We have a work-around that is quick, for us. We have put our apps exe's in Win 7 compatibility mode. That's it. No reboot/shim/anything else .required. Thank you all for your help. Hopefully this helps someone else.
Peter, I added the 2 reg entries to my computer, rebooted, and still can't connect. I verified that the shim is installed. I attached a screenshot of my registry entries. Any ideas?
Peter, I just sent you a Dart bundle. Had some of my guys test the newest AC and the Newest fix on a couple of our end-users also. Just to make sure. That's why it took me so long to respond. No luck.