Windows 10: Junk characters on display

I have a old lDOS based lighting program. It was running since 2004. The motherboard with serial port and parallel port is faulty now. So I changed it with Gigabyte H81. But when I run the exe file I get a display with junk characters. Please assist me in this regard. Thank you.

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Hi,

Thank you for your response.

• As you have mentioned this happens only in the Admin account, is it local account set as admin account or the Microsoft account?

I would suggest you to check the all apps list and check if that Chinese character app is present.

After you try the above steps and share us the results what happens we can proceed with the further suggestions.

Please post us back with the results after troubleshooting the above steps and check.

Keep us posted to help you better.

 

when opening a pdf, it opened in notepad and is all junk characters

when opening a pdf, it opened in notepad and is all junk characters

 

After the April updates, my keyboard is not working. Special characters not displaying properly.

Prior to installing the Microsoft April updates, (Cumulative Update for Windows 10 version 21H2 for x64 based systems KB5025221) and (.NET 6.0.16 Security Update for x64 Client) KB5025915 my keyboard was working properly. Now some of the upper-case characters in the number row are displaying the wrong character.

I.e.

• the uppercase 2 displays the double quote instead of the @ (I found the @ sign where the double quote sign should be.
  
• The uppercase 3 displays £, (the symbol for the British pound) instead of the pound sign. I have no idea where the pound sign is. Probably had to get it from the special characters.
  

I am using a Microsoft wired keyboard. I exchanged the keyboard with a Logitech wireless keyboard, and it does the same thing.

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Bob