I blame Peter(RL) for not putting a stop to this and instead contributing by placing off topic replies himself encouraging more off topic comment all at my expense and exasperation.

I want this thread to die!
DIE!

Thread hijacking is when a user is replying to a thread on the forums asking a different question to the original question or suggestion on the first post of that thread.

I will continue to protest this thread hijacking.
I can be off topic too,

deletet

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See if this helps.
https://www.computerhope.com/tips/tip201.htm

Hi, the latest driver (NVIDIA_driver_398.82 ) as well as the previous one is for 8.1, by NVIDIA site description (Windows 7 64-bit,Windows 8 64-bit,Windows 8.1 64-bit,Windows 10 64-bit). If RL manufacture a program and issue some parameters under which program works (https://www.reallusion.com/iclone/download.html#system-requirements) and customer has this parameters and program doesn't work, it is actually responsibility of Reallusion  as a company, to sort this out. I understand if I try to run in under MS-DOS (I am exaggerating:-) ), that it would be my fault, if program doesn't work. Yes, no program is perfect and without bugs, so therefore there are new versions. The purpose of the sale of software is that it works on the customer's computer. I am not software engineer, I am a customer.
Like you have the situation with the faulty airbags in cars. These airbags most probably worked in the factory when they were installed. But when they created problems in the customers cars, these cars had to be recalled and airbags replaced with the ones without a bug. Windows 8.1 is going to be supported by Microsoft till January 10, 2023, which is another 5 years. It's no point to mention that there are no issues with Windows 10, because I don't have it (there are other problems with W10 and the reasons, why I keep W8.1, but it's not part of this discussion).

If RL wants to keep 3DX Pipeline so, it would be logical to make it 64bit. :-). It's only program in iClone group which is 32bit and the technology demands will be greater, not smaller. NVIDIA or Microsoft will not adjust to RL, it needs to be the other way around.