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DBCS characters appear garbled when you run some PowerShell scripts in EMS in an Exchange Server 2013 environment

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Symptoms

Assume that Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 is installed on a computer that is configured to use a display language that uses Double-Byte Character Set (DBCS) characters, such as Japanese. Then, you run one of the following scripts in Exchange Management Shell (EMS):
  • Disable-AntimalwareScanning.ps1
  • Enable-AntimalwareScanning.ps1
  • FilterringConfigurationCommands.ps1
  • StoreTSLibrary.ps1
  • Update-MalwareFilteringServer.ps1
In this situation, the DBCS characters appear garbled. More specifically, the characters resemble the following:
�}���E�F�A�΍�G���W����X�V���ł��B����ɂ͐���������܂��B
DateTime ��ɍX�V���ꂽ�G���W����m�F���Ă��܂��B
Microsoft ��X�V���Ă��܂��B�ŏI�X�V: 1900/01/01 9:00:00

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Cause

This issue occurs because the *.strings.psd1 files that correspond to the scripts use the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) format instead of the 16-bit Unicode Transformation Format (UTF-16).

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Resolution

To resolve this issue, install the following cumulative update: 
2892464 Description of Cumulative Update 3 for Exchange Server 2013

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Workaround

To work around this issue, save the *.strings.psd1 files in the UTF-16 format in the language specific subfolders in the Scripts folder.

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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More Information

For more information about the ANSI format and the Unicode format, go to the following Microsoft website:
General information about ANSI, DBCS, and Unicode

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Keywords: kbqfe, kbfix, kbsurveynew, kbexpertiseinter, kb

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Article Info
Article ID : 2895500
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 11/25/2013
Exists online : False
Views : 332