately, Microsoft terminal do not handle properly hidding the
+    // cursor. Instead the character under the cursor is hidden, which is a big
+    // problem. As a result, we can't enable setting cursor to the right
+    // location. It will be displayed at the bottom right corner.
+    // See:
+    // https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/1203
+    // https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/3093
+#if !defined(FTXUI_MICROSOFT_TERMINAL_FALLBACK)
     screen.SetCursor(Screen::Cursor{box_.x_min, box_.y_min});
+#endif
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ftxui/dom/gauge.cpp b/src/ftxui/dom/gauge.cpp
index d955d98..3c2888d 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/dom/gauge.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/dom/gauge.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@
 
 namespace ftxui {
 
+#if defined(FTXUI_MICROSOFT_TERMINAL_FALLBACK)
+// Microsoft's terminals often use fonts not handling the 8 unicode characters
+// for representing the whole gauge. Fallback with less.
+static wchar_t charset[] = L"    ▌▌▌███";
+#else
 static wchar_t charset[] = L"  ▏▎▍▌▋▊▉█";
+#endif
 
 class Gauge : public Node {
  public:
diff --git a/src/ftxui/dom/graph.cpp b/src/ftxui/dom/graph.cpp
index 4261bde..a1faa65 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/dom/graph.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/dom/graph.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@
 
 namespace ftxui {
 
+// Microsoft's terminals often use fonts not handling the 8 unicode characters
+// for representing the whole gauge. Fallback with less.
+#if defined(FTXUI_MICROSOFT_TERMINAL_FALLBACK)
+const wchar_t charset[] = L"  █ █████";
+#else
 const wchar_t charset[] = L" ▗▐▖▄▟▌▙█";
+#endif
 
 class Graph : public Node {
  public:
diff --git a/src/ftxui/screen/terminal.cpp b/src/ftxui/screen/terminal.cpp
index 213377f..1368439 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/screen/terminal.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/screen/terminal.cpp
@@ -23,12 +23,15 @@ Terminal::Dimensions Terminal::Size() {
   return Dimensions{140, 43};
 #elif defined(_WIN32)
   CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO csbi;
-  int columns, rows;
 
-  GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), &csbi);
-  columns = csbi.srWindow.Right - csbi.srWindow.Left + 1;
-  rows = csbi.srWindow.Bottom - csbi.srWindow.Top + 1;
-  return Dimensions{columns, rows};
+  if (GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), &csbi)) {
+    return Dimensions{csbi.srWindow.Right - csbi.srWindow.Left + 1,
+                      csbi.srWindow.Bottom - csbi.srWindow.Top + 1};
+  }
+
+  // The Microsoft default "cmd" returns errors above.
+  return Dimensions{80, 80};
+
 #else
   winsize w;
   ioctl(STDOUT_FILENO, TIOCGWINSZ, &w);
@@ -61,6 +64,15 @@ Terminal::Color ComputeColorSupport() {
   if (Contains(COLORTERM, "256") || Contains(TERM, "256"))
     return Terminal::Color::Palette256;
 
+#if defined(FTXUI_MICROSOFT_TERMINAL_FALLBACK)
+  // Microsoft terminals do not properly declare themselve supporting true
+  // colors: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/1040
+  // As a fallback, assume microsoft terminal are the ones not setting those
+  // variables, and enable true colors.
+  if (TERM == "" && COLORTERM == "")
+    return Terminal::Color::TrueColor;
+#endif
+
   return Terminal::Color::Palette16;
 }