diff --git a/.github/workflows/package-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/package-windows.yml
index 4ca0f6c5..f48006ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package-windows.yml
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
-          python-version: 3.14
-          check-latest: true
+          # new enough to not worry about emudhra
+          python-version: 3.13.17
           cache: 'pip'
       - name: Install dependencies
         env:
diff --git a/kindlecomicconverter/KCC_gui.py b/kindlecomicconverter/KCC_gui.py
index ac571da8..96945de9 100644
--- a/kindlecomicconverter/KCC_gui.py
+++ b/kindlecomicconverter/KCC_gui.py
@@ -1503,7 +1503,7 @@ class KCCGUI(QObject, KCC_ui.Ui_mainWindow):
         APP = kccapp
         MW = kccwindow
         GUI = self
-        settings_key = 'kcc13'
+        settings_key = 'kcc10'
         if Version(qVersion()) <= Version('6.4.3'):
             settings_key += '-legacy'
         self.settings = QSettings('ciromattia', settings_key)
@@ -1557,7 +1557,6 @@ class KCCGUI(QObject, KCC_ui.Ui_mainWindow):
             self.p = Process(os.getpid())
             self.p.nice(BELOW_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS)
             self.p.ionice(1)
-            APP.setStyle('windowsvista')
         elif sys.platform.startswith('linux'):
             APP.setStyle('fusion')
             if self.windowSize == '0x0':
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 448cc645..ee7fce38 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-PySide6
+PySide6; platform_system != 'Windows'
+PySide6<6.10; platform_system == 'Windows'
 Pillow>=11.3.0
 psutil>=7.2.2
 requests>=2.34.2