diff --git a/my_app/main.cpp b/my_app/main.cpp
index fd3c9aa..ff4fb41 100644
--- a/my_app/main.cpp
+++ b/my_app/main.cpp
@@ -37,12 +37,10 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
     EQL eql;
 
-/*
-#ifdef Q_OS_WINDOWS
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     // print output would crash program
-    eql.ignoreIOStreams(); // TODO
+    eql.ignoreIOStreams();
 #endif
-*/
 
     eql.exec(ini_app,    // see make.lisp
              "(start)",  // initial form to be evaluated (optional)
diff --git a/src/eql.cpp b/src/eql.cpp
index 63003b1..1ee4075 100644
--- a/src/eql.cpp
+++ b/src/eql.cpp
@@ -39,12 +39,13 @@ QString EQL::home() {
         path.append('/'); }
     return path; }
 
-/*
 void EQL::ignoreIOStreams() {
-    // [Windows] print output would cause the executable to crash
-    // TODO
-}
-*/
+    // [Windows] print output would cause a gui exe to crash (without console)
+    eval("(setf *standard-output* (make-broadcast-stream)"
+         "      *trace-output*    *standard-output*"
+         "      *error-output*    *standard-output*"
+         "      *terminal-io*     (make-two-way-stream (make-string-input-stream \"\")"
+         "                                             *standard-output*))"); }
 
 void EQL::exec(const QStringList& args) {
     cl_object s_qtpl = cl_intern(1, make_constant_base_string("*QTPL*"));
diff --git a/src/eql.h b/src/eql.h
index 1619652..7eefc5d 100644
--- a/src/eql.h
+++ b/src/eql.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public:
     void exec(const QStringList&);
     void exec(lisp_ini, const QByteArray& = "nil", const QByteArray& = "eql-user"); // see my_app example
     void exec(QWidget*, const QString&, const QString& = QString());                // see Qt_EQL example
-    // void ignoreIOStreams(); // TODO
+    void ignoreIOStreams();
     
     void printVersion() {
         eval("(multiple-value-bind (eql qt)"