We have windows 10 ENT 1803, whenever you change language, this option gets enabled (BETA: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support) and has caused some issues with some of our applications. Took us awhile before we were able to point to this, a specific application that we use internally kept giving us an Error 173 code, and another one generated .NET Framework error with the mention of "Unicode UTF-8" as part of the error. When we untick the box and reboot, all errors are gone!
Now we need to find a way to change this using a GPO because we have had MANY computers affected (a batch were shipped with english OS image and french language pack was used by our onsite techs).
I can see how to change the "Current system locale" language, but no take away the checkmark in the box. There has to be a way to do this, someone on our team will likely figure it out, I don't work with GPO's so its not my expertise.
Hi, Were you able to figure out a GPO setting that you can change to deploy the change to many users? We have 1000's of users in our organisation for whom this change should be implemented
kgndss
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December 23rd, 2019 21:00
Also default on my Precision 7540 received on2019-12.
This option makes is very good for utf-8 intercompatibilty with linux for the future.
but for now..I have to untick it as it makes it incompatible with windows versions without this option or unticked versions:
My case:
The version control software mercurial produces unreadable files after checkout on windows without the utf8 option.
so I unticked it and I keep my hg repo still in cp1252 on all Os(also linux).
I'll tick it in as soon as all windows running here provide this option.
remparent
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April 29th, 2020 11:00
We have windows 10 ENT 1803, whenever you change language, this option gets enabled (BETA: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support) and has caused some issues with some of our applications. Took us awhile before we were able to point to this, a specific application that we use internally kept giving us an Error 173 code, and another one generated .NET Framework error with the mention of "Unicode UTF-8" as part of the error. When we untick the box and reboot, all errors are gone!
Now we need to find a way to change this using a GPO because we have had MANY computers affected (a batch were shipped with english OS image and french language pack was used by our onsite techs).
I can see how to change the "Current system locale" language, but no take away the checkmark in the box. There has to be a way to do this, someone on our team will likely figure it out, I don't work with GPO's so its not my expertise.
Valkyrie_1709
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May 28th, 2020 00:00
Hi, Were you able to figure out a GPO setting that you can change to deploy the change to many users? We have 1000's of users in our organisation for whom this change should be implemented