diff --git a/core/plex_scan_manager.py b/core/plex_scan_manager.py
index 8a59055f..32d1b4a2 100644
--- a/core/plex_scan_manager.py
+++ b/core/plex_scan_manager.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class PlexScanManager:
         Args:
             reason: Optional reason for the scan request (for logging)
         """
-        logger.info(f"🔍 DEBUG: Plex scan requested - reason: {reason}")
+        logger.info(f"DEBUG: Plex scan requested - reason: {reason}")
         with self._lock:
             if self._scan_in_progress:
                 # Plex is currently scanning - mark that we need another scan later
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ class PlexScanManager:
         with self._lock:
             if callback not in self._scan_completion_callbacks:
                 self._scan_completion_callbacks.append(callback)
-                logger.info(f"🔍 DEBUG: Added scan completion callback: {callback.__name__}")
-                logger.info(f"🔍 DEBUG: Total callbacks registered: {len(self._scan_completion_callbacks)}")
+                logger.info(f"DEBUG: Added scan completion callback: {callback.__name__}")
+                logger.info(f"DEBUG: Total callbacks registered: {len(self._scan_completion_callbacks)}")
     
     def remove_scan_completion_callback(self, callback):
         """
@@ -213,11 +213,11 @@ class PlexScanManager:
             
             # Check if Plex is still scanning
             is_scanning = self.plex_client.is_library_scanning("Music")
-            logger.info(f"🔍 DEBUG: Plex scan status check - is_scanning: {is_scanning}")
+            logger.info(f"DEBUG: Plex scan status check - is_scanning: {is_scanning}")
             
             if is_scanning:
                 # Still scanning, poll again in 30 seconds
-                logger.info("🔍 DEBUG: Plex library still scanning, will check again in 30 seconds")
+                logger.info("DEBUG: Plex library still scanning, will check again in 30 seconds")
                 threading.Timer(30, self._poll_scan_status).start()
             else:
                 # Scan completed!
@@ -260,12 +260,12 @@ class PlexScanManager:
         with self._lock:
             callbacks = self._scan_completion_callbacks.copy()  # Copy to avoid lock issues
         
-        logger.info(f"🔍 DEBUG: Calling {len(callbacks)} scan completion callbacks")
+        logger.info(f"DEBUG: Calling {len(callbacks)} scan completion callbacks")
         for callback in callbacks:
             try:
-                logger.info(f"🔍 DEBUG: Executing callback: {callback.__name__}")
+                logger.info(f"DEBUG: Executing callback: {callback.__name__}")
                 callback()
-                logger.info(f"🔍 DEBUG: Callback {callback.__name__} completed successfully")
+                logger.info(f"DEBUG: Callback {callback.__name__} completed successfully")
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.error(f"Error in scan completion callback {callback.__name__}: {e}")
     
diff --git a/utils/__pycache__/logging_config.cpython-310.pyc b/utils/__pycache__/logging_config.cpython-310.pyc
index c42ed872..6f4c8041 100644
Binary files a/utils/__pycache__/logging_config.cpython-310.pyc and b/utils/__pycache__/logging_config.cpython-310.pyc differ
diff --git a/utils/logging_config.py b/utils/logging_config.py
index 9bcf2a70..6457c0dc 100644
--- a/utils/logging_config.py
+++ b/utils/logging_config.py
@@ -1,10 +1,37 @@
 import logging
 import sys
+import re
 from pathlib import Path
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Optional
 
-class ColoredFormatter(logging.Formatter):
+class SafeFormatter(logging.Formatter):
+    """Formatter that handles Unicode characters safely on Windows"""
+    
+    @staticmethod
+    def strip_emojis(text):
+        """Remove emoji characters from text for Windows compatibility"""
+        # Remove emoji characters but keep other Unicode
+        emoji_pattern = re.compile("["
+            u"\U0001F600-\U0001F64F"  # emoticons
+            u"\U0001F300-\U0001F5FF"  # symbols & pictographs
+            u"\U0001F680-\U0001F6FF"  # transport & map symbols
+            u"\U0001F1E0-\U0001F1FF"  # flags (iOS)
+            u"\U00002702-\U000027B0"
+            u"\U000024C2-\U0001F251"
+            "]+", flags=re.UNICODE)
+        return emoji_pattern.sub('', text)
+    
+    def format(self, record):
+        # Try to format with emojis first, fall back to stripped version
+        try:
+            return super().format(record)
+        except UnicodeEncodeError:
+            # Strip emojis and try again for Windows compatibility
+            record.getMessage = lambda: self.strip_emojis(record.msg % record.args if record.args else record.msg)
+            return super().format(record)
+
+class ColoredFormatter(SafeFormatter):
     COLORS = {
         'DEBUG': '\033[94m',
         'INFO': '\033[92m',
@@ -32,6 +59,9 @@ def setup_logging(level: str = "INFO", log_file: Optional[str] = None) -> loggin
     
     console_handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
     console_handler.setLevel(log_level)
+    # Force UTF-8 encoding for Windows compatibility with Unicode characters
+    if hasattr(console_handler.stream, 'reconfigure'):
+        console_handler.stream.reconfigure(encoding='utf-8', errors='replace')
     
     console_formatter = ColoredFormatter(
         fmt='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s',
@@ -44,10 +74,10 @@ def setup_logging(level: str = "INFO", log_file: Optional[str] = None) -> loggin
         log_path = Path(log_file)
         log_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         
-        file_handler = logging.FileHandler(log_path)
+        file_handler = logging.FileHandler(log_path, encoding='utf-8')
         file_handler.setLevel(log_level)
         
-        file_formatter = logging.Formatter(
+        file_formatter = SafeFormatter(
             fmt='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(funcName)s:%(lineno)d - %(message)s',
             datefmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
         )