diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d0d521c438b..d6c72806740 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 adal==0.4.7
 argcomplete==1.8.0
-colorama==0.3.7
-humanfriendly==2.4
+colorama==0.3.9
+humanfriendly==4.7
 jmespath
 mock==1.3.0
 paramiko==2.0.2
diff --git a/src/azure-cli-core/HISTORY.rst b/src/azure-cli-core/HISTORY.rst
index 5f24b632066..a26d227a2b6 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli-core/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/src/azure-cli-core/HISTORY.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Release History
 
 2.0.26
 ++++++
+* Remove polling indicator string after finishing LRO on Windows cmd.exe
 * Warning that appears when using a configured default has been changed to an INFO level entry. Use --verbose to see.
 
 2.0.25
diff --git a/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/commands/__init__.py b/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/commands/__init__.py
index ac5843ef2a1..ab6842fe3da 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/commands/__init__.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/commands/__init__.py
@@ -432,8 +432,12 @@ def _generate_template_progress(self, correlation_id):  # pylint: disable=no-sel
                                 logger.info(result)
 
     def __call__(self, poller):
+        import colorama
         from msrest.exceptions import ClientException
 
+        # https://github.com/azure/azure-cli/issues/3555
+        colorama.init()
+
         correlation_message = ''
         self.cli_ctx.get_progress_controller().begin()
         correlation_id = None
@@ -474,6 +478,8 @@ def __call__(self, poller):
             handle_long_running_operation_exception(client_exception)
 
         self.cli_ctx.get_progress_controller().end()
+        colorama.deinit()
+
         return result
 
 
diff --git a/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/commands/progress.py b/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/commands/progress.py
index 5b8856e5db0..8b62462fc21 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/commands/progress.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/commands/progress.py
@@ -4,13 +4,10 @@
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 from __future__ import division
 import sys
-import platform
 
 import humanfriendly
-BAR_LEN = 70
 
-if platform.system() == 'Windows':
-    humanfriendly.erase_line_code = ''
+BAR_LEN = 70
 
 
 class ProgressViewBase(object):
diff --git a/src/azure-cli-core/setup.py b/src/azure-cli-core/setup.py
index 142e65b088f..af0aef58029 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli-core/setup.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli-core/setup.py
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
     'adal>=0.4.7',
     'applicationinsights>=0.11.1',
     'argcomplete>=1.8.0',
-    'colorama',
-    'humanfriendly',
+    'colorama>=0.3.9',
+    'humanfriendly>=4.7',
     'jmespath',
     'knack==0.3.1',
     'msrest>=0.4.4',