diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 575952148..8feba707c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+## [1.1.15] - Unreleased
+
+### Added
+
+- Added Windows Driver
+
 ## [1.1.14] - 2022-01-09
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/examples/animation.py b/examples/animation.py
index 2578834c2..bf5f9ae8e 100644
--- a/examples/animation.py
+++ b/examples/animation.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class SmoothApp(App):
 
         self.bar.layout_offset_x = -40
 
-        self.set_timer(10, lambda: self.action("quit"))
+        # self.set_timer(10, lambda: self.action("quit"))
 
 
 SmoothApp.run(log="textual.log", log_verbosity=2)
diff --git a/src/textual/app.py b/src/textual/app.py
index c664f9ff0..4c6f58873 100644
--- a/src/textual/app.py
+++ b/src/textual/app.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import os
 
 import asyncio
-from functools import partial
 import platform
 from typing import Any, Callable, ClassVar, Type, TypeVar
 import warnings
@@ -31,6 +30,8 @@ from .view import View
 from .views import DockView
 from .widget import Widget, Reactive
 
+PLATFORM = platform.system()
+WINDOWS = PLATFORM == "Windows"
 
 # asyncio will warn against resources not being cleared
 warnings.simplefilter("always", ResourceWarning)
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ class App(MessagePump):
         Returns:
             Driver: A Driver class which manages input and display.
         """
-        if platform.system() == "Windows":
+        if WINDOWS:
             from .drivers.windows_driver import WindowsDriver
 
             driver_class = WindowsDriver
@@ -302,6 +303,7 @@ class App(MessagePump):
             self.console.print_exception()
         else:
             try:
+                self.console = Console()
                 self.title = self._title
                 self.refresh()
                 await self.animator.start()
@@ -344,7 +346,9 @@ class App(MessagePump):
         await self.close_messages()
 
     def refresh(self, repaint: bool = True, layout: bool = False) -> None:
-        sync_available = os.environ.get("TERM_PROGRAM", "") != "Apple_Terminal"
+        sync_available = (
+            os.environ.get("TERM_PROGRAM", "") != "Apple_Terminal" and not WINDOWS
+        )
         if not self._closed:
             console = self.console
             try:
diff --git a/src/textual/drivers/win32.py b/src/textual/drivers/win32.py
index 3455b31bb..55ca6cfe2 100644
--- a/src/textual/drivers/win32.py
+++ b/src/textual/drivers/win32.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from asyncio import AbstractEventLoop, run_coroutine_threadsafe
-from codecs import getincrementaldecoder
 
 import ctypes
 from ctypes import byref, Structure, Union, wintypes
@@ -9,11 +8,10 @@ import os
 import sys
 import threading
 
-from tkinter.tix import WINDOW
 from typing import IO, Callable, List, Optional
 
 from ..geometry import Size
-from ..events import Event, Key, Resize
+from ..events import Event, Resize
 from .._types import EventTarget
 from .._xterm_parser import XTermParser