Wednesday 24 July 2019

Windows 7 UTF-8 and Unicode

Could someone please explain what has changed in Windows 7 (Pro 64-bit)?


Details: Previously I had Windows XP and had some translations files (UTF-8 encoded) in CSV format. I was able to view the fonts in both Notepad and Excel. After upgrading to Windows 7, when I open these files — all I see is square boxes (just you know, if I open them in browser — I was able to see all the translation). If I save those files in Unicode, everything seems to be fine.


So, what exactly is going on?  Why does Windows 7 work with Unicode and not with UTF-8?

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