vcruntime140_clr0400.dll Errors

Question

I have been having massive issues with many different programs not starting or even installing, including Discord, iCUE, certain games (Vermintide 2 is one example), and even the Windows Store app. On several occasions, I have gotten an error saying "vcruntime140_clr0400 is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error..." The first issue I noticed was that certain programs like Discord and Microsoft Teams simply wouldn't open. I was able to finally get them to work by finding their .exe's in either the App Data or Local App Data folders (I can't remember which). This happened sometime after a recent Windows update, but not immediately after. I do not have a restore point to revert to, as I have reinstalled Windows since then. Below are some of the steps I've taken to try and fix the issue.

• Reinstalled affected programs
• Ran both Restoro recovery tool and Malware Bytes
• Ran "sfc scannow" from the Command Prompt. I also did a similar process in another program that looked like the Command Prompt with a blue screen, but I can't remember the process. The log from one of these showed a few other .dll errors as well.
• Uninstalled/reinstalled all versions of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables
• Manually replaced the VCRUNTIME140_CLR0400.dll file. I also tried to unregister/register the file using "regsvr32" but got an error stating the entry point was not found
• Reinstalled Windows 10 but kept my files

Does anyone know how to resolve this issue? I'm considering reinstalling Windows again, but this time having it delete all files as well. Will this get rid of corrupted .dll files? Below are my PC specs, in case that is helpful.

• Manufacturer: IBuyPower
• CPU: i7-8700k
• GPU: GeForce RTX 2080
• OS: Windows 10
• RAM: 16 GB

Thanks for your help, and please let me know if there's any additional info you need from me.

Answer 1

Thanks for the reply. Adding a new user did not fix the issue. I will probably do a full clean install of Windows later today.

Answer 2

Hi timsulli87-

I do apologize for the inconvenience. Hope it works after clean installation. Kindly keep me posted.

Regards,

Kevin B.

Answer 3

Hi Timsulli87 -

I'm Kevin B., I do apologize for the inconvenience that you're experiencing right now, let me help you sort things out.

Kindly try to create a new user profile on your windows and check if the issue occurs on the new user profile on your windows.

To create new user profile, please follow the steps below

1. Open the Settings by pressing the Windows Key + I
2. Click on Accounts
3. In the left pane menu, click on Family & Other Users
4. Under other users, click on add someone else on this PC
5. By default, it will going to ask you to sign in using a Microsoft account, click on the link below which says I don't have this person's sign in information
6. Click on Add a user without Microsoft account
7. Fill out a username and click next until completion.

Sign out to the current user and sign in on the new user profile.

Check if everything works fine on the new user.

If the above method did not fix the issue, you may need to perform clean install of windows on your computer. Kindly do backup your personal files on an external drive as performing clean installation of windows will wipe everything on the computer including your personal files and applications installed.

Clean Install -

This type of installation will wipe everything on your computer including your personal files, settings and applications. Unlike Custom install, clean install will give the computer a fresh start like it is when you open the computer the first time. If you wish to proceed with the clean installation, kindly click on the link below and follow the steps provided

How to: Perform a Clean Install or Reinstall of Windows 10

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/for...

Hope this will help and have a bless day!

Thanks.

Kevin B.

Independent advisor