Haha! Anyway, here's how to fix it if you come upon the same issue as I did: I've 'suffered' from this issue for years and I never knew the fix was so dead simple until Sanny menitoned 'locale' in a comment above (Thanks Sanny!). The problem is system-wide and affects all the programs and apps I use.Īny idea how to fix this permanently? Any help will be highly appreciated. This adds more steps and wastes precious seconds. It's not too difficult to do but I tend to always forget to do it because my other PCs work fine. Removing even a single character from the selection before copy will cause the issue to 'reset'. Interestingly, if I copy the exact same text again for at least one more time, it will paste properly. Here's an example Japanese text that I'll copy:Īnd here's what it looks like after pasting: I didn't think about asking for help at first because I found a workaround - which I'll explain later - but I think enough is enough.īasically, whenever I copy and paste Unicode text (Japanese, Arabic, etc.) they appear as question marks on paste. My other personal computers don't seem to have a problem. The problem only seems to be on my work computer. I have this odd issue that I've been having for years now since Windows 8 (I'm now on Windows 10, if I remember right.
