What was the last version of Quicken Classic before subscription was required?
Subscription started with Quicken 2018 (2017 for Cdn).
BUT, requiring a userid to register Quicken started in 2014 and the servers that supported that registration for 2014-2017 no longer exist so it is extremely difficult to reinstall 2014-2017 now.
The best version to use is Quicken 2013 since it does not require registration if you do not want/need any of the online features.
A fully patched copy of QW2013 Deluxe is available at this link:
https://www.quicken.com/support/how-and-when-use-intermediate-version-convert-older-versions-quicken/
If you need something other than Deluxe and find an installation disk for it, you can get the last patches for it at:
https://www.quicknperlwiz.com/quicken-2013-patches.html
Are the patches for QW2013 out of box still available?
Does anyone know if QW2013 Deluxe will run on Win 8.1? I dont plan to use it on Win 8.1, just tinker with it and see what is different between 2013 and 2009.