Embrilliance software is famous for running on old systems. StitchArtist Level 3 (approx. $399) runs on Windows 7 64-bit and offers a modern digitizing interface without the legacy HASP dongle headache.

| Component | Status for Wilcom 9 on Win7 64-bit | | :--- | :--- | | | Fully compatible (Windows 7 SP1 64-bit) | | Installation | Works, but must run setup.exe as Administrator | | HASP Driver | Requires Sentinel HASP driver v5.12 or older (v7.x breaks Wilcom 9) | | USB Dongle | Must be plugged in before installation | | Antivirus | Must add entire Wilcom folder to exclusions (old DRM flags as false-positive) |