diff --git a/django/core/management/templates.py b/django/core/management/templates.py
index 0b63631638..363de43648 100644
--- a/django/core/management/templates.py
+++ b/django/core/management/templates.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import os
 import posixpath
 import shutil
 import stat
-import sys
 import tempfile
 from importlib.util import find_spec
 from urllib.request import build_opener
@@ -239,8 +238,6 @@ class TemplateCommand(BaseCommand):
         else:
             target = os.path.abspath(target)
 
-        # call needed to avoid windows encoding errors
-        sys.stdout.reconfigure(encoding="utf-8")
         self.stdout.write(f"Success! Created {name} at {target}.")
 
     def handle_template(self, template, subdir):
diff --git a/tests/admin_scripts/tests.py b/tests/admin_scripts/tests.py
index 1a326faeae..1068c9a606 100644
--- a/tests/admin_scripts/tests.py
+++ b/tests/admin_scripts/tests.py
@@ -2899,7 +2899,11 @@ class StartApp(AdminScriptTestCase):
         dirs = {
             "foo": self.test_dir,
             # Use a subdirectory so it is outside the PYTHONPATH.
-            "bar": os.path.join(self.test_dir, "apps/otherdir"),
+            "bar": (
+                os.path.join(self.test_dir, "apps/otherdir")
+                if os.name == "posix"
+                else os.path.join(self.test_dir, "apps\\otherdir")
+            ),
         }
         for name_app, dir in dirs.items():
             with self.subTest(name_app=name_app, dir=dir):