Microsoft has announced the end of extended support for Windows 8.1 as of 10 Jan 2023.

Because of this, Silhouette software products built on or after 10 July 2023 will no longer officially support Windows 8.1.

After 10 July 2023, users of Windows 8.1 are encouraged to do one of the following:

  1. Downgrade the software to a legacy version that officially supports Windows 8.1
  2. Upgrade to a newer officially supported Operating System. (Recommended)