diff --git a/docs/source/changes.md b/docs/source/changes.md
index 0e2aa95a..fe4eceab 100644
--- a/docs/source/changes.md
+++ b/docs/source/changes.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ releases are available on [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/pytask) and
 - {pull}`676` ensures compatibility with click >8.2.0.
 - {pull}`680` uses uv everywhere.
 - {pull}`684` adds tests for lowest and highest dependency resolutions.
+- {pull}`685` fixes the file urls in task and node names.
 
 ## 0.5.3 - 2025-05-16
 
diff --git a/src/_pytask/console.py b/src/_pytask/console.py
index ed932d3f..8a450172 100644
--- a/src/_pytask/console.py
+++ b/src/_pytask/console.py
@@ -4,14 +4,11 @@
 
 import functools
 import inspect
-import os
-import sys
 from contextlib import suppress
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from typing import Any
 from typing import Callable
-from typing import Literal
 
 from rich.console import Console
 from rich.console import RenderableType
@@ -55,16 +52,6 @@
 ]
 
 
-IS_WINDOWS_TERMINAL = "WT_SESSION" in os.environ
-_IS_WINDOWS = sys.platform == "win32"
-
-
-_IS_LEGACY_WINDOWS = _IS_WINDOWS and not IS_WINDOWS_TERMINAL
-
-
-_COLOR_SYSTEM: Literal["auto"] | None = None if _IS_LEGACY_WINDOWS else "auto"
-
-
 _HORIZONTAL_PADDING = (0, 1, 0, 1)
 
 
@@ -74,15 +61,15 @@
 
 """
 
-ARROW_DOWN_ICON = "|" if _IS_LEGACY_WINDOWS else "⬇"
-FILE_ICON = "" if _IS_LEGACY_WINDOWS else "📄 "
-PYTHON_ICON = "" if _IS_LEGACY_WINDOWS else "🐍 "
-TASK_ICON = "" if _IS_LEGACY_WINDOWS else "📝 "
+ARROW_DOWN_ICON = "⬇"
+FILE_ICON = "📄 "
+PYTHON_ICON = "🐍 "
+TASK_ICON = "📝 "
 
 
 _EDITOR_URL_SCHEMES: dict[str, str] = {
     "no_link": "",
-    "file": "file:///{path}",
+    "file": "file://{path}",
     "vscode": "vscode://file/{path}:{line_number}",
     "pycharm": "pycharm://open?file={path}&line={line_number}",
 }
@@ -108,7 +95,7 @@
 )
 
 
-console: Console = Console(theme=theme, color_system=_COLOR_SYSTEM)
+console: Console = Console(theme=theme)
 
 
 def render_to_string(
diff --git a/src/_pytask/logging.py b/src/_pytask/logging.py
index 46276f5e..62ab564f 100644
--- a/src/_pytask/logging.py
+++ b/src/_pytask/logging.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import contextlib
 import platform
 import sys
-import warnings
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from typing import Any
 from typing import NamedTuple
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
 
 import _pytask
 from _pytask.capture_utils import ShowCapture
-from _pytask.console import IS_WINDOWS_TERMINAL
 from _pytask.console import console
 from _pytask.pluginmanager import hookimpl
 from _pytask.reports import ExecutionReport
@@ -52,19 +50,6 @@ def pytask_extend_command_line_interface(cli: click.Group) -> None:
     cli.commands["build"].params.append(show_locals_option)
 
 
-@hookimpl
-def pytask_parse_config(config: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
-    """Parse configuration."""
-    if config["editor_url_scheme"] not in ("no_link", "file") and IS_WINDOWS_TERMINAL:
-        config["editor_url_scheme"] = "file"
-        warnings.warn(
-            "Windows Terminal does not support url schemes to applications, yet."
-            "See https://github.com/pytask-dev/pytask/issues/171 for more information. "
-            "Resort to `editor_url_scheme='file'`.",
-            stacklevel=1,
-        )
-
-
 @hookimpl
 def pytask_post_parse(config: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     # Set class variables on traceback object.
diff --git a/tests/test_console.py b/tests/test_console.py
index d38cb60d..657ae790 100644
--- a/tests/test_console.py
+++ b/tests/test_console.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def task_func(): ...
     ("edtior_url_scheme", "expected"),
     [
         ("no_link", ""),
-        ("file", "link file:///{path}"),
+        ("file", "link file://{path}"),
         ("vscode", f"link vscode://file/{{path}}:{_SOURCE_LINE_TASK_FUNC}"),
         ("pycharm", f"link pycharm://open?file={{path}}&line={_SOURCE_LINE_TASK_FUNC}"),
         (
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def test_create_url_style_for_task(edtior_url_scheme, expected):
     ("edtior_url_scheme", "expected"),
     [
         ("no_link", ""),
-        ("file", "link file:///{path}"),
+        ("file", "link file://{path}"),
         ("vscode", "link vscode://file/{path}:1"),
         ("pycharm", "link pycharm://open?file={path}&line=1"),
         (