Adjust system locale to make Visual Assist properly render Unicode or multi-byte characters in source files. The setting varies by OS.
You may have to restart your computer after changing system locale.
Windows 10
Control Panel | Clock, Language, and Region | Region | Administrative
![](/~/media/wholetomato/kb/show-unicode-or-multi-byte-characters-in-source-files/multibyteregionwin10.ashx?la=en&hash=AEE4E0905D627CC0B0D75635FD3EA498C9775D62)
Windows 8
Control Panel | Region | Administrative
![](/~/media/wholetomato/kb/show-unicode-or-multi-byte-characters-in-source-files/2013-11-282014_02_33-region20settings.ashx?la=en&hash=646E7B6D40BD9FD0749B5525C27A90F30C89C21C)
Windows 7
Control Panel | Clock, Language, and Region | Region and Language - Change location | Administrative
![](/~/media/wholetomato/kb/show-unicode-or-multi-byte-characters-in-source-files/vista_system_locale2.ashx?la=en&hash=9B71BEC04E1952C49F402CD08A298ADC63140A45)
Windows Vista
Control Panel | Regional and Language Options | Administrative
Windows XP
Control Panel | Regional and Language Options | Advanced
![](/~/media/wholetomato/kb/show-unicode-or-multi-byte-characters-in-source-files/winxp_system_locale.ashx?la=en&hash=0D16FC7934E2F68267624AA529F402EBBC42DB82)