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How to fix this Event Viewer Crash showing up in my Application Log?

Charles High 5 Reputation points
2026-02-28T17:42:01.5066667+00:00

I am not receiving any popup errors or software not working with this error but it seems the error exits "behind the scene". I noticed in the Event Viewer the "Error" or "crash" noted and happens every day. This is an example from EVENT VIEWER.

Level: Error 2/27/26 6:30: 19 PM Windows App Runtime Event ID 22 Task Category: None

From what I can see, the software is trying to find a Bootstrapper software version 1.6 (MSIX package version - 6000.424.1611.0 which does not exist and is causing an error. I believe this will need to be corrected on Microsoft's side (the programmers) and send out a correction on this software. Hope to see a correction very soon. I am sure others are having this same problem. Thank you.

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  1. Jack Dang (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 16,040 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2026-03-02T08:08:35.51+00:00

    Hi @Charles High ,

    Thanks for reaching out.

    I took a look at the Event Viewer error you’re seeing:

    Windows App Runtime
    ERROR 0x80670016: Bootstrapper initialization failed while looking for version 1.6 (MSIX package version >= 6000.424.1611.0)
    

    It doesn’t impact your apps or system functionality, which is why you haven’t noticed any popups or crashes. Essentially, your computer is just quietly logging that it couldn’t find that package.

    If you’d like to address it, I suggest a few approaches:

    1. Update Windows and apps - Sometimes missing MSIX packages are included in updates. Installing the latest updates may resolve the log error.
    2. Repair Windows App Runtime - You can go to Settings -> Apps -> Installed apps -> Windows App Runtime -> Modify/Repair.
    3. Ignore the log - Since it’s not causing any visible problems, it’s safe to leave it. Event Viewer is designed to log even small issues that don’t impact system functionality.

    Optionally, if the repeated messages are cluttering your logs, you can filter or create a custom view in Event Viewer to hide this specific error ID (22) without changing anything on your system.

    Hope this helps! If my answer was helpful - kindly follow the instructions here so others with the same problem can benefit as well.

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