I'm not quite sure, but Win32::Console might help, from the pod ...

Mode [flags]
Gets or sets the input or output mode of a console. flags can be a combination of the following constants: ENABLE_LINE_INPUT
ENABLE_ECHO_INPUT
ENABLE_PROCESSED_INPUT
ENABLE_WINDOW_INPUT
ENABLE_MOUSE_INPUT
ENABLE_PROCESSED_OUTPUT
ENABLE_WRAP_AT_EOL_OUTPUT...

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