diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 968f5fe..0f373a5 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # AzureAuth 1.2.1
 
 * Pass the resource and scope as explicit parameters to the AAD endpoint when refreshing a token. Among other things, this allows using a refresh token from one resource to obtain an access token for another resource.
+* Use `utils::askYesNo` for prompts, eg when creating the AzureR caching directory and deleting tokens; this fixes a bug in reading the input. As a side-effect, Windows users who are using RGUI.exe will see a popup dialog box instead of a message in the terminal.
 
 # AzureAuth 1.2.0
 
diff --git a/R/AzureAuth.R b/R/AzureAuth.R
index 99dd9ae..695228d 100644
--- a/R/AzureAuth.R
+++ b/R/AzureAuth.R
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ make_AzureR_dir <- function()
     AzureR_dir <- AzureR_dir()
     if(!dir.exists(AzureR_dir) && interactive())
     {
-        yn <- readline(paste0(
+        ok <- askYesNo(paste0(
             "The AzureR packages can save your authentication credentials in the directory:\n\n",
             AzureR_dir, "\n\n",
-            "This saves you having to re-authenticate with Azure in future sessions. Create this directory? (Y/n) "))
-        if(tolower(substr(yn, 1, 1)) == "n")
+            "This saves you having to re-authenticate with Azure in future sessions. Create this directory?"))
+        if(!isTRUE(ok))
             return(invisible(NULL))
 
         dir.create(AzureR_dir, recursive=TRUE)
diff --git a/R/token.R b/R/token.R
index 457daae..dd63070 100644
--- a/R/token.R
+++ b/R/token.R
@@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ delete_azure_token <- function(resource, tenant, app, password=NULL, username=NU
 
     if(confirm && interactive())
     {
-        yn <- readline(paste0("Do you really want to delete this Azure Active Directory token? (y/N) "))
-        if(tolower(substr(yn, 1, 1)) != "y")
+        ok <- askYesNo("Do you really want to delete this Azure Active Directory token?", FALSE)
+        if(!isTRUE(ok))
             return(invisible(NULL))
     }
     file.remove(file.path(AzureR_dir(), hash))
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ clean_token_directory <- function(confirm=TRUE)
 
     if(confirm && interactive())
     {
-        yn <- readline(paste0("Do you really want to delete ALL saved Azure Active Directory tokens? (y/N) "))
-        if(tolower(substr(yn, 1, 1)) != "y")
+        ok <- askYesNo("Do you really want to delete ALL saved Azure Active Directory tokens?", FALSE)
+        if(!isTRUE(ok))
             return(invisible(NULL))
     }
     toks <- dir(AzureR_dir(), pattern="^[0-9a-f]{32}$", full.names=TRUE)