diff --git a/examples/universal/z_pub.cxx b/examples/universal/z_pub.cxx
index 872353b9..c7e715ec 100644
--- a/examples/universal/z_pub.cxx
+++ b/examples/universal/z_pub.cxx
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ int _main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
     PublisherPutOptions options;
     options.set_encoding(Z_ENCODING_PREFIX_TEXT_PLAIN);
-    for (int idx = 0; std::numeric_limits<int>::max(); ++idx) {
+    std::cout << "Press CTRL-C to quit..." << std::endl;
+    for (int idx = 0; idx < std::numeric_limits<int>::max(); ++idx) {
         sleep(1);
         std::ostringstream ss;
         ss << "[" << idx << "] " << value;
diff --git a/examples/universal/z_pub_attachment.cxx b/examples/universal/z_pub_attachment.cxx
index 38728a8f..72fe74a9 100644
--- a/examples/universal/z_pub_attachment.cxx
+++ b/examples/universal/z_pub_attachment.cxx
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ int _main(int argc, char **argv) {
     // add some value
     amap.insert(std::pair("source", "C++"));
 #endif
-    for (int idx = 0; std::numeric_limits<int>::max(); ++idx) {
+    std::cout << "Press CTRL-C to quit..." << std::endl;
+    for (int idx = 0; idx < std::numeric_limits<int>::max(); ++idx) {
         sleep(1);
         std::ostringstream ss;
         ss << "[" << idx << "] " << value;
diff --git a/examples/universal/z_pub_thr.cxx b/examples/universal/z_pub_thr.cxx
index da783c43..e1b27a26 100644
--- a/examples/universal/z_pub_thr.cxx
+++ b/examples/universal/z_pub_thr.cxx
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ int _main(int argc, char **argv) {
     std::vector<char> payload(len, 1);
 
     Config config;
+#ifdef ZENOHCXX_ZENOHC
+    if (configfile) {
+        config = expect(config_from_file(configfile));
+    }
+#endif
     if (locator) {
 #ifdef ZENOHCXX_ZENOHC
         auto locator_json_str_list = std::string("[\"") + locator + "\"]";
@@ -62,6 +67,7 @@ int _main(int argc, char **argv) {
     printf("Declaring Publisher on '%s'...\n", keyexpr);
     auto pub = expect<Publisher>(session.declare_publisher(keyexpr, options));
 
+    printf("Press CTRL-C to quit...\n");
     while (1) pub.put(payload);
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/universal/z_pull.cxx b/examples/universal/z_pull.cxx
index da2f8406..3d21f1b4 100644
--- a/examples/universal/z_pull.cxx
+++ b/examples/universal/z_pull.cxx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 #include <iostream>
+#include <limits>
 
 #include "../getargs.h"
 #include "zenoh.hxx"
@@ -75,15 +76,11 @@ int _main(int argc, char **argv) {
     printf("Declaring Subscriber on '%s'...\n", expr);
     auto subscriber = expect<PullSubscriber>(session.declare_pull_subscriber(keyexpr, data_handler));
 
-    printf("Press <enter> to pull data...\n");
-    int c = 0;
-    while (c != 'q') {
-        c = getchar();
-        if (c == -1) {
-            sleep(1);
-        } else {
-            subscriber.pull();
-        }
+    printf("Press CTRL-C to quit...\n");
+    for (int idx = 0; idx < std::numeric_limits<int>::max(); ++idx) {
+        sleep(1);
+        printf("[%4d] Pulling...\n", idx);
+        subscriber.pull();
     }
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/examples/universal/z_queryable.cxx b/examples/universal/z_queryable.cxx
index a9d144ca..10190f42 100644
--- a/examples/universal/z_queryable.cxx
+++ b/examples/universal/z_queryable.cxx
@@ -95,13 +95,9 @@ int _main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
     auto queryable = expect<Queryable>(session.declare_queryable(keyexpr, {on_query, on_drop_queryable}));
 
-    printf("Enter 'q' to quit...\n");
-    int c = 0;
-    while (c != 'q') {
-        c = getchar();
-        if (c == -1) {
-            sleep(1);
-        }
+    printf("Press CTRL-C to quit...\n");
+    while (1) {
+        sleep(1);
     }
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/examples/universal/z_queryable_attachment.cxx b/examples/universal/z_queryable_attachment.cxx
index 20bdc842..a95f0427 100644
--- a/examples/universal/z_queryable_attachment.cxx
+++ b/examples/universal/z_queryable_attachment.cxx
@@ -102,13 +102,9 @@ int _main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
     auto queryable = expect<Queryable>(session.declare_queryable(keyexpr, {on_query, on_drop_queryable}));
 
-    printf("Enter 'q' to quit...\n");
-    int c = 0;
-    while (c != 'q') {
-        c = getchar();
-        if (c == -1) {
-            sleep(1);
-        }
+    printf("Press CTRL-C to quit...\n");
+    while (1) {
+        sleep(1);
     }
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/examples/universal/z_sub.cxx b/examples/universal/z_sub.cxx
index ff457d22..a244d7f0 100644
--- a/examples/universal/z_sub.cxx
+++ b/examples/universal/z_sub.cxx
@@ -77,13 +77,9 @@ int _main(int argc, char **argv) {
     std::cout << "Subscriber on '" << subscriber.get_keyexpr().as_string_view() << "' declared" << std::endl;
 #endif
 
-    printf("Enter 'q' to quit...\n");
-    int c = 0;
-    while (c != 'q') {
-        c = getchar();
-        if (c == -1) {
-            sleep(1);
-        }
+    printf("Press CTRL-C to quit...\n");
+    while (1) {
+        sleep(1);
     }
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/examples/universal/z_sub_attachment.cxx b/examples/universal/z_sub_attachment.cxx
index 26c3e8a4..28770eff 100644
--- a/examples/universal/z_sub_attachment.cxx
+++ b/examples/universal/z_sub_attachment.cxx
@@ -76,13 +76,9 @@ int _main(int argc, char **argv) {
     std::cout << "Subscriber on '" << subscriber.get_keyexpr().as_string_view() << "' declared" << std::endl;
 #endif
 
-    printf("Enter 'q' to quit...\n");
-    int c = 0;
-    while (c != 'q') {
-        c = getchar();
-        if (c == -1) {
-            sleep(1);
-        }
+    printf("Press CTRL-C to quit...\n");
+    while (1) {
+        sleep(1);
     }
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/examples/universal/z_sub_thr.cxx b/examples/universal/z_sub_thr.cxx
index 7a62492c..4ad95413 100644
--- a/examples/universal/z_sub_thr.cxx
+++ b/examples/universal/z_sub_thr.cxx
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@
 //
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <chrono>
+#if defined(WIN32) || defined(_WIN32) || defined(__WIN32) && !defined(__CYGWIN__)
+#include <windows.h>
+#define sleep(x) Sleep(x * 1000)
+#else
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
 
 #include "../getargs.h"
 #include "zenoh.hxx"
@@ -98,10 +104,12 @@ int _main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
     Stats stats;
     auto subscriber = expect<Subscriber>(session.declare_subscriber(keyexpr, {stats, stats}));
-    char c = 0;
-    while (c != 'q') {
-        c = fgetc(stdin);
+
+    printf("Press CTRL-C to quit...\n");
+    while (1) {
+        sleep(1);
     }
+
     subscriber.drop();
     stats.print();