"MPC has stopped working" - Please Help?

Hi there, just joined the forum as I really need some help. I only got an MPC about a week and a half ago (with no prior music experience whatsoever). I have honestly picked it up quite fast, and have now decided to try plugins.

I have recently downloaded Kontakt 5 and installed it with the standalone and VST version. Now when I go on to Edit> Preferences> Plugins> Rescan All/ Scan New in the MPC software, it crashes and says "MPC has stopped working".
I have tried this in both 64-bit and 32-bit program, but the exact same happens.

I have done a quick Google search and most people haven't had this problem since an update (1.4 I think?)

I'm using an MPC Studio, MPK25, and a Surface Pro 3 with these specs:
Windows 8.1 Pro (64-bit)
8GB RAM
Intel(R) Core i5-4300U

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

One thing to try,
install an earlier version of the MPC software from the akaipro website

Scan the plugins

If they work update the MPC software.

Thanks blackeye, but I have actually found a solution. It's a scaling problem in Windows 8.1. I will post how to fix it below for anyone that happens to come across a similar problem.

To fix:
Go to Control Panel.
>Appearance and Personalization
>Display
Change the slider under the title "Change the size of all items" Completely to the left (small)
Click apply
Log out
Log in
Load up MPC and scan.