diff --git a/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties b/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
index 1ceba945d871..9fd214bd4cac 100644
--- a/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
+++ b/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
@@ -1182,6 +1182,9 @@ cidr.debugger.gdb.workaround.macOS.startupWithShell.description=Enable to use "s
   to make GDB work on macOS Sierra and higher.\n\
   Please note that this has a drawback of program arguments containing spaces being passed to the program incorrectly.
 
+cidr.debugger.gdb.workaround.windows.forceExternalConsole=false
+cidr.debugger.gdb.workaround.windows.forceExternalConsole.description=Enable to force allocation of a new Windows console for program IO
+
 cidr.navigation.gotoDeclaration.overrides.showUsages=true
 cidr.navigation.gotoDeclaration.overrides.showUsages.description = \
   When enabled, invoking "Navigate Declaration" (Ctrl+B / Ctrl+MouseClick) on a function/method switches between its definition and \