diff --git a/rich/bar.py b/rich/bar.py
index e2fbf3d7..8ea7fef8 100644
--- a/rich/bar.py
+++ b/rich/bar.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class Bar(JupyterMixin):
         Returns:
             List[Segment]: A list of segments, one segment per character.
         """
-        bar = "█" if legacy_windows else "━"
+        bar = "─" if legacy_windows else "━"
         segments: List[Segment] = []
 
         if color_system != "truecolor":
@@ -86,13 +86,11 @@ class Bar(JupyterMixin):
             return segments
 
         append = segments.append
-
         fore_color = (
             fore_style.color.get_truecolor()
             if fore_style.color
             else ColorTriplet(255, 0, 255)
         )
-
         back_color = (
             back_style.color.get_truecolor()
             if back_style.color
@@ -160,8 +158,8 @@ class Bar(JupyterMixin):
 
         completed = min(self.total, max(0, self.completed))
         legacy_windows = console.legacy_windows
-        bar = "▓" if legacy_windows else "━"
-        half_bar_right = "░" if legacy_windows else "╸"
+        bar = "─" if legacy_windows else "━"
+        half_bar_right = " " if legacy_windows else "╸"
         half_bar_left = " " if legacy_windows else "╺"
         complete_halves = (
             int(width * 2 * completed / self.total) if self.total else width * 2
diff --git a/rich/box.py b/rich/box.py
index 92cb492e..f100d8b1 100644
--- a/rich/box.py
+++ b/rich/box.py
@@ -143,6 +143,24 @@ class Box:
         return "".join(parts)
 
 
+class PlatformDefaultBox(Box):
+    """A sentinel to be replaced with an appropriate box for the platform."""
+
+
+PLATFORM_DEFAULT: Box = PlatformDefaultBox(
+    """\
++--+
+| ||
+|-+|
+| ||
+|-+|
+|-+|
+| ||
++--+
+"""
+)
+
+
 ASCII: Box = Box(
     """\
 +--+
@@ -334,13 +352,10 @@ DOUBLE_EDGE: Box = Box(
 if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
 
     from .console import Console
-    from .panel import Panel
     from .table import Table
     from .text import Text
     from . import box
 
-    import sys
-
     console = Console(record=True)
 
     table = Table(width=80, show_footer=True, style="dim", border_style="not dim")
diff --git a/rich/console.py b/rich/console.py
index 2e49eef4..6ebe686e 100644
--- a/rich/console.py
+++ b/rich/console.py
@@ -934,6 +934,7 @@ class Console:
         output: List[str] = []
         append = output.append
         color_system = self._color_system
+        legacy_windows = self.legacy_windows
         buffer = self._buffer[:]
         if self.record:
             with self._record_buffer_lock:
@@ -943,7 +944,13 @@ class Console:
         for line in Segment.split_and_crop_lines(buffer, self.width, pad=False):
             for text, style, is_control in line:
                 if style and not is_control:
-                    append(style.render(text, color_system=color_system))
+                    append(
+                        style.render(
+                            text,
+                            color_system=color_system,
+                            legacy_windows=legacy_windows,
+                        )
+                    )
                 else:
                     if not (not_terminal and is_control):
                         append(text)
diff --git a/rich/rule.py b/rich/rule.py
index 661683d4..e5bfd423 100644
--- a/rich/rule.py
+++ b/rich/rule.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Rule(JupyterMixin):
     ) -> RenderResult:
         width = options.max_width
 
-        character = "-" if console.legacy_windows else (self.character or "─")
+        character = self.character or "─"
 
         if not self.title:
             yield Text(character * width, self.style)
diff --git a/rich/style.py b/rich/style.py
index b54ad5d4..bc4f85a4 100644
--- a/rich/style.py
+++ b/rich/style.py
@@ -491,6 +491,7 @@ class Style:
         text: str = "",
         *,
         color_system: Optional[ColorSystem] = ColorSystem.TRUECOLOR,
+        legacy_windows: bool = False,
     ) -> str:
         """Render the ANSI codes for the style.
         
@@ -505,7 +506,7 @@ class Style:
             return text
         attrs = self._make_ansi_codes(color_system)
         rendered = f"\x1b[{attrs}m{text}\x1b[0m" if attrs else text
-        if self._link:
+        if self._link and not legacy_windows:
             rendered = (
                 f"\x1b]8;id={self._link_id};{self._link}\x1b\\{rendered}\x1b]8;;\x1b\\"
             )
diff --git a/rich/table.py b/rich/table.py
index ccee4203..6204e0a7 100644
--- a/rich/table.py
+++ b/rich/table.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
         RenderableType,
         RenderResult,
     )
-    from .containers import Lines
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ class Table(JupyterMixin):
         title: TextType = None,
         caption: TextType = None,
         width: int = None,
-        box: Optional[box.Box] = box.HEAVY_HEAD,
+        box: Optional[box.Box] = box.PLATFORM_DEFAULT,
         padding: PaddingDimensions = (0, 1),
         collapse_padding: bool = False,
         pad_edge: bool = True,
@@ -532,9 +531,13 @@ class Table(JupyterMixin):
                 )
             )
         )
-        _box: Optional[box.Box] = (
-            box.SQUARE if (console.legacy_windows and self.box) else self.box
+
+        _box = (
+            (box.SQUARE if console.legacy_windows else box.HEAVY_HEAD)
+            if isinstance(self.box, box.PlatformDefaultBox)
+            else self.box
         )
+        # _box = self.box
         new_line = Segment.line()
 
         columns = self.columns
@@ -563,7 +566,7 @@ class Table(JupyterMixin):
                 ),
             ]
             if show_edge:
-                yield Segment(_box.get_top(widths), border_style)
+                yield _Segment(_box.get_top(widths), border_style)
                 yield new_line
         else:
             box_segments = []