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You probably need to do a clean install. Even when you do an uninstall Windows will leave trash behind. On a Win 10 machine and a good install all the plug-ins will work. I am guessing your installs are not clean. The problem comes when you uninstall, Windows might not completely remove everything....

motet wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 23, 2021 8:03 pm

What you say "8 attempts" at installation, does that mean that it's failing?

From yesterday to today I installed and uninstalled it 8 times. I didn't have any errors, just this problem with some plugins!

motet wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 23, 2021 8:03 pm

By "let Windows conversion do it's thing" I meant letting Windows update take you from 8 to 10. While that works for most things, it wouldn't surprise me if Finale was an exception, but it sounds like that's not it, alas.

Thanks for letting me know about this!

Did you reinstall Finale on Windows 10 or let the Windows conversion do its thing? If the latter, try a fresh install . In Finale's preferences, Folders tab, make sure Plug-ins points to where you think it does. Dear motet, thanks for replying. Since yesterday there have been 8 attempts to reinstal...

miker wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 23, 2021 3:13 pm

Have you tried refreshing your preference files?

https://makemusic.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/ ... inale-etc-

Wow Mike, thanks for the suggestion! I'll try this as soon as possible!

Guys, I'm a sporadic finale user. I have MakeMusic Finale v26.3.1.520 that I usually use sporadically to make editions and music arrangements without any major problems in Windows 8.1 Pro x64. Hell on earth started when I migrated to Windows 10 Pro: As I work with editing and arrangemen, I use Final...