diff --git a/WELA.ps1 b/WELA.ps1
index d683c25d..7c9c7e0a 100644
--- a/WELA.ps1
+++ b/WELA.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-# Set the console encoding to UTF-8
-[Console]::OutputEncoding = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8
-$PSDefaultParameterValues['Out-File:Encoding'] = 'utf8'
-
 # Step 1: Run the auditpol command using cmd.exe and redirect its output to a file
 $outputFilePath = "auditpol_output.txt"
 Start-Process -FilePath "cmd.exe" -ArgumentList "/c chcp 437 & auditpol /get /category:* /r" -NoNewWindow -Wait -RedirectStandardOutput $outputFilePath