diff --git a/scripts/launcher/launcher.ps1 b/scripts/launcher/launcher.ps1
index f566f3e5..b174b2bf 100644
--- a/scripts/launcher/launcher.ps1
+++ b/scripts/launcher/launcher.ps1
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 $WorkspaceFolder = $PSScriptRoot | Split-Path -Parent | Split-Path -Parent
+$env:PYTHONIOENCODING = ""
 Start-Transcript "$WorkspaceFolder\launcher.log"
 
 # https://stackoverflow.com/a/11440595