diff --git a/docs/build_docs.py b/docs/build_docs.py
index 201958aa..95a86cde 100644
--- a/docs/build_docs.py
+++ b/docs/build_docs.py
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ Note:
 - This script is built to be run in an environment where Python and MkDocs are installed and properly configured.
 """
 
-import os
 import re
 import shutil
+import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
 
 DOCS = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ def build_docs():
 
     # Build the main documentation
     print(f'Building docs from {DOCS}')
-    os.system(f'mkdocs build -f {DOCS}/mkdocs.yml')
+    subprocess.run(f'mkdocs build -f {DOCS}/mkdocs.yml', check=True, shell=True)
 
     # Build other localized documentations
     for file in DOCS.glob('mkdocs_*.yml'):
         print(f'Building MkDocs site with configuration file: {file}')
-        os.system(f'mkdocs build -f {file}')
+        subprocess.run(f'mkdocs build -f {file}', check=True, shell=True)
     print(f'Site built at {SITE}')
 
 
diff --git a/docs/en/reference/utils/__init__.md b/docs/en/reference/utils/__init__.md
index ac9f2d48..80211ecf 100644
--- a/docs/en/reference/utils/__init__.md
+++ b/docs/en/reference/utils/__init__.md
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ keywords: Ultralytics, Utils, utilitarian functions, colorstr, yaml_save, set_lo
 <br><br>
 
 ---
-## ::: ultralytics.utils.is_github_actions_ci
+
+## ::: ultralytics.utils.is_github_action_running
 <br><br>
 
 ---
diff --git a/tests/test_python.py b/tests/test_python.py
index 20e9a4fd..4c740a97 100644
--- a/tests/test_python.py
+++ b/tests/test_python.py
@@ -379,10 +379,10 @@ def test_cfg_init():
 
 def test_utils_init():
     """Test initialization utilities."""
-    from ultralytics.utils import get_git_branch, get_git_origin_url, get_ubuntu_version, is_github_actions_ci
+    from ultralytics.utils import get_git_branch, get_git_origin_url, get_ubuntu_version, is_github_action_running
 
     get_ubuntu_version()
-    is_github_actions_ci()
+    is_github_action_running()
     get_git_origin_url()
     get_git_branch()
 
diff --git a/ultralytics/utils/__init__.py b/ultralytics/utils/__init__.py
index b4cd96ca..88655d2f 100644
--- a/ultralytics/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/ultralytics/utils/__init__.py
@@ -229,19 +229,29 @@ def set_logging(name=LOGGING_NAME, verbose=True):
     level = logging.INFO if verbose and RANK in {-1, 0} else logging.ERROR  # rank in world for Multi-GPU trainings
 
     # Configure the console (stdout) encoding to UTF-8
+    formatter = logging.Formatter('%(message)s')  # Default formatter
     if WINDOWS and sys.stdout.encoding != 'utf-8':
         try:
             if hasattr(sys.stdout, 'reconfigure'):
                 sys.stdout.reconfigure(encoding='utf-8')
-            else:
+            elif hasattr(sys.stdout, 'buffer'):
                 import io
                 sys.stdout = io.TextIOWrapper(sys.stdout.buffer, encoding='utf-8')
+            else:
+                sys.stdout.encoding = 'utf-8'
         except Exception as e:
-            print(f'ERROR setting UTF-8 encoding: {e}')
+            print(f'Creating custom formatter for non UTF-8 environments due to {e}')
+
+            class CustomFormatter(logging.Formatter):
+
+                def format(self, record):
+                    return emojis(super().format(record))
+
+            formatter = CustomFormatter('%(message)s')  # Use CustomFormatter to eliminate UTF-8 output as last recourse
 
     # Create and configure the StreamHandler
     stream_handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
-    stream_handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter('%(message)s'))
+    stream_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
     stream_handler.setLevel(level)
 
     logger = logging.getLogger(name)
@@ -254,7 +264,7 @@ def set_logging(name=LOGGING_NAME, verbose=True):
 # Set logger
 LOGGER = set_logging(LOGGING_NAME, verbose=VERBOSE)  # define globally (used in train.py, val.py, predict.py, etc.)
 for logger in 'sentry_sdk', 'urllib3.connectionpool':
-    logging.getLogger(logger).setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
+    logging.getLogger(logger).setLevel(logging.CRITICAL + 1)
 
 
 def emojis(string=''):