The GP is referencing the new UTF-8 APIs that reuse the -A suffixes.[0] > Until recently, Windows has emphasized "Unicode" -W variants over -A APIs. However, r

The GP is referencing the new UTF-8 APIs that reuse the -A suffixes.[0] > Until recently, Windows has emphasized "Unicode" -W variants over -A APIs. However, recent releases have used the ANSI code page and -A APIs as a means to introduce UTF-8 support to apps. If the ANSI code page is configured for UTF-8, -A APIs typically operate in UTF-8. This model has the benefit of supporting existing code built with -A APIs without any code changes. This requires Windows 10 version 1903 or newer. As the version number suggests, this feature is only four years old, and using them prevents your program from working on older versions. [0]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/design/globalizing/use-utf8-code-page https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/design/global...