diff --git a/README b/README
index 0ff5dffa..a8636f9f 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ How do I record a demo?
 
 When playing in window mode my is locked onto the window. Can I change
 that, e.g. that Quake II is behaving like a normal window?
- - Set "_windowed_mouse" to 0.
+ - Open the console with pressing ~ or ^
 
 Hey, the game renders unplayable slow but my OpenGL is working?!
  - If you're using Mesa 7.0, 7.1, 7.2 or 7.3 thats a known bug of
diff --git a/src/client/cl_scrn.c b/src/client/cl_scrn.c
index d9af60e1..4f0d2bc7 100644
--- a/src/client/cl_scrn.c
+++ b/src/client/cl_scrn.c
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ void SCR_RunConsole (void)
 	
 	if (scr_conlines < scr_con_current)
 	{
+		Cvar_SetValue("_windowed_mouse", 1);
 		scr_con_current -= scr_conspeed->value*cls.frametime;
 		if (scr_conlines > scr_con_current)
 			scr_con_current = scr_conlines;
@@ -509,6 +510,7 @@ void SCR_RunConsole (void)
 	}
 	else if (scr_conlines > scr_con_current)
 	{
+		Cvar_SetValue("_windowed_mouse", 0);
 		scr_con_current += scr_conspeed->value*cls.frametime;
 		if (scr_conlines < scr_con_current)
 			scr_con_current = scr_conlines;
diff --git a/src/client/console/console.c b/src/client/console/console.c
index d90878c0..6395a645 100644
--- a/src/client/console/console.c
+++ b/src/client/console/console.c
@@ -71,12 +71,14 @@ void Con_ToggleConsole_f (void)
 
 	if (cl.attractloop)
 	{
+		Cvar_SetValue("_windowed_mouse", 0);
 		Cbuf_AddText("killserver\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
 	if (cls.state == ca_disconnected)
 	{	// start the demo loop again
+		Cvar_SetValue("_windowed_mouse", 1);
 		Cbuf_AddText ("d1\n");
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/src/posix/vid/menu.c b/src/posix/vid/menu.c
index b1845905..ac252515 100644
--- a/src/posix/vid/menu.c
+++ b/src/posix/vid/menu.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ void VID_MenuInit( void )
 		sw_stipplealpha = Cvar_Get( "sw_stipplealpha", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
 
 	if ( !_windowed_mouse)
-		_windowed_mouse = Cvar_Get( "_windowed_mouse", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
+		_windowed_mouse = Cvar_Get( "_windowed_mouse", "1", 0 );
 
 	s_mode_list[SOFTWARE_MENU].curvalue = sw_mode->value;
 	s_mode_list[OPENGL_MENU].curvalue = gl_mode->value;
diff --git a/src/sdl/refresh.c b/src/sdl/refresh.c
index eb4e61cb..1bff9476 100644
--- a/src/sdl/refresh.c
+++ b/src/sdl/refresh.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static float old_windowed_mouse;
 static cvar_t	*_windowed_mouse;
 
 void RW_IN_PlatformInit() {
-  _windowed_mouse = ri.Cvar_Get ("_windowed_mouse", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
+  _windowed_mouse = ri.Cvar_Get ("_windowed_mouse", "1", 0);
 }
 
 void RW_IN_Activate(qboolean active)
diff --git a/src/server/sv_init.c b/src/server/sv_init.c
index f0aed7d7..ec13e6fd 100644
--- a/src/server/sv_init.c
+++ b/src/server/sv_init.c
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ void SV_SpawnServer (char *server, char *spawnpoint, server_state_t serverstate,
 
 	// set serverinfo variable
 	Cvar_FullSet ("mapname", sv.name, CVAR_SERVERINFO | CVAR_NOSET);
+Cvar_SetValue("_windowed_mouse", 1); 
 
 	Com_Printf ("-------------------------------------\n");
 }