diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index dd1bd716..50a73f0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -69,10 +69,6 @@ jobs:
           if: always()
           run: |
             poetry run task lint
-        - name: Encode Windows
-          if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
-          run: |
-            $PSDefaultParameterValues['*:Encoding'] = 'utf8'
           # Run the program
         - name: Run program
           if: always()
diff --git a/chasten/main.py b/chasten/main.py
index f6ed91f6..124ddbf7 100644
--- a/chasten/main.py
+++ b/chasten/main.py
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ def display_serve_or_publish_details(
 
 @cli.command()
 def interact(ctx: typer.Context) -> None:
-    """🚀 Interactively configure and run."""
+    """Interactively configure and run."""
     # construct a Trogon object; this will create a
     # terminal-user interface that will allow the
     # person using chasten to pick a mode and then
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ def configure(  # noqa: PLR0913
     ),
     verbose: bool = typer.Option(False, help="Display verbose debugging output"),
 ) -> None:
-    """🪂 Manage chasten's configuration."""
+    """Manage chasten's configuration."""
     # output the preamble, including extra parameters specific to this function
     output_preamble(
         verbose,
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ def analyze(  # noqa: PLR0913, PLR0915
     verbose: bool = typer.Option(False, help="Enable verbose mode output."),
     save: bool = typer.Option(False, help="Enable saving of output file(s)."),
 ) -> None:
-    """💫 Analyze the AST of Python source code."""
+    """Analyze the AST of Python source code."""
     # output the preamble, including extra parameters specific to this function
     output_preamble(
         verbose,
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ def integrate(  # noqa: PLR0913
     ),
     verbose: bool = typer.Option(False, help="Display verbose debugging output"),
 ) -> None:
-    """🚧 Integrate files and make a database."""
+    """Integrate files and make a database."""
     # output the preamble, including extra parameters specific to this function
     output_preamble(
         verbose,
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ def datasette_serve(  # noqa: PLR0913
     ),
     verbose: bool = typer.Option(False, help="Display verbose debugging output"),
 ) -> None:
-    """🏃 Start a local datasette server."""
+    """Start a local datasette server."""
     # output the preamble, including extra parameters specific to this function
     output_preamble(
         verbose,
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ def datasette_publish(  # noqa: PLR0913
     ),
     verbose: bool = typer.Option(False, help="Display verbose debugging output"),
 ) -> None:
-    """🌎 Publish a datasette to Fly or Vercel."""
+    """Publish a datasette to Fly or Vercel."""
     # output the preamble, including extra parameters specific to this function
     output_preamble(
         verbose,
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ def datasette_publish(  # noqa: PLR0913
 
 @cli.command()
 def log() -> None:
-    """🦚 Start the logging server."""
+    """Start the logging server."""
     # display the header
     output.print_header()
     # display details about the server