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[string]$UnicodeString = 'Multiplication Sign: × (2 Encodings)'
#[string]$UnicodeString = 'Multiplication Sign: × (Single Encoded)'
[bool]$EncodingBad = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean(($UnicodeString1 | Test-BrokenEncoding))
[int]$LoopCount = 0

While ($EncodingBad -eq $true -and $LoopCount -le 5 ) {
    write-host "String Before Repair: "$UnicodeString
    write-host "Encoding Bad: "$EncodingBad
    $UnicodeString = $UnicodeString | Repair-Encoding
    $EncodingBad = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean(($UnicodeString | Test-BrokenEncoding))
    write-host "String After Repair: "$UnicodeString
    write-host "Encoding Bad: "$EncodingBad
    $LoopCount++
}
return $UnicodeString

String Before Repair:  Multiplication Sign: × (2 Encodings)
Encoding Bad:  True
String After Repair:  Multiplication Sign: × (2 Encodings)
Encoding Bad:  False
Multiplication Sign: × (2 Encodings)