diff --git a/src/WinSW.Core/Util/ProcessHelper.cs b/src/WinSW.Core/Util/ProcessHelper.cs
index 28fbb37..47cbc53 100644
--- a/src/WinSW.Core/Util/ProcessHelper.cs
+++ b/src/WinSW.Core/Util/ProcessHelper.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Management;
 using System.Threading;
 using log4net;
+using WinSW.Native;
 
 namespace WinSW.Util
 {
@@ -168,7 +169,19 @@ namespace WinSW.Util
                 }
             }
 
-            processToStart.Start();
+            bool succeeded = ConsoleApis.SetConsoleCtrlHandler(null, false); // inherited
+            Debug.Assert(succeeded);
+
+            try
+            {
+                processToStart.Start();
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                succeeded = ConsoleApis.SetConsoleCtrlHandler(null, true);
+                Debug.Assert(succeeded);
+            }
+
             Logger.Info("Started process " + processToStart.Id);
 
             if (priority != null)
diff --git a/src/WinSW.Core/Util/SignalHelper.cs b/src/WinSW.Core/Util/SignalHelper.cs
index 7be1bfb..66a3350 100644
--- a/src/WinSW.Core/Util/SignalHelper.cs
+++ b/src/WinSW.Core/Util/SignalHelper.cs
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ namespace WinSW.Util
                 return new KeyValuePair<bool, bool>(false, error == Errors.ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
             }
 
-            _ = ConsoleApis.SetConsoleCtrlHandler(null, true);
+            // Don't call GenerateConsoleCtrlEvent immediately after SetConsoleCtrlHandler.
+            // A delay was observed as of Windows 10, version 2004 and Windows Server 2019.
             _ = ConsoleApis.GenerateConsoleCtrlEvent(ConsoleApis.CtrlEvents.CTRL_C_EVENT, 0);
-            _ = ConsoleApis.SetConsoleCtrlHandler(null, false);
+
             bool succeeded = ConsoleApis.FreeConsole();
             Debug.Assert(succeeded);
 
diff --git a/src/WinSW/WrapperService.cs b/src/WinSW/WrapperService.cs
index 04ba60d..6641e20 100644
--- a/src/WinSW/WrapperService.cs
+++ b/src/WinSW/WrapperService.cs
@@ -182,6 +182,9 @@ namespace WinSW
 
         protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
         {
+            bool succeeded = ConsoleApis.SetConsoleCtrlHandler(null, true);
+            Debug.Assert(succeeded);
+
             this.envs = this.descriptor.EnvironmentVariables;
 
             // TODO: Disabled according to security concerns in https://github.com/kohsuke/winsw/issues/54