To make chcp 437 permanent for US English in Windows Command Prompt, you can automate the command by setting it to run every time you open a new cmd session. Here are a couple of ways to do this:

Method 1: Modify the cmd AutoRun Registry Key

  1. Open the Registry Editor:
  • Press Windows + R, type regedit, and press Enter.
  1. Navigate to the AutoRun Key:
  • Go to the following path:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor
  1. Create or Edit the AutoRun Key:
  • Look for a key named AutoRun on the right-hand side. If it doesn’t exist, right-click on the right pane, select New > String Value, and name it AutoRun.
  1. Set the Value:
  • Double-click the AutoRun key and set the value to:
chcp 437
  1. Apply and Exit:
  • Click OK and exit the Registry Editor. From now on, every time you open the cmd, it will automatically execute chcp 437.

Method 2: Add to a Custom cmd Shortcut

  1. Create a Shortcut:
  • Right-click on the desktop or in a folder and select New > Shortcut.
  1. Enter the Command:
  • In the Location field, enter:
cmd.exe /K chcp 437
  • This will create a cmd shortcut that runs chcp 437 every time it’s opened.
  1. Name the Shortcut:
  • Give the shortcut a name (e.g., “cmd US-EN”).
  1. Finish:
  • Click Finish and use this shortcut whenever you want to open a cmd session with the language set to en-US.

These methods ensure that the code page is always set to 437 for US English whenever you open cmd.

Sure! Here is a list of code page numbers for some of the most widely spoken languages, including Spanish:

Top 10 Most Widely Spoken Languages and Their Code Pages:

  1. Mandarin (Simplified Chinese)
  • Code Page: 936
  1. Spanish
  • Code Page: 850 (Multilingual Latin 1 - Western European Languages)
  • Alternative Code Page: 1252 (Windows Latin 1)
  1. English (US)
  • Code Page: 437 (OEM - US)
  1. Hindi
  • Code Page: 65001 (UTF-8, which supports many languages, including Hindi)
  1. Arabic
  • Code Page: 720 (OEM Arabic)
  • Alternative Code Page: 1256 (Windows Arabic)
  1. Bengali
  • Code Page: 65001 (UTF-8)
  1. Portuguese
  • Code Page: 860 (OEM Portuguese)
  • Alternative Code Page: 1252 (Windows Latin 1)
  1. Russian
  • Code Page: 866 (OEM Russian)
  • Alternative Code Page: 1251 (Windows Cyrillic)
  1. Japanese
  • Code Page: 932 (OEM Japanese Shift-JIS)
  1. French
  • Code Page: 850 (Multilingual Latin 1 - Western European Languages)
  • Alternative Code Page: 1252 (Windows Latin 1)

Notes:

  • Code Page 850 is a commonly used one for Western European languages, including Spanish and French. It supports characters with accents and special symbols that are part of those languages.
  • UTF-8 (65001) is increasingly popular because it can handle most scripts and characters globally, which makes it a flexible choice for multilingual use.