My bash.exe cannot run properly (Output ????????????????) and I cannot find what the error is

Question

My bash.exe cannot run properly, when I try to run the command bash in my Windows PowerShell, It first freezes for a while and then pops up "????????????????" (Just as what is shown in the picture following)

But when I use the command wsl , my WSL can be running properly, like that

Why did this error happen and what should I do to fix it?

My Computer running Windows10 (family ver.) 22H2 , version 19045.2965

Answer 1

Hi,

The question marks in the output could be an issue related to the code page. Change the code page using chcp like chcp 936 or chcp 65001 and see if the output of bash becomes normal.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/intl/code-pages

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/intl/code-page-identifiers

Best Regards,

Ian Xue

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