diff --git a/cli/azd/.vscode/cspell-azd-dictionary.txt b/cli/azd/.vscode/cspell-azd-dictionary.txt
index 3b42afecb61..ec26a8a1c1f 100644
--- a/cli/azd/.vscode/cspell-azd-dictionary.txt
+++ b/cli/azd/.vscode/cspell-azd-dictionary.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ godotenv
 golangci
 ldflags
 mgmt
+mgutz
 nodeapp
 nolint
 omitempty
diff --git a/cli/azd/cmd/deploy.go b/cli/azd/cmd/deploy.go
index 109ca758192..406a2fde6b4 100644
--- a/cli/azd/cmd/deploy.go
+++ b/cli/azd/cmd/deploy.go
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/azure/azure-dev/cli/azd/pkg/project"
 	"github.com/azure/azure-dev/cli/azd/pkg/spin"
 	"github.com/azure/azure-dev/cli/azd/pkg/tools"
-	"github.com/fatih/color"
-	"github.com/mattn/go-colorable"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	"github.com/theckman/yacspin"
@@ -190,8 +188,14 @@ func (d *deployAction) Run(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, args []strin
 	}
 
 	for _, resourceGroup := range resourceGroups {
-		resourcesGroupsURL := color.HiBlueString("https://portal.azure.com/#@/resource/subscriptions/%s/resourceGroups/%s/overview", env.GetSubscriptionId(), resourceGroup)
-		fmt.Fprintf(colorable.NewColorableStdout(), "View the resources created under the resource group %s in Azure Portal:\n%s", color.CyanString(resourceGroup), resourcesGroupsURL)
+		resourcesGroupsURL := withLinkFormat(
+			"https://portal.azure.com/#@/resource/subscriptions/%s/resourceGroups/%s/overview",
+			env.GetSubscriptionId(),
+			resourceGroup)
+		printWithStyling(
+			"View the resources created under the resource group %s in Azure Portal:\n%s",
+			withHighLightFormat(resourceGroup),
+			resourcesGroupsURL)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -201,7 +205,7 @@ func reportServiceDeploymentResultInteractive(s *yacspin.Spinner, svc *project.S
 	var builder strings.Builder
 
 	for _, endpoint := range sdr.Endpoints {
-		builder.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(" - Endpoint: %s\n", color.HiBlueString(endpoint)))
+		builder.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(" - Endpoint: %s\n", withLinkFormat(endpoint)))
 	}
 
 	stopMessage := fmt.Sprintf("\nDeployed service %s\n%s", svc.Config.Name, builder.String())
diff --git a/cli/azd/cmd/infra_create.go b/cli/azd/cmd/infra_create.go
index 17477617b7d..6566fb4af7f 100644
--- a/cli/azd/cmd/infra_create.go
+++ b/cli/azd/cmd/infra_create.go
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/azure/azure-dev/cli/azd/pkg/spin"
 	"github.com/azure/azure-dev/cli/azd/pkg/tools"
 	"github.com/drone/envsubst"
-	"github.com/fatih/color"
-	"github.com/mattn/go-colorable"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	"github.com/theckman/yacspin"
@@ -229,8 +227,13 @@ func (ica *infraCreateAction) Run(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, args
 
 	if interactive {
 		deploymentSlug := azure.SubscriptionDeploymentRID(env.GetSubscriptionId(), env.GetEnvName())
-		deploymentURL := color.HiBlueString("https://portal.azure.com/#blade/HubsExtension/DeploymentDetailsBlade/overview/id/%s\n\n", url.PathEscape(deploymentSlug))
-		fmt.Fprintf(colorable.NewColorableStdout(), "Provisioning Azure resources can take some time.\n\nYou can view detailed progress in the Azure Portal:\n%s", deploymentURL)
+		deploymentURL := withLinkFormat(
+			"https://portal.azure.com/#blade/HubsExtension/DeploymentDetailsBlade/overview/id/%s\n\n",
+			url.PathEscape(deploymentSlug))
+		printWithStyling(
+			"Provisioning Azure resources can take some time.\n\nYou can view detailed progress in the Azure Portal:\n%s",
+			deploymentURL)
+		//fmt.Fprintf(colorable.NewColorableStdout(), "Provisioning Azure resources can take some time.\n\nYou can view detailed progress in the Azure Portal:\n%s", deploymentURL)
 
 		err = spin.RunWithUpdater("Creating Azure resources ", deployAndReportProgress,
 			func(s *yacspin.Spinner, deploySuccess bool) {
diff --git a/cli/azd/cmd/util.go b/cli/azd/cmd/util.go
index 77b74a31fac..679b87aa508 100644
--- a/cli/azd/cmd/util.go
+++ b/cli/azd/cmd/util.go
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/azure/azure-dev/cli/azd/pkg/environment"
 	"github.com/azure/azure-dev/cli/azd/pkg/templates"
 	"github.com/azure/azure-dev/cli/azd/pkg/tools"
+	"github.com/fatih/color"
 	"github.com/mattn/go-isatty"
+	"github.com/mgutz/ansi"
 )
 
 type Asker func(p survey.Prompt, response interface{}) error
@@ -550,3 +552,22 @@ func ensureProject(path string) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// withLinkFormat creates string with hyperlink-looking color
+func withLinkFormat(link string, a ...interface{}) string {
+	// See ansi colors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code#Colors
+	// ansi code `30` is the one that matches the survey selection
+	return ansi.Color(fmt.Sprintf(link, a...), "30")
+}
+
+// withHighLightFormat creates string with highlight-looking color
+func withHighLightFormat(text string, a ...interface{}) string {
+	return color.CyanString(text, a...)
+}
+
+// printWithStyling prints text to stdout and handles Windows terminals to support
+// escape chars from the text for adding style (color, font, etc)
+func printWithStyling(text string, a ...interface{}) {
+	colorTerminal := color.New()
+	colorTerminal.Printf(text, a...)
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index edf3d684cd9..23726b5d148 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.13.0
 	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.4.0
 	github.com/magefile/mage v1.12.1
-	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.12
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.14
+	github.com/mgutz/ansi v0.0.0-20170206155736-9520e82c474b
 	github.com/otiai10/copy v1.7.0
 	github.com/pbnj/go-open v0.1.1
 	github.com/sethvargo/go-retry v0.2.3
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/kballard/go-shellquote v0.0.0-20180428030007-95032a82bc51 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.12 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.13 // indirect
-	github.com/mgutz/ansi v0.0.0-20170206155736-9520e82c474b // indirect
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.2.0 // indirect