diff --git a/contentctl/input/director.py b/contentctl/input/director.py
index e5db7a5f..260a5ede 100644
--- a/contentctl/input/director.py
+++ b/contentctl/input/director.py
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ class Colors:
     DOCS = "📚" if sys.platform != "win32" else "?"
     BULB = "💡" if sys.platform != "win32" else "i"
     SEARCH = "🔍" if sys.platform != "win32" else "@"
+    SPARKLE = "✨" if sys.platform != "win32" else "*"
     ZAP = "⚡" if sys.platform != "win32" else "!"
 
 
@@ -303,15 +304,18 @@ def createSecurityContent(
         )
 
         if len(validation_errors) > 0:
+            if sys.platform == "win32":
+                sys.stdout.reconfigure(encoding="utf-8")
+
             print("\n")  # Clean separation
             print(f"{Colors.BOLD}{Colors.BRIGHT_MAGENTA}╔{'═' * 60}╗{Colors.END}")
             print(
-                f"{Colors.BOLD}{Colors.BRIGHT_MAGENTA}║{Colors.BLUE}{f'{Colors.SEARCH} Content Validation Summary':^60}{Colors.BRIGHT_MAGENTA}║{Colors.END}"
+                f"{Colors.BOLD}{Colors.BRIGHT_MAGENTA}║{Colors.BLUE}{f'{Colors.SEARCH} Content Validation Summary':^59}{Colors.BRIGHT_MAGENTA}║{Colors.END}"
             )
             print(f"{Colors.BOLD}{Colors.BRIGHT_MAGENTA}╚{'═' * 60}╝{Colors.END}\n")
 
             print(
-                f"{Colors.BOLD}{Colors.GREEN}✨ Validation Completed{Colors.END} – Issues detected in {Colors.RED}{Colors.BOLD}{len(validation_errors)}{Colors.END} files.\n"
+                f"{Colors.BOLD}{Colors.GREEN}{Colors.SPARKLE} Validation Completed{Colors.END} – Issues detected in {Colors.RED}{Colors.BOLD}{len(validation_errors)}{Colors.END} files.\n"
             )
 
             for index, entry in enumerate(validation_errors, 1):
@@ -322,7 +326,7 @@ def createSecurityContent(
                 number_emoji = f"{index}️⃣"
                 print(f"{Colors.YELLOW}┏{'━' * width}┓{Colors.END}")
                 print(
-                    f"{Colors.YELLOW}┃{Colors.BOLD} {number_emoji} File: {Colors.CYAN}{file_path}{Colors.END}{' ' * (width - len(str(file_path)) - 12)}{Colors.YELLOW}┃{Colors.END}"
+                    f"{Colors.YELLOW}┃{Colors.BOLD} {number_emoji} File: {Colors.CYAN}{file_path}{Colors.END}{' ' * (width - len(str(file_path)) - 9)}{Colors.YELLOW}┃{Colors.END}"
                 )
                 print(f"{Colors.YELLOW}┗{'━' * width}┛{Colors.END}")
 
@@ -351,23 +355,25 @@ def createSecurityContent(
                                 )
                         elif "Extra inputs" in error_msg:
                             print(
-                                f"      {Colors.BLUE}❌ Unexpected Field: {err.get('loc', [''])[0]}{Colors.END}"
+                                f"      {Colors.BLUE}{Colors.ERROR} Unexpected Field: {err.get('loc', [''])[0]}{Colors.END}"
                             )
                         elif "Failed to find" in error_msg:
                             print(
-                                f"      {Colors.RED}🔍 Missing Reference: {error_msg}{Colors.END}"
+                                f"      {Colors.RED}{Colors.SEARCH} Missing Reference: {error_msg}{Colors.END}"
                             )
                         else:
-                            print(f"      {Colors.RED}❌ {error_msg}{Colors.END}")
+                            print(
+                                f"      {Colors.RED}{Colors.ERROR} {error_msg}{Colors.END}"
+                            )
                 else:
-                    print(f"      {Colors.RED}❌ {str(error)}{Colors.END}")
+                    print(f"      {Colors.RED}{Colors.ERROR} {str(error)}{Colors.END}")
                 print("")
 
             # Clean footer with next steps
             max_width = max(60, max(len(str(e[0])) + 15 for e in validation_errors))
             print(f"{Colors.BOLD}{Colors.CYAN}╔{'═' * max_width}╗{Colors.END}")
             print(
-                f"{Colors.BOLD}{Colors.CYAN}║{Colors.BLUE}{'🎯 Next Steps':^{max_width}}{Colors.CYAN}║{Colors.END}"
+                f"{Colors.BOLD}{Colors.CYAN}║{Colors.BLUE}{Colors.ARROW + ' Next Steps':^{max_width - 1}}{Colors.CYAN}║{Colors.END}"
             )
             print(f"{Colors.BOLD}{Colors.CYAN}╚{'═' * max_width}╝{Colors.END}\n")