How non-Unicode-encoded software runs on a Windows system

We often encounter a situation in which some Japanese software is opened (I will not say that Galgame (╯-╰)) will be garbled or run directly.

Garbled reason is simple: encoding and decoding the way inconsistent!!!!!!!!!!!

First of all, you need to know that the computer memory in the use of Unicode encoding, for non-Unicode-encoded software is a conversion process:

Converts non-Unicode encoded data into Unicode encoding, which is the process of decoding (reading non-Unicode encoded data) and encoding (encoded in Unicode form)

You can take a look at how the operating system manages non-Unicode encoded programs

You can see in this system, for non-Unicode encoding program is encoded in Japanese encoding decoding, because I this time playing Japanese galgame,

So I changed the system settings.

For example, the Chinese operating system for non-Unicode encoding program by default in Chinese encoding.

Everyone here understands why Japanese games are garbled on Chinese Windows systems:

These Japanese-language games are encoded in Japanese, while the Chinese Windows system decodes these software by default in Chinese encoding, so it is garbled or unable to run at all

The specific solution:
1. Open (Control Panel)

2. Open (clock, language and region)

3. Click (area) and then a small window pops up

4. Click on the (Manage) tab in the Small window

5. Click (change system locale), select (Specific language, such as Japanese), then click (OK)

6. Restart your computer

Note: This modification is cumbersome and requires repeated restarts of the computer. But now there are a lot of software that can change the encoding, such as the Windows system comes with the AppLocale is very useful,

There are also third-party locale Emulator ...., these software are very practical and useful.

How non-Unicode-encoded software runs on a Windows system