diff --git a/Texassemble/texassemble.cpp b/Texassemble/texassemble.cpp
index 4066675..7f21edc 100644
--- a/Texassemble/texassemble.cpp
+++ b/Texassemble/texassemble.cpp
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@
 #include <cwchar>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iterator>
+#include <list>
+#include <locale>
 #include <memory>
 #include <new>
-#include <list>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -857,6 +858,9 @@ int __cdecl wmain(_In_ int argc, _In_z_count_(argc) wchar_t* argv[])
 
     wchar_t szOutputFile[MAX_PATH] = {};
 
+    // Set locale for output since GetErrorDesc can get localized strings.
+    std::locale::global(std::locale(""));
+
     // Initialize COM (needed for WIC)
     HRESULT hr = hr = CoInitializeEx(nullptr, COINIT_MULTITHREADED);
     if (FAILED(hr))
diff --git a/Texconv/texconv.cpp b/Texconv/texconv.cpp
index 42d63c9..4f24013 100644
--- a/Texconv/texconv.cpp
+++ b/Texconv/texconv.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <list>
+#include <locale>
 #include <memory>
 #include <new>
 #include <string>
@@ -1289,6 +1290,9 @@ int __cdecl wmain(_In_ int argc, _In_z_count_(argc) wchar_t* argv[])
     wchar_t szSuffix[MAX_PATH] = {};
     wchar_t szOutputDir[MAX_PATH] = {};
 
+    // Set locale for output since GetErrorDesc can get localized strings.
+    std::locale::global(std::locale(""));
+
     // Initialize COM (needed for WIC)
     HRESULT hr = CoInitializeEx(nullptr, COINIT_MULTITHREADED);
     if (FAILED(hr))
diff --git a/Texdiag/texdiag.cpp b/Texdiag/texdiag.cpp
index 96f5f87..2511f0a 100644
--- a/Texdiag/texdiag.cpp
+++ b/Texdiag/texdiag.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <list>
+#include <locale>
 #include <memory>
 #include <new>
 #include <vector>
@@ -3104,6 +3105,9 @@ int __cdecl wmain(_In_ int argc, _In_z_count_(argc) wchar_t* argv[])
     uint32_t fileType = WIC_CODEC_BMP;
     wchar_t szOutputFile[MAX_PATH] = {};
 
+    // Set locale for output since GetErrorDesc can get localized strings.
+    std::locale::global(std::locale(""));
+
     // Initialize COM (needed for WIC)
     HRESULT hr = hr = CoInitializeEx(nullptr, COINIT_MULTITHREADED);
     if (FAILED(hr))