From ba29c72896e277522a830fd9fcb4e93eb938772f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: BDisp <bd.bdisp@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:31:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Ensure restore the original colors

---
 Terminal.Gui/Drivers/WindowsDriver/WindowsOutput.cs | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Terminal.Gui/Drivers/WindowsDriver/WindowsOutput.cs b/Terminal.Gui/Drivers/WindowsDriver/WindowsOutput.cs
index 5e75cc355..6c5f806c7 100644
--- a/Terminal.Gui/Drivers/WindowsDriver/WindowsOutput.cs
+++ b/Terminal.Gui/Drivers/WindowsDriver/WindowsOutput.cs
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ internal partial class WindowsOutput : OutputBase, IConsoleOutput
     private readonly nint _outputHandle;
     private nint _screenBuffer;
     private readonly bool _isVirtualTerminal;
+    private readonly ConsoleColor _foreground;
+    private readonly ConsoleColor _background;
 
     public WindowsOutput ()
     {
@@ -122,6 +124,11 @@ internal partial class WindowsOutput : OutputBase, IConsoleOutput
                 //Enable alternative screen buffer.
                 Console.Out.Write (EscSeqUtils.CSI_SaveCursorAndActivateAltBufferNoBackscroll);
             }
+            else
+            {
+                _foreground = Console.ForegroundColor;
+                _background = Console.BackgroundColor;
+            }
         }
         else
         {
@@ -513,7 +520,8 @@ internal partial class WindowsOutput : OutputBase, IConsoleOutput
             else
             {
                 // Simulate restoring the color and clearing the screen.
-                Console.ResetColor ();
+                Console.ForegroundColor = _foreground;
+                Console.BackgroundColor = _background;
                 Console.Clear ();
             }
         }