diff --git a/hermes_cli/tools_config.py b/hermes_cli/tools_config.py
index 5db37f83fa6ef..b1dd507ed1e10 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/tools_config.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/tools_config.py
@@ -1341,6 +1341,8 @@ def _repair_cua_driver_autostart_windows(driver_cmd: str, *, verbose: bool) -> b
             [ps, "-NoProfile", "-ExecutionPolicy", "Bypass", "-Command", ps_cmd],
             capture_output=True,
             text=True,
+            encoding="utf-8",
+            errors="replace",
             timeout=300,
             env=_cua_driver_env(),
         )