diff --git a/src/os_win32.c b/src/os_win32.c
index 10ca418..0680346 100644
--- a/src/os_win32.c
+++ b/src/os_win32.c
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@
 static int win32_set_archive(char_u *name);
 
 static int vtp_working = 0;
+static int conpty_working = 0;
+static int conpty_stable = 0;
 static void vtp_flag_init();
 
 #ifndef FEAT_GUI_W32
@@ -7638,9 +7640,10 @@
 
 /*
  * Support for pseudo-console (ConPTY) was added in windows 10
- * version 1809 (October 2018 update).
+ * version 1809 (October 2018 update).  However, that version is unstable.
  */
-#define CONPTY_FIRST_SUPPORT_BUILD MAKE_VER(10, 0, 17763)
+#define CONPTY_FIRST_SUPPORT_BUILD  MAKE_VER(10, 0, 17763)
+#define CONPTY_STABLE_BUILD	    MAKE_VER(10, 0, 32767)  // T.B.D.
 
     static void
 vtp_flag_init(void)
@@ -7659,10 +7662,10 @@
 	vtp_working = 0;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef FEAT_GUI_W32
     if (ver >= CONPTY_FIRST_SUPPORT_BUILD)
-	vtp_working = 1;
-#endif
+	conpty_working = 1;
+    if (ver >= CONPTY_STABLE_BUILD)
+	conpty_stable = 1;
 
 }
 
@@ -7878,3 +7881,15 @@
 {
     return vtp_working;
 }
+
+    int
+has_conpty_working(void)
+{
+    return conpty_working;
+}
+
+    int
+is_conpty_stable(void)
+{
+    return conpty_stable;
+}
diff --git a/src/proto/os_win32.pro b/src/proto/os_win32.pro
index 7f45c5c..6157e01 100644
--- a/src/proto/os_win32.pro
+++ b/src/proto/os_win32.pro
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@
 void fix_arg_enc(void);
 int mch_setenv(char *var, char *value, int x);
 void control_console_color_rgb(void);
-int has_vtp_working(void);
 int use_vtp(void);
 int is_term_win32(void);
+int has_vtp_working(void);
+int has_conpty_working(void);
+int is_conpty_stable(void);
 /* vim: set ft=c : */
diff --git a/src/terminal.c b/src/terminal.c
index 2544f85..3be2698 100644
--- a/src/terminal.c
+++ b/src/terminal.c
@@ -5521,7 +5521,7 @@
     if (handled)
 	return result;
 
-    if (!has_vtp_working())
+    if (!has_conpty_working())
     {
 	handled = TRUE;
 	result = FAIL;
@@ -6139,7 +6139,7 @@
 
     if (tty_type == NUL)
     {
-	if (has_conpty)
+	if (has_conpty && (is_conpty_stable() || !has_winpty))
 	    use_conpty = TRUE;
 	else if (has_winpty)
 	    use_winpty = TRUE;
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index a6d7add..bc4ae27 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -784,6 +784,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    909,
+/**/
     908,
 /**/
     907,