I am using Encore 5.0.2.593, have migrated it up through various Win versions now running on Win 11.
To install on Win 11 had to specify Window 7 compatibility on the install program EXE. Keeping track
of the install pass code for the last (35?) years was critical. My main complaint with my version is
putting a lyric line in is tortuous, multiple lyric lines is like Dante’s inferno! Next time I need
multiple lyric line I’m going to print to PDF and insert the PDF as a background graphic in my word
processor (Libre Text) the bare music score to PDF drop it into a word processing document
(I use Libre Office) mark the graphic as “overwriteable” and just freehand type the multiple lines in.
Learning curve on V5 was so long I’m afraid of V6 (don’t like the black palette background either).
I certainly hope V6 will read the V5 files (I must have over a hundred), if not I stay with V5 as
long as I can.