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

Windows 8
Control Panel | Region | Administrative

Windows 7
Control Panel | Clock, Language, and Region | Region and Language - Change location | Administrative

Windows Vista
Control Panel | Regional and Language Options | Administrative
Windows XP
Control Panel | Regional and Language Options | Advanced
