If worse does come to worst, rest asured you can run windows 8.1 indefinitely, even after it is no longer supported. I plan to do that with windows 7. Just keep it offline most of the time, run a good AV, and be careful wheere you go. A dedicated computer for music is a good idea anyway.
But I'm almost certain this will eventually be solved. In the meantime, you have your Windows 8 rig. Use that and rest your nerves awhile. You'll get there. I had a similar issue and eventually it got sorted out. and as someone stated earlier, I have no idea what solved it. The Bandlab folks appear to be good people who care about their product. Hang in there, John!