diff --git a/Modules/SegmentationUI/Qmitk/QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil.cpp b/Modules/SegmentationUI/Qmitk/QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil.cpp
index b871e15128..da6e9261fc 100644
--- a/Modules/SegmentationUI/Qmitk/QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil.cpp
+++ b/Modules/SegmentationUI/Qmitk/QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil.cpp
@@ -1,238 +1,238 @@
 /*============================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
 All rights reserved.
 
 Use of this source code is governed by a 3-clause BSD license that can be
 found in the LICENSE file.s
 
 ============================================================================*/
 
 #include "QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil.h"
 
 #include "mitkLog.h"
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <itkCommand.h>
 #include <regex>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QProcess>
 #include <QStringDecoder>
 
 QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil()
 {
   m_BaseDir = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation) + QDir::separator() +
               qApp->organizationName() + QDir::separator();
 }
 
 QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil(const QString &baseDir)
 {
   m_BaseDir = baseDir;
 }
 
 QString& QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::GetBaseDir()
 {
   return m_BaseDir;
 }
 
 QString QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::GetVirtualEnvPath()
 {
   return m_venvPath;
 }
 
 QString& QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::GetSystemPythonPath()
 {
   return m_SysPythonPath;
 }
 
 QString& QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::GetPythonPath()
 {
   return m_PythonPath;
 }
 
 QString& QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::GetPipPath()
 {
   return m_PipPath;
 }
 
 void QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::SetVirtualEnvPath(const QString &path)
 {
   m_venvPath = path;
 }
 
 void QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::SetPipPath(const QString &path)
 {
   m_PipPath = path;
 }
 
 void QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::SetPythonPath(const QString &path)
 {
   if (this->IsPythonPath(path))
   {
     m_PythonPath = path;
   }
   else
   {
     MITK_INFO << "Python was not detected in " + path.toStdString();
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::SetSystemPythonPath(const QString &path)
 {
   if (this->IsPythonPath(path))
   {
     m_SysPythonPath = path;
   }
   else
   {
     MITK_INFO << "Python was not detected in " + path.toStdString();
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::PrintProcessEvent(itk::Object * /*pCaller*/, const itk::EventObject &e, void *)
 {
   std::string testCOUT;
   std::string testCERR;
   const auto *pEvent = dynamic_cast<const mitk::ExternalProcessStdOutEvent *>(&e);
   if (pEvent)
   {
     testCOUT = testCOUT + pEvent->GetOutput();
     MITK_INFO << testCOUT;
   }
   const auto *pErrEvent = dynamic_cast<const mitk::ExternalProcessStdErrEvent *>(&e);
   if (pErrEvent)
   {
     testCERR = testCERR + pErrEvent->GetOutput();
     MITK_ERROR << testCERR;
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::InstallPytorch(const std::string &workingDir,
                                               void (*callback)(itk::Object *, const itk::EventObject &, void *))
 {
   mitk::ProcessExecutor::ArgumentListType args;
   auto spExec = mitk::ProcessExecutor::New();
   auto spCommand = itk::CStyleCommand::New();
   spCommand->SetCallback(callback);
   spExec->AddObserver(mitk::ExternalProcessOutputEvent(), spCommand);
   args.push_back("-m");
   args.push_back("pip");
   args.push_back("install");
   args.push_back("light-the-torch==0.7.5");
   spExec->Execute(workingDir, "python", args);
-  PipInstall("torch==2.0.0", workingDir, callback, "ltt");
-  PipInstall("torchvision==0.15.0", workingDir, callback, "ltt");
+  PipInstall("torch>=2.0.0", workingDir, callback, "ltt");
+  PipInstall("torchvision>=0.15.0", workingDir, callback, "ltt");
 }
 
 void QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::InstallPytorch()
 {
   this->InstallPytorch(GetPythonPath().toStdString(), &PrintProcessEvent);
 }
 
 void QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::PipInstall(const std::string &library,
                                           const std::string &workingDir,
                                           void (*callback)(itk::Object *, const itk::EventObject &, void *),
                                           const std::string &command)
 {
   mitk::ProcessExecutor::ArgumentListType args;
   auto spExec = mitk::ProcessExecutor::New();
   auto spCommand = itk::CStyleCommand::New();
   spCommand->SetCallback(callback);
   spExec->AddObserver(mitk::ExternalProcessOutputEvent(), spCommand);
   args.push_back("install");
   args.push_back(library);
   spExec->Execute(workingDir, command, args);
 }
 
 void QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::PipInstall(const std::string &library,
   void (*callback)(itk::Object*, const itk::EventObject&, void*),
   const std::string& command)
 {
   this->PipInstall(library, this->GetPipPath().toStdString(), callback, command);
 }
 
 void QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::ExecutePython(const std::string &pythonCode,
                                              const std::string &workingDir,
                                              void (*callback)(itk::Object *, const itk::EventObject &, void *),
                                              const std::string &command)
 {
   mitk::ProcessExecutor::ArgumentListType args;
   auto spExec = mitk::ProcessExecutor::New();
   auto spCommand = itk::CStyleCommand::New();
   spCommand->SetCallback(callback);
   spExec->AddObserver(mitk::ExternalProcessOutputEvent(), spCommand);
   args.push_back("-c");
   args.push_back(pythonCode);
   spExec->Execute(workingDir, command, args);
 }
 
 void QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::ExecutePython(const std::string &args,
                                              void (*callback)(itk::Object *, const itk::EventObject &, void *),
                                              const std::string &command)
 {
   this->ExecutePython(args, this->GetPythonPath().toStdString(), callback, command);
 }
 
 bool QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::IsPythonPath(const QString &pythonPath)
 {
   QString fullPath = pythonPath;
   bool isExists =
 #ifdef _WIN32
     QFile::exists(fullPath + QDir::separator() + QString("python.exe"));
 #else
     QFile::exists(fullPath + QDir::separator() + QString("python3"));
 #endif
   return isExists;
 }
 
 std::pair<QString, QString> QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::GetExactPythonPath(const QString &pyEnv)
 {
   QString fullPath = pyEnv;
   bool pythonDoesExist = false;
   bool isSupportedVersion = false;
 #ifdef _WIN32
   const std::string PYTHON_EXE = "python.exe";
   // check if python exist in given folder.
   pythonDoesExist = QFile::exists(fullPath + QDir::separator() + QString::fromStdString(PYTHON_EXE));
   if (!pythonDoesExist && // check if in Scripts already, if not go there
       !(fullPath.endsWith("Scripts", Qt::CaseInsensitive) || fullPath.endsWith("Scripts/", Qt::CaseInsensitive)))
   {
     fullPath += QDir::separator() + QString("Scripts");
     pythonDoesExist = QFile::exists(fullPath + QDir::separator() + QString("python.exe"));
   }
 #else
   const std::string PYTHON_EXE = "python3";
   pythonDoesExist = QFile::exists(fullPath + QDir::separator() + QString::fromStdString(PYTHON_EXE));
   if (!pythonDoesExist &&
       !(fullPath.endsWith("bin", Qt::CaseInsensitive) || fullPath.endsWith("bin/", Qt::CaseInsensitive)))
   {
     fullPath += QDir::separator() + QString("bin");
     pythonDoesExist = QFile::exists(fullPath + QDir::separator() + QString("python3"));
   }
 #endif
   std::pair<QString, QString> pythonPath;
   if (pythonDoesExist)
   {
     std::regex sanitizer(R"(3\.(\d+))");
     QProcess pyProcess;
     pyProcess.start(fullPath + QDir::separator() + QString::fromStdString(PYTHON_EXE),
                           QStringList() << "--version",
                           QProcess::ReadOnly);
     if (pyProcess.waitForFinished())
     {
       auto pyVersionCaptured = QString(QStringDecoder(QStringDecoder::Utf8)(pyProcess.readAllStandardOutput())).toStdString();
       std::smatch match; // Expecting "Python 3.xx.xx" or "Python 3.xx"
       if (std::regex_search(pyVersionCaptured, match, sanitizer) && !match.empty())
       {
         std::string pyVersionNumber = match[0];
         int pySubVersion = std::stoi(match[1]);
         isSupportedVersion = (pySubVersion > 8) ? (pySubVersion < 13) : false;
         pythonPath.second = QString::fromStdString(pyVersionNumber);
       }
     }
   }
   pythonPath.first = pythonDoesExist &&isSupportedVersion ? fullPath : "";
   return pythonPath;
 }
diff --git a/Modules/SegmentationUI/Qmitk/QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI.cpp b/Modules/SegmentationUI/Qmitk/QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI.cpp
index 2d2bdb4f75..59d6956f7a 100644
--- a/Modules/SegmentationUI/Qmitk/QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI.cpp
+++ b/Modules/SegmentationUI/Qmitk/QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI.cpp
@@ -1,497 +1,497 @@
 /*============================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
 All rights reserved.
 
 Use of this source code is governed by a 3-clause BSD license that can be
 found in the LICENSE file.
 
 ============================================================================*/
 
 #include "QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI.h"
 
 #include "mitkProcessExecutor.h"
 #include "mitkTotalSegmentatorTool.h"
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QDirIterator>
 #include <QFileDialog>
 #include <QIcon>
 #include <QmitkStyleManager.h>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 
 MITK_TOOL_GUI_MACRO(MITKSEGMENTATIONUI_EXPORT, QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI, "")
 
 QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI::QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI()
   : QmitkMultiLabelSegWithPreviewToolGUIBase(), m_SuperclassEnableConfirmSegBtnFnc(m_EnableConfirmSegBtnFnc)
 {
   // Nvidia-smi command returning zero doesn't always imply lack of GPUs.
   // Pytorch uses its own libraries to communicate to the GPUs. Hence, only a warning can be given.
   if (m_GpuLoader.GetGPUCount() == 0)
   {
     std::string warning = "WARNING: No GPUs were detected on your machine. The TotalSegmentator tool can be very slow.";
     this->ShowErrorMessage(warning);
   }
   m_EnableConfirmSegBtnFnc = [this](bool enabled)
   { return !m_FirstPreviewComputation ? m_SuperclassEnableConfirmSegBtnFnc(enabled) : false; };
 }
 
 void QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI::ConnectNewTool(mitk::SegWithPreviewTool *newTool)
 {
   Superclass::ConnectNewTool(newTool);
   m_FirstPreviewComputation = true;
 }
 
 void QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI::InitializeUI(QBoxLayout *mainLayout)
 {
   m_Controls.setupUi(this);
 #ifndef _WIN32
   m_Controls.sysPythonComboBox->addItem("/usr/bin");
 #endif
   this->AutoParsePythonPaths();
   m_Controls.sysPythonComboBox->addItem("Select");
   m_Controls.sysPythonComboBox->setCurrentIndex(0);
   m_Controls.pythonEnvComboBox->addItem("Select");
   m_Controls.pythonEnvComboBox->setDuplicatesEnabled(false);
   m_Controls.pythonEnvComboBox->setDisabled(true);
   m_Controls.previewButton->setDisabled(true);
   m_Controls.statusLabel->setTextFormat(Qt::RichText);
   m_Controls.subtaskComboBox->addItems(VALID_TASKS);
   QString welcomeText;
   this->SetGPUInfo();
   if (m_GpuLoader.GetGPUCount() != 0)
   {
     welcomeText = "<b>STATUS: </b><i>Welcome to TotalSegmentator tool. You're in luck: " +
                                QString::number(m_GpuLoader.GetGPUCount()) + " GPU(s) were detected.</i>";
   }
   else
   {
     welcomeText = "<b>STATUS: </b><i>Welcome to TotalSegmentator tool. Sorry, " +
                               QString::number(m_GpuLoader.GetGPUCount()) + " GPUs were detected.</i>";
   }
 
   connect(m_Controls.previewButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnPreviewBtnClicked()));
   connect(m_Controls.clearButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnClearInstall()));
   connect(m_Controls.installButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnInstallBtnClicked()));
   connect(m_Controls.overrideBox, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(OnOverrideChecked(int)));
   connect(m_Controls.pythonEnvComboBox,
           QOverload<int>::of(&QComboBox::activated),
           [=](int index) { OnPythonPathChanged(m_Controls.pythonEnvComboBox->itemText(index)); });
   connect(m_Controls.sysPythonComboBox,
           QOverload<int>::of(&QComboBox::activated),
           [=](int index) { OnSystemPythonChanged(m_Controls.sysPythonComboBox->itemText(index)); });
 
   QString lastSelectedPyEnv = m_Settings.value("TotalSeg/LastCustomPythonPath").toString();
   if (!lastSelectedPyEnv.isEmpty() && lastSelectedPyEnv!= "Select")
   {
     m_Controls.pythonEnvComboBox->insertItem(0, lastSelectedPyEnv);
   }
   const QString storageDir = m_Installer.GetVirtualEnvPath();
   m_IsInstalled = this->IsTotalSegmentatorInstalled(storageDir);
   if (m_IsInstalled)
   {
     m_PythonPath = QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::GetExactPythonPath(storageDir).first;
     m_Installer.SetVirtualEnvPath(m_PythonPath);
     this->EnableAll(m_IsInstalled);
     welcomeText += " TotalSegmentator is already found installed."; 
   }
   else
   {
     welcomeText += " TotalSegmentator is not installed. Please click on \"Install TotalSegmentator\" above.";
   }
   this->WriteStatusMessage(welcomeText);
 
   QIcon deleteIcon =
     QmitkStyleManager::ThemeIcon(QStringLiteral(":/org_mitk_icons/icons/awesome/scalable/actions/edit-delete.svg"));
   QIcon arrowIcon =
     QmitkStyleManager::ThemeIcon(QStringLiteral(":/org_mitk_icons/icons/tango/scalable/actions/media-playback-start.svg"));
   m_Controls.clearButton->setIcon(deleteIcon);
   m_Controls.previewButton->setIcon(arrowIcon);
 
   mainLayout->addLayout(m_Controls.verticalLayout);
   Superclass::InitializeUI(mainLayout);
 }
 
 void QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI::SetGPUInfo()
 {
   std::vector<QmitkGPUSpec> specs = m_GpuLoader.GetAllGPUSpecs();
   for (const QmitkGPUSpec &gpuSpec : specs)
   {
     m_Controls.gpuComboBox->addItem(QString::number(gpuSpec.id) + ": " + gpuSpec.name + " (" + gpuSpec.memory + ")");
   }
   if (specs.empty())
   {
     m_Controls.gpuComboBox->setEditable(true);
     m_Controls.gpuComboBox->addItem(QString::number(0));
     m_Controls.gpuComboBox->setValidator(new QIntValidator(0, 999, this));
   }
 }
 
 unsigned int QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI::FetchSelectedGPUFromUI() const
 {
   QString gpuInfo = m_Controls.gpuComboBox->currentText();
   if (m_GpuLoader.GetGPUCount() == 0)
   {
     return static_cast<unsigned int>(gpuInfo.toInt());
   }
   else
   {
     QString gpuId = gpuInfo.split(":", Qt::SkipEmptyParts).first();
     return static_cast<unsigned int>(gpuId.toInt());
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI::EnableAll(bool isEnable)
 {
   m_Controls.previewButton->setEnabled(isEnable);
   m_Controls.subtaskComboBox->setEnabled(isEnable);
   m_Controls.installButton->setEnabled((!isEnable));
 }
 
 void QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI::OnInstallBtnClicked()
 {
   bool isInstalled = false;
   const auto [path, version] = OnSystemPythonChanged(m_Controls.sysPythonComboBox->currentText());
   if (path.isEmpty())
   {
     this->WriteErrorMessage("<b>ERROR: </b>Couldn't find compatible Python.");
     return;
   }
   // check if python 3.12 and ask for confirmation
-  if (version.startsWith("3.12") &&
+  if (version.startsWith("3.13") &&
       QMessageBox::No == QMessageBox::question(
                           nullptr,
                           "Installing TotalSegmentator",
                           QString("WARNING: This is an unsupported version of Python that may not work. "
-                                  "We recommend using a supported Python version between 3.9 and 3.11.\n\n"
+                                  "We recommend using a supported Python version between 3.9 and 3.12.\n\n"
                                   "Continue anyway?"),
                           QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No,
                           QMessageBox::No))
   {
     return;
   }
   this->WriteStatusMessage("<b>STATUS: </b>Installing TotalSegmentator...");
   m_Installer.SetSystemPythonPath(path);
   isInstalled = m_Installer.SetupVirtualEnv(m_Installer.VENV_NAME);
   if (isInstalled)
   {
     m_PythonPath = QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::GetExactPythonPath(m_Installer.GetVirtualEnvPath()).first;
     this->WriteStatusMessage("<b>STATUS: </b>Successfully installed TotalSegmentator.");
   }
   else
   {
     this->WriteErrorMessage("<b>ERROR: </b>Couldn't install TotalSegmentator.");
   }
   this->EnableAll(isInstalled);
 }
 
 void QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI::OnPreviewBtnClicked()
 {
   auto tool = this->GetConnectedToolAs<mitk::TotalSegmentatorTool>();
   if (nullptr == tool)
   {
     return;
   }
   try
   {
     m_Controls.previewButton->setEnabled(false);
     qApp->processEvents();
     if (!this->IsTotalSegmentatorInstalled(m_PythonPath))
     {
       throw std::runtime_error(WARNING_TOTALSEG_NOT_FOUND);
     }
     bool isFast = m_Controls.fastBox->isChecked();
     QString subTask = m_Controls.subtaskComboBox->currentText();
     if (subTask != VALID_TASKS[0])
     {
       isFast = true;
     }
     tool->SetPythonPath(m_PythonPath.toStdString());
     tool->SetGpuId(FetchSelectedGPUFromUI());
     tool->SetFast(isFast);
     tool->SetSubTask(subTask.toStdString());
     this->WriteStatusMessage(QString("<b>STATUS: </b><i>Starting Segmentation task... This might take a while.</i>"));
     tool->UpdatePreview();
     m_Controls.previewButton->setEnabled(true);
     m_FirstPreviewComputation = false;
   }
   catch (const std::exception &e)
   {
     std::stringstream errorMsg;
     errorMsg << "<b>STATUS: </b>Error while processing parameters for TotalSegmentator segmentation. Reason: "
              << e.what();
     this->ShowErrorMessage(errorMsg.str());
     this->WriteErrorMessage(QString::fromStdString(errorMsg.str()));
     m_Controls.previewButton->setEnabled(true);
     return;
   }
   catch (...)
   {
     std::string errorMsg = "Unkown error occured while generation TotalSegmentator segmentation.";
     this->ShowErrorMessage(errorMsg);
     m_Controls.previewButton->setEnabled(true);
     return;
   }
   this->SetLabelSetPreview(tool->GetPreviewSegmentation());
   this->ActualizePreviewLabelVisibility();
   this->WriteStatusMessage("<b>STATUS: </b><i>Segmentation task finished successfully.</i>");
   QString pythonPathTextItem = m_Controls.pythonEnvComboBox->currentText();
   if (!pythonPathTextItem.isEmpty() && pythonPathTextItem != "Select") // only cache if the prediction ended without errors.
   {
     QString lastSelectedPyEnv = m_Settings.value("TotalSeg/LastCustomPythonPath").toString();
     if (lastSelectedPyEnv != pythonPathTextItem)
     {
       m_Settings.setValue("TotalSeg/LastCustomPythonPath", pythonPathTextItem);
     }
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI::ShowErrorMessage(const std::string &message, QMessageBox::Icon icon)
 {
   this->setCursor(Qt::ArrowCursor);
   QMessageBox *messageBox = new QMessageBox(icon, nullptr, message.c_str());
   messageBox->exec();
   delete messageBox;
   MITK_WARN << message;
 }
 
 void QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI::WriteStatusMessage(const QString &message)
 {
   m_Controls.statusLabel->setText(message);
   m_Controls.statusLabel->setStyleSheet("font-weight: bold; color: white");
   qApp->processEvents();
 }
 
 void QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI::WriteErrorMessage(const QString &message)
 {
   m_Controls.statusLabel->setText(message);
   m_Controls.statusLabel->setStyleSheet("font-weight: bold; color: red");
   qApp->processEvents();
 }
 
 bool QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI::IsTotalSegmentatorInstalled(const QString &pythonPath)
 {
   QString fullPath = pythonPath;
   bool isPythonExists = false, isExists = false;
 #ifdef _WIN32
   isPythonExists = QFile::exists(fullPath + QDir::separator() + QString("python.exe"));
   if (!(fullPath.endsWith("Scripts", Qt::CaseInsensitive) || fullPath.endsWith("Scripts/", Qt::CaseInsensitive)))
   {
     fullPath += QDir::separator() + QString("Scripts");
     isPythonExists =
       (!isPythonExists) ? QFile::exists(fullPath + QDir::separator() + QString("python.exe")) : isPythonExists;
   }
   isExists = QFile::exists(fullPath + QDir::separator() + QString("TotalSegmentator.exe")) && isPythonExists;
 #else
   isPythonExists = QFile::exists(fullPath + QDir::separator() + QString("python3"));
   if (!(fullPath.endsWith("bin", Qt::CaseInsensitive) || fullPath.endsWith("bin/", Qt::CaseInsensitive)))
   {
     fullPath += QDir::separator() + QString("bin");
     isPythonExists =
       (!isPythonExists) ? QFile::exists(fullPath + QDir::separator() + QString("python3")) : isPythonExists;
   }
   isExists = QFile::exists(fullPath + QDir::separator() + QString("TotalSegmentator")) && isPythonExists;
 #endif
   return isExists;
 }
 
 void QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI::AutoParsePythonPaths()
 {
   QString homeDir = QDir::homePath();
   std::vector<QString> searchDirs;
 #ifdef _WIN32
   searchDirs.push_back(QString("C:") + QDir::separator() + QString("ProgramData") + QDir::separator() +
                        QString("anaconda3"));
 #else
   // Add search locations for possible standard python paths here
   searchDirs.push_back(homeDir + QDir::separator() + "environments");
   searchDirs.push_back(homeDir + QDir::separator() + "anaconda3");
   searchDirs.push_back(homeDir + QDir::separator() + "miniconda3");
   searchDirs.push_back(homeDir + QDir::separator() + "opt" + QDir::separator() + "miniconda3");
   searchDirs.push_back(homeDir + QDir::separator() + "opt" + QDir::separator() + "anaconda3");
 #endif
   for (QString searchDir : searchDirs)
   {
     if (searchDir.endsWith("anaconda3", Qt::CaseInsensitive))
     {
       if (QDir(searchDir).exists())
       {
         m_Controls.sysPythonComboBox->addItem("(base): " + searchDir);
         searchDir.append((QDir::separator() + QString("envs")));
       }
     }
     for (QDirIterator subIt(searchDir, QDir::AllDirs, QDirIterator::NoIteratorFlags); subIt.hasNext();)
     {
       subIt.next();
       QString envName = subIt.fileName();
       if (!envName.startsWith('.')) // Filter out irrelevent hidden folders, if any.
       {
         m_Controls.pythonEnvComboBox->addItem("(" + envName + "): " + subIt.filePath());
       }
     }
   }
 }
 
 std::pair<QString, QString> QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI::OnSystemPythonChanged(const QString &pyEnv)
 {
   std::pair<QString, QString> pyPath;
   if (pyEnv == QString("Select"))
   {
     m_Controls.previewButton->setDisabled(true);
     QString path =
       QFileDialog::getExistingDirectory(m_Controls.sysPythonComboBox->parentWidget(), "Python Path", "dir");
     if (!path.isEmpty())
     {
       this->OnSystemPythonChanged(path);                                // recall same function for new path validation
       bool oldState = m_Controls.sysPythonComboBox->blockSignals(true); // block signal firing while inserting item
       m_Controls.sysPythonComboBox->insertItem(0, path);
       m_Controls.sysPythonComboBox->setCurrentIndex(0);
       m_Controls.sysPythonComboBox->blockSignals(
         oldState); // unblock signal firing after inserting item. Remove this after Qt6 migration
     }
   }
   else
   { 
     QString uiPyPath = this->GetPythonPathFromUI(pyEnv);
     pyPath = QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::GetExactPythonPath(uiPyPath);
   }
   return pyPath;
 }
 
 void QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI::OnPythonPathChanged(const QString &pyEnv)
 {
   if (pyEnv == QString("Select"))
   {
     m_Controls.previewButton->setDisabled(true);
     QString path =
       QFileDialog::getExistingDirectory(m_Controls.pythonEnvComboBox->parentWidget(), "Python Path", "dir");
     if (!path.isEmpty())
     {
       this->OnPythonPathChanged(path);                                  // recall same function for new path validation
       bool oldState = m_Controls.pythonEnvComboBox->blockSignals(true); // block signal firing while inserting item
       m_Controls.pythonEnvComboBox->insertItem(0, path);
       m_Controls.pythonEnvComboBox->setCurrentIndex(0);
       m_Controls.pythonEnvComboBox->blockSignals(
         oldState); // unblock signal firing after inserting item. Remove this after Qt6 migration
     }
   }
   else if (!this->IsTotalSegmentatorInstalled(this->GetPythonPathFromUI(pyEnv)))
   {
     this->ShowErrorMessage(WARNING_TOTALSEG_NOT_FOUND);
     m_Controls.previewButton->setDisabled(true);
   }
   else
   {// Show positive status meeage
     m_Controls.previewButton->setDisabled(false);
     QString uiPyPath = this->GetPythonPathFromUI(pyEnv);
     m_PythonPath = QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::GetExactPythonPath(uiPyPath).first;
   }
 }
 
 QString QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI::GetPythonPathFromUI(const QString &pyUI) const
 {
   QString fullPath = pyUI;
   if (-1 != fullPath.indexOf(")"))
   {
     fullPath = fullPath.mid(fullPath.indexOf(")") + 2);
   }
   return fullPath.simplified();
 }
 
 void QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI::OnOverrideChecked(int state)
 {
   bool isEnabled = false;
   if (state == Qt::Checked)
   {
     isEnabled = true;
     m_Controls.previewButton->setDisabled(true);
     m_PythonPath.clear();
   }
   else
   {
     m_PythonPath.clear();
     m_Controls.previewButton->setDisabled(true);
     if (m_IsInstalled)
     {
       const QString pythonPath = m_Installer.GetVirtualEnvPath();
       auto pathObject = QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::GetExactPythonPath(pythonPath);
       m_PythonPath = pathObject.first;
       this->EnableAll(m_IsInstalled);
     }
   }
   m_Controls.pythonEnvComboBox->setEnabled(isEnabled);
 }
 
 void QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI::OnClearInstall()
 {
   QDir folderPath(m_Installer.GetVirtualEnvPath());
   if (folderPath.removeRecursively())
   {
     m_Controls.installButton->setEnabled(true);
     m_IsInstalled = false;
     if (!m_Controls.overrideBox->isChecked())
     {
       m_Controls.previewButton->setEnabled(false);
     }
   }
   else
   {
     MITK_ERROR
       << "The virtual environment couldn't be removed. Please check if you have the required access privileges or, some other process is accessing the folders.";
   }
 }
 
 bool QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolInstaller::SetupVirtualEnv(const QString& venvName)
 {
   if (GetSystemPythonPath().isEmpty())
   {
     return false;
   }
   QDir folderPath(GetBaseDir());
   folderPath.mkdir(venvName);
   if (!folderPath.cd(venvName))
   {
     return false; // Check if directory creation was successful.
   }
   mitk::ProcessExecutor::ArgumentListType args;
   auto spExec = mitk::ProcessExecutor::New();
   auto spCommand = itk::CStyleCommand::New();
   spCommand->SetCallback(&PrintProcessEvent);
   spExec->AddObserver(mitk::ExternalProcessOutputEvent(), spCommand);
 
   args.push_back("-m");
   args.push_back("venv");
   args.push_back(venvName.toStdString());
 #ifdef _WIN32
   QString pythonFile = GetSystemPythonPath() + QDir::separator() + "python.exe";
   QString pythonExeFolder = "Scripts";
 #else
   QString pythonFile = GetSystemPythonPath() + QDir::separator() + "python3";
   QString pythonExeFolder = "bin";
 #endif
   spExec->Execute(GetBaseDir().toStdString(), pythonFile.toStdString(), args); // Setup local virtual environment
   if (folderPath.cd(pythonExeFolder))
   {
     this->SetPythonPath(folderPath.absolutePath());
     this->SetPipPath(folderPath.absolutePath());
     this->InstallPytorch();
     for (auto &package : PACKAGES)
     {
       this->PipInstall(package.toStdString(), &PrintProcessEvent);
     }
     std::string pythonCode; // python syntax to check if torch is installed with CUDA.
     pythonCode.append("import torch;");
     pythonCode.append("print('Pytorch was installed with CUDA') if torch.cuda.is_available() else print('PyTorch was "
                       "installed WITHOUT CUDA');");
     this->ExecutePython(pythonCode, &PrintProcessEvent);
     return true;
   }
   return false;
 }
 
 QString QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolInstaller::GetVirtualEnvPath() 
 {
   return STORAGE_DIR + VENV_NAME;
 }
diff --git a/Modules/SegmentationUI/Qmitk/QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI.h b/Modules/SegmentationUI/Qmitk/QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI.h
index ac0c787f4c..de8e2df0bc 100644
--- a/Modules/SegmentationUI/Qmitk/QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI.h
+++ b/Modules/SegmentationUI/Qmitk/QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI.h
@@ -1,181 +1,182 @@
 /*============================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
 All rights reserved.
 
 Use of this source code is governed by a 3-clause BSD license that can be
 found in the LICENSE file.
 
 ============================================================================*/
 
 #ifndef QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI_h_Included
 #define QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI_h_Included
 
 #include "QmitkMultiLabelSegWithPreviewToolGUIBase.h"
 #include "QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil.h"
 #include "QmitknnUNetGPU.h"
 #include "ui_QmitkTotalSegmentatorGUIControls.h"
 #include <MitkSegmentationUIExports.h>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QSettings>
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QDir>
 
 /**
  * @brief Installer class for TotalSegmentator Tool.
  * Class specifies the virtual environment name, install version, packages required to pip install
  * and implements SetupVirtualEnv method.
  * 
  */
 class QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolInstaller : public QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil
 {
 public:
   const QString VENV_NAME = ".totalsegmentator_v2";
   const QString TOTALSEGMENTATOR_VERSION = "2.0.5";
-  const std::vector<QString> PACKAGES = {QString("Totalsegmentator==") + TOTALSEGMENTATOR_VERSION};
+  const std::vector<QString> PACKAGES = {QString("Totalsegmentator==") + TOTALSEGMENTATOR_VERSION,
+                                         QString("setuptools")}; /* just in case */
   const QString STORAGE_DIR;
   inline QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolInstaller(
     const QString baseDir = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation) + QDir::separator() 
                             + qApp->organizationName() + QDir::separator())
     : QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil(baseDir), STORAGE_DIR(baseDir){};
   bool SetupVirtualEnv(const QString &) override;
   QString GetVirtualEnvPath() override;
 };
 
 /**
   \ingroup org_mitk_gui_qt_interactivesegmentation_internal
   \brief GUI for mitk::TotalSegmentatorTool.
   \sa mitk::
 */
 class MITKSEGMENTATIONUI_EXPORT QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI : public QmitkMultiLabelSegWithPreviewToolGUIBase
 {
   Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
   mitkClassMacro(QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI, QmitkMultiLabelSegWithPreviewToolGUIBase);
   itkFactorylessNewMacro(Self);
   itkCloneMacro(Self);
 
 protected slots:
 
   /**
    * @brief Qt Slot
    */
   void OnPreviewBtnClicked();
 
   /**
    * @brief Qt Slot
    */
   void OnPythonPathChanged(const QString &);
 
   /**
    * @brief Qt Slot
    */
   std::pair<QString, QString> OnSystemPythonChanged(const QString &);
 
   /**
    * @brief Qt Slot
    */
   void OnInstallBtnClicked();
 
   /**
    * @brief Qt Slot
    */
   void OnOverrideChecked(int);
 
   /**
    * @brief Qt Slot
    */
   void OnClearInstall();
 
 protected:
   QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI();
   ~QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUI() = default;
 
   void ConnectNewTool(mitk::SegWithPreviewTool *newTool) override;
   void InitializeUI(QBoxLayout *mainLayout) override;
 
   /**
    * @brief Enable (or Disable) GUI elements.
    */
   void EnableAll(bool);
 
   /**
    * @brief Searches and parses paths of python virtual enviroments
    * from predefined lookout locations
    */
   void AutoParsePythonPaths();
 
   /**
    * @brief Checks if TotalSegmentator command is valid in the selected python virtual environment.
    *
    * @return bool
    */
   bool IsTotalSegmentatorInstalled(const QString &);
 
   /**
    * @brief Creates a QMessage object and shows on screen.
    */
   void ShowErrorMessage(const std::string &, QMessageBox::Icon = QMessageBox::Critical);
 
   /**
    * @brief Writes any message in white on the tool pane.
    */
   void WriteStatusMessage(const QString &);
 
   /**
    * @brief Writes any message in red on the tool pane.
    */
   void WriteErrorMessage(const QString &);
 
   /**
    * @brief Adds GPU information to the gpu combo box.
    * In case, there aren't any GPUs avaialble, the combo box will be
    * rendered editable.
    */
   void SetGPUInfo();
 
   /**
    * @brief Returns GPU id of the selected GPU from the Combo box.
    *
    * @return unsigned int
    */
   unsigned int FetchSelectedGPUFromUI() const;
 
   /**
    * @brief Get the virtual env path from UI combobox removing any 
    * extra special characters.
    * 
    * @return QString 
    */
   QString GetPythonPathFromUI(const QString &) const;
 
   /**
    * @brief For storing values like Python path across sessions.
    */
   QSettings m_Settings;
 
   QString m_PythonPath;
   QmitkGPULoader m_GpuLoader;
   Ui_QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolGUIControls m_Controls;
   bool m_FirstPreviewComputation = true;
   bool m_IsInstalled = false;
   EnableConfirmSegBtnFunctionType m_SuperclassEnableConfirmSegBtnFnc;
 
   const std::string WARNING_TOTALSEG_NOT_FOUND =
     "TotalSegmentator is not detected in the selected python environment.Please select a valid "
     "python environment or install TotalSegmentator.";
   const QStringList VALID_TASKS = {
     "total",
     "cerebral_bleed",
     "hip_implant",
     "coronary_arteries",
     "body",
     "lung_vessels",
     "pleural_pericard_effusion"
   };
   QmitkTotalSegmentatorToolInstaller m_Installer;
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.segmentation/src/QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage.cpp b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.segmentation/src/QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage.cpp
index b580f620ab..12fcd2c0a5 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.segmentation/src/QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.segmentation/src/QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage.cpp
@@ -1,356 +1,356 @@
 /*============================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
 All rights reserved.
 
 Use of this source code is governed by a 3-clause BSD license that can be
 found in the LICENSE file.
 
 ============================================================================*/
 
 #include "QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage.h"
 
 #include <mitkCoreServices.h>
 #include <mitkIPreferencesService.h>
 #include <mitkIPreferences.h>
 #include <mitkProcessExecutor.h>
 #include <itkCommand.h>
 #include <QmitkSegmentAnythingToolGUI.h>
 
 #include <QFileDialog>
 #include <QmitkStyleManager.h>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QDirIterator>
 
 
 namespace
 {
   mitk::IPreferences* GetPreferences()
   {
     auto* preferencesService = mitk::CoreServices::GetPreferencesService();
     return preferencesService->GetSystemPreferences()->Node("org.mitk.views.segmentation");
   }
 }
 
 QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage::QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage()
   : m_Ui(new Ui::QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage),
     m_Control(nullptr){}
 
 QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage::~QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage(){}
 
 void QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage::Init(berry::IWorkbench::Pointer){}
 
 void QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage::CreateQtControl(QWidget* parent)
 {
   m_Control = new QWidget(parent);
   m_Ui->setupUi(m_Control);
 
   m_Ui->samModelTipLabel->hide(); // TODO: All models except for vit_b seem to be unsupported by SAM?
 
 #ifndef _WIN32
   m_Ui->sysPythonComboBox->addItem("/usr/bin");
 #endif
   this->AutoParsePythonPaths();
   m_Ui->timeoutEdit->setValidator(new QIntValidator(0, 1000, this));
   m_Ui->sysPythonComboBox->addItem("Select...");
   m_Ui->sysPythonComboBox->setCurrentIndex(0);
   connect(m_Ui->installSAMButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnInstallBtnClicked()));
   connect(m_Ui->clearSAMButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnClearInstall()));
   connect(m_Ui->sysPythonComboBox,
           QOverload<int>::of(&QComboBox::activated),
           [=](int index) { OnSystemPythonChanged(m_Ui->sysPythonComboBox->itemText(index)); });
   QIcon deleteIcon =
     QmitkStyleManager::ThemeIcon(QStringLiteral(":/org_mitk_icons/icons/awesome/scalable/actions/edit-delete.svg"));
   m_Ui->clearSAMButton->setIcon(deleteIcon);
   const QString storageDir = m_Installer.GetVirtualEnvPath();
   bool isInstalled = QmitkSegmentAnythingToolGUI::IsSAMInstalled(storageDir);
   QString welcomeText;
   if (isInstalled)
   {
     m_PythonPath = QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::GetExactPythonPath(storageDir).first;
     m_Installer.SetVirtualEnvPath(m_PythonPath);
     welcomeText += " Segment Anything tool is already found installed.";
     m_Ui->installSAMButton->setEnabled(false);
   }
   else
   {
     welcomeText += " Segment Anything tool not installed. Please click on \"Install SAM\" above. \
       The installation will create a new virtual environment using the System Python selected above.";
     m_Ui->installSAMButton->setEnabled(true);
   }
   this->WriteStatusMessage(welcomeText);
   m_Ui->samModelTypeComboBox->addItems(VALID_MODELS);
   m_Ui->gpuComboBox->addItem(CPU_ID);
   this->SetGPUInfo();
   this->Update();
 }
 
 QWidget* QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage::GetQtControl() const
 {
   return m_Control;
 }
 
 bool QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage::PerformOk()
 {
   auto* prefs = GetPreferences();
   prefs->Put("sam parent path", m_Installer.STORAGE_DIR.toStdString());
   prefs->Put("sam python path", m_PythonPath.toStdString());
   prefs->Put("sam modeltype", m_Ui->samModelTypeComboBox->currentText().toStdString());
   prefs->PutInt("sam gpuid", FetchSelectedGPUFromUI());
   prefs->PutInt("sam timeout", std::stoi(m_Ui->timeoutEdit->text().toStdString()));
   return true;
 }
 
 void QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage::PerformCancel(){}
 
 void QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage::Update()
 {
   auto* prefs = GetPreferences();
   m_Ui->samModelTypeComboBox->setCurrentText(QString::fromStdString(prefs->Get("sam modeltype", "vit_b")));
   m_Ui->timeoutEdit->setText(QString::number(prefs->GetInt("sam timeout", 300)));
   int gpuId = prefs->GetInt("sam gpuid", -1);
   if (gpuId == -1)
   {
     m_Ui->gpuComboBox->setCurrentText(CPU_ID);
   }
   else if (m_GpuLoader.GetGPUCount() == 0)
   {
     m_Ui->gpuComboBox->setCurrentText(QString::number(gpuId));
   }
   else
   {
     std::vector<QmitkGPUSpec> specs = m_GpuLoader.GetAllGPUSpecs();
     QmitkGPUSpec gpuSpec = specs[gpuId];
     m_Ui->gpuComboBox->setCurrentText(QString::number(gpuSpec.id) + ": " + gpuSpec.name + " (" + gpuSpec.memory + ")");
   }
 }
 
 std::pair<QString, QString> QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage::OnSystemPythonChanged(const QString &pyEnv)
 {
   std::pair<QString, QString> pyPath;
   if (pyEnv == QString("Select..."))
   {
     QString path = QFileDialog::getExistingDirectory(m_Ui->sysPythonComboBox->parentWidget(), "Python Path", "dir");
     if (!path.isEmpty())
     {
       this->OnSystemPythonChanged(path);                           // recall same function for new path validation
       bool oldState = m_Ui->sysPythonComboBox->blockSignals(true); // block signal firing while inserting item
       m_Ui->sysPythonComboBox->insertItem(0, path);
       m_Ui->sysPythonComboBox->setCurrentIndex(0);
       m_Ui->sysPythonComboBox->blockSignals(oldState); // unblock signal firing after inserting item. Remove this after Qt6 migration
     }
   }
   else
   {
     QString uiPyPath = this->GetPythonPathFromUI(pyEnv);
     pyPath = QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::GetExactPythonPath(uiPyPath);
   }
   return pyPath;
 }
 
 QString QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage::GetPythonPathFromUI(const QString &pyUI) const
 {
   QString fullPath = pyUI;
   if (-1 != fullPath.indexOf(")"))
   {
     fullPath = fullPath.mid(fullPath.indexOf(")") + 2);
   }
   return fullPath.simplified();
 }
 
 void QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage::AutoParsePythonPaths()
 {
   QString homeDir = QDir::homePath();
   std::vector<QString> searchDirs;
 #ifdef _WIN32
   searchDirs.push_back(QString("C:") + QDir::separator() + QString("ProgramData") + QDir::separator() +
                        QString("anaconda3"));
 #else
   // Add search locations for possible standard python paths here
   searchDirs.push_back(homeDir + QDir::separator() + "anaconda3");
   searchDirs.push_back(homeDir + QDir::separator() + "miniconda3");
   searchDirs.push_back(homeDir + QDir::separator() + "opt" + QDir::separator() + "miniconda3");
   searchDirs.push_back(homeDir + QDir::separator() + "opt" + QDir::separator() + "anaconda3");
 #endif
   for (QString searchDir : searchDirs)
   {
     if (searchDir.endsWith("anaconda3", Qt::CaseInsensitive))
     {
       if (QDir(searchDir).exists())
       {
         m_Ui->sysPythonComboBox->addItem("(base): " + searchDir);
         searchDir.append((QDir::separator() + QString("envs")));
       }
     }
     for (QDirIterator subIt(searchDir, QDir::AllDirs, QDirIterator::NoIteratorFlags); subIt.hasNext();)
     {
       subIt.next();
       QString envName = subIt.fileName();
       if (!envName.startsWith('.')) // Filter out irrelevent hidden folders, if any.
       {
         m_Ui->sysPythonComboBox->addItem("(" + envName + "): " + subIt.filePath());
       }
     }
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage::SetGPUInfo()
 {
   std::vector<QmitkGPUSpec> specs = m_GpuLoader.GetAllGPUSpecs();
   for (const QmitkGPUSpec &gpuSpec : specs)
   {
     m_Ui->gpuComboBox->addItem(QString::number(gpuSpec.id) + ": " + gpuSpec.name + " (" + gpuSpec.memory + ")");
   }
   if (specs.empty())
   {
     m_Ui->gpuComboBox->setCurrentIndex(m_Ui->gpuComboBox->findText("cpu"));
   }
   else
   {
     m_Ui->gpuComboBox->setCurrentIndex(m_Ui->gpuComboBox->count()-1);
   }
 }
 
 int QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage::FetchSelectedGPUFromUI() const
 {
   QString gpuInfo = m_Ui->gpuComboBox->currentText();
   if ("cpu" == gpuInfo)
   {
     return -1;
   }
   else if(m_GpuLoader.GetGPUCount() == 0)
   {
     return static_cast<int>(gpuInfo.toInt());
   }
   else
   {
     QString gpuId = gpuInfo.split(":", Qt::SkipEmptyParts).first();
     return static_cast<int>(gpuId.toInt());
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage::OnInstallBtnClicked()
 {
   const auto [path, version] = OnSystemPythonChanged(m_Ui->sysPythonComboBox->currentText());
   if (path.isEmpty())
   {
     this->WriteErrorMessage("<b>ERROR: </b>Couldn't find compatible Python.");
     return;
   }
   //check if python 3.12 and ask for confirmation
-  if (version.startsWith("3.12") &&
+  if (version.startsWith("3.13") &&
        QMessageBox::No == QMessageBox::question(nullptr,
                             "Installing Segment Anything",
                             QString("WARNING: This is an unsupported version of Python that may not work. "
-                                    "We recommend using a supported Python version between 3.9 and 3.11.\n\n"
+                                    "We recommend using a supported Python version between 3.9 and 3.12.\n\n"
                                     "Continue anyway?"),
                             QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No,
                             QMessageBox::No))
   {
     return;
   }
   this->WriteStatusMessage("<b>STATUS: </b>Installing SAM...");
   m_Ui->installSAMButton->setEnabled(false);
   m_Installer.SetSystemPythonPath(path);
   bool isInstalled = false;
   if (m_Installer.SetupVirtualEnv(m_Installer.VENV_NAME))
   {
     isInstalled = QmitkSegmentAnythingToolGUI::IsSAMInstalled(m_Installer.GetVirtualEnvPath());
   }
   if (isInstalled)
   {
     m_PythonPath = QmitkSetupVirtualEnvUtil::GetExactPythonPath(m_Installer.GetVirtualEnvPath()).first;
     this->WriteStatusMessage("<b>STATUS: </b>Successfully installed SAM.");
   }
   else
   {
     this->WriteErrorMessage("<b>ERROR: </b>Couldn't install SAM.");
     m_Ui->installSAMButton->setEnabled(true);
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage::OnClearInstall()
 {
   QDir folderPath(m_Installer.GetVirtualEnvPath());
   bool isDeleted = folderPath.removeRecursively();
   if (isDeleted)
   {
     this->WriteStatusMessage("Deleted SAM installation.");
     m_Ui->installSAMButton->setEnabled(true);
     m_PythonPath.clear();
   }
   else
   {
     MITK_ERROR << "The virtual environment couldn't be removed. Please check if you have the required access "
                   "privileges or, some other process is accessing the folders.";
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage::WriteStatusMessage(const QString &message)
 {
   m_Ui->samInstallStatusLabel->setText(message);
   m_Ui->samInstallStatusLabel->setStyleSheet("font-weight: bold; color: white");
   qApp->processEvents();
 }
 
 void QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage::WriteErrorMessage(const QString &message)
 {
   m_Ui->samInstallStatusLabel->setText(message);
   m_Ui->samInstallStatusLabel->setStyleSheet("font-weight: bold; color: red");
   qApp->processEvents();
 }
 
 QString QmitkSAMInstaller::GetVirtualEnvPath()
 {
   return STORAGE_DIR + VENV_NAME;
 }
 
 bool QmitkSAMInstaller::SetupVirtualEnv(const QString &venvName)
 {
   if (GetSystemPythonPath().isEmpty())
   {
     return false;
   }
   QDir folderPath(GetBaseDir());
   folderPath.mkdir(venvName);
   if (!folderPath.cd(venvName))
   {
     return false; // Check if directory creation was successful.
   }
   mitk::ProcessExecutor::ArgumentListType args;
   auto spExec = mitk::ProcessExecutor::New();
   auto spCommand = itk::CStyleCommand::New();
   spCommand->SetCallback(&PrintProcessEvent);
   spExec->AddObserver(mitk::ExternalProcessOutputEvent(), spCommand);
 
   args.push_back("-m");
   args.push_back("venv");
   args.push_back(venvName.toStdString());
 #ifdef _WIN32
   QString pythonFile = GetSystemPythonPath() + QDir::separator() + "python.exe";
   QString pythonExeFolder = "Scripts";
 #else
   QString pythonFile = GetSystemPythonPath() + QDir::separator() + "python3";
   QString pythonExeFolder = "bin";
 #endif
   spExec->Execute(GetBaseDir().toStdString(), pythonFile.toStdString(), args); // Setup local virtual environment
   if (folderPath.cd(pythonExeFolder))
   {
     this->SetPythonPath(folderPath.absolutePath());
     this->SetPipPath(folderPath.absolutePath());
     this->InstallPytorch();
     for (auto &package : PACKAGES)
     {
       this->PipInstall(package.toStdString(), &PrintProcessEvent);
     }
     std::string pythonCode; // python syntax to check if torch is installed with CUDA.
     pythonCode.append("import torch;");
     pythonCode.append("print('Pytorch was installed with CUDA') if torch.cuda.is_available() else print('PyTorch was "
                       "installed WITHOUT CUDA');");
     this->ExecutePython(pythonCode, &PrintProcessEvent);
     return true;
   }
   return false;
 }
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.segmentation/src/QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage.ui b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.segmentation/src/QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage.ui
index 647fec49e6..120d8c3b74 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.segmentation/src/QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage.ui
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.segmentation/src/QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage.ui
@@ -1,153 +1,153 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <ui version="4.0">
  <class>QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage</class>
  <widget class="QWidget" name="QmitkSegmentAnythingPreferencePage">
   <property name="geometry">
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>656</width>
     <height>779</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
    <string>Form</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QFormLayout" name="formLayout">
    <item row="0" column="0">
     <widget class="QLabel" name="invisibleLabel"/>
    </item>
    <item row="0" column="1">
     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
      <item row="0" column="0" colspan="2">
       <widget class="QPushButton" name="installSAMButton">
        <property name="sizePolicy">
         <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Fixed">
          <horstretch>0</horstretch>
          <verstretch>0</verstretch>
         </sizepolicy>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
         <string>Install Segment Anything</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="0" column="2" colspan="2">
       <widget class="QPushButton" name="clearSAMButton">
        <property name="sizePolicy">
         <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Fixed">
          <horstretch>0</horstretch>
          <verstretch>0</verstretch>
         </sizepolicy>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
         <string>Clear Install</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="1" column="0">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="pythonLabel">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>System Python (v3.9 - v3.11)</string>
+        <string>System Python (>=v3.9)</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="1" column="1" colspan="3">
       <widget class="ctkComboBox" name="sysPythonComboBox" native="true"/>
      </item>
      <item row="2" column="0">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="samModelTypeLabel">
        <property name="text">
         <string>Model Type</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="2" column="1" colspan="3">
       <widget class="ctkComboBox" name="samModelTypeComboBox" native="true"/>
      </item>
      <item row="3" column="1" colspan="3">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="samModelTipLabel">
        <property name="text">
         <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-style:italic; color:#808080;&quot;&gt;Tip: Select vit_b for VRAM &amp;lt; 4GB, vit_l for VRAM &amp;lt; 6GB or vit_h for VRAM &amp;gt; 6GB.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
        </property>
        <property name="textFormat">
         <enum>Qt::RichText</enum>
        </property>
        <property name="wordWrap">
         <bool>true</bool>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="4" column="1" colspan="3">
       <widget class="ctkComboBox" name="gpuComboBox" native="true"/>
      </item>
      <item row="4" column="0">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="gpuSpinLabel">
        <property name="sizePolicy">
         <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
          <horstretch>0</horstretch>
          <verstretch>0</verstretch>
         </sizepolicy>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
         <string>Device Id:</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="5" column="1" colspan="3">
       <widget class="QLineEdit" name="timeoutEdit">
        <property name="text">
         <string>300</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="5" column="0">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="timeoutLabel">
        <property name="sizePolicy">
         <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
          <horstretch>0</horstretch>
          <verstretch>0</verstretch>
         </sizepolicy>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
         <string>Time Out (s):</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="6" column="0" colspan="4">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="samInstallStatusLabel">
        <property name="textFormat">
         <enum>Qt::RichText</enum>
        </property>
        <property name="wordWrap">
         <bool>true</bool>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
    <item row="1" column="0">
     <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
      <property name="orientation">
       <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
      </property>
      <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
       <size>
        <width>20</width>
        <height>40</height>
       </size>
      </property>
     </spacer>
    </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>
    <class>ctkComboBox</class>
    <extends>QWidget</extends>
    <header>ctkComboBox.h</header>
   </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <resources/>
  <connections/>
 </ui>