diff --git a/kvui.py b/kvui.py
index 835f0dad..71bf80c8 100644
--- a/kvui.py
+++ b/kvui.py
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ if sys.platform == "win32":
     import ctypes
     # kivy 2.2.0 introduced DPI awareness on Windows, but it makes the UI enter an infinitely recursive re-layout
     # by setting the application to not DPI Aware, Windows handles scaling the entire window on its own, ignoring kivy's
-    ctypes.windll.shcore.SetProcessDpiAwareness(0)
+    try:
+        ctypes.windll.shcore.SetProcessDpiAwareness(0)
+    except FileNotFoundError:  # shcore may not be found on <= Windows 7
+        pass # TODO: remove silent except when Python 3.8 is phased out.
 
 os.environ["KIVY_NO_CONSOLELOG"] = "1"
 os.environ["KIVY_NO_FILELOG"] = "1"