'Entry Point Not Found' Error

[Diggi]

What I’m trying to do

I recently updated my Obsidian to the most recent version at this time (v1.3.3) and then had this error pop up — Entry Point Not Found, indicating “The procedure entry point DiscardVirtualMemory could not be located in the dynamic link library” — both right after the update and whenever I try to start using the app on my desktop (Windows 8.1).

Things I have tried

I have tried installing the 32-bit version instead of the preferred 64-bit version, yet still receiving the same error warning.

[ariehen]

See here:

Error when starting the program

Windows 8.1 is no longer supported by Microsoft, so Electron (the framework Obsidian is built in) has dropped support for it too. I recommend you upgrade to a supported version of Windows (or switch to Linux or another OS) — especially if that computer connects to the Internet.

You can download Obsidian version 1.1.16 here (supported for you), and update to 1.3.3 from within the app (Settings > About screen).