Windows Sandbox - Powershell Font

Question

In Windows Sandbox my Power Shell terminal looks like this. How can I fix this?

Answer 1

Thanks! I have asked on Microsoft Learn forum

Answer 2

Hi Octavian-Codrut Popescu,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

Based on the original description, we understand that you are experiencing issues related to Sandbox-related font rendering.

Such phenomena may be related to virtualization or system API processing.

I wish I could handle your problem, however, analyzing issues related to Sandbox requires deeper knowledge of the virtualization and API parameter passing, which is beyond our technical reserves.

Sometimes, corrupt profile may cause strange problems.

You can try to check whether the situation is the same with a new profile.

Manage user accounts in Windows - Microsoft Support

If this is a recent phenomenon, you can try to restore the device to a relatively early state.

For example, using System Restore, uninstalling an update, or installing a previous version of the graphics driver.

Use System Restore - Microsoft Support

How to uninstall a Windows update - Microsoft Support

The content in the following link mentioned the tool for cleaning up the graphics driver.

How to Use the Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) to Uninstall an... (intel.com)

If you're using NVIDIA hardware, this link can be used to obtain a specific version of the NVIDIA graphics driver.

Official Advanced Driver Search | NVIDIA

Disclaimer:  Microsoft provides no assurances and/or warranties, implied or otherwise, and is not responsible for the information you receive from the third-party  linked sites or any support related to technology.

If this phenomenon is prevalent across different states of the system environment, you may need to consult with a more experienced community for further analysis.

The issue on Windows Sandbox is more suitable for publishing on Microsoft Learn (English only), more users post these issues there, you can click on "Ask a question", there are experts who can provide more professional insights in that place. 

Her are links to the forums where you can raise specific scenarios and share your idea to help analyze the problem.

Windows 11 - Microsoft Q&A

Windows API - Win32 - Microsoft Q&A

Thanks for your patience and understanding.

Best Regards,

Kyo.Y - MSFT | Microsoft Community Technical Support