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ucrtbase.dll not found error stopping programs from starting

Anonymous
2023-08-24T22:07:08+00:00

Turned on my computer today and got this error "The code execution cannot proceed because C:/Windows/system32/ucrtbase.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem. I tried all of the fixes presented online but still cannot seem to get anything working, nothing was wrong last night and my computer was working normally, when I turned it on it tried to fix my drive for some reason, still confused on that. Any help is appreciated.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures

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  1. Lester Bernard Reyes 78,595 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-08-24T22:44:33+00:00

    Hi, and thanks for reaching out. My name is Bernard a Windows fan like you. I'll be happy to help you out today.

    I understand the issue you have, there is nothing to worry I am here to help, this issue persists when there are corrupted system files in the system and missing Visual C++ and for us to sort out the issue, we need to run Autorun, wherein we will remove unnecessary files which are not in use and are corrupted.

    Go to this link: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/...

    Click "Download Autoruns and Autorunsc"

    Then open and run Autoruns

    Delete all highlighted with Pink and Yellow color (If you cannot delete some of those it is okay to skip)

    Method 2. Repair All Visual C++:

    Press the Windows key + R and type:

    appwiz.cpl

    Then press

    OK Right-click each Microsoft Visual C++> Click Change> click Repair

    Note: Do this on all Visual C++ Restart the computer and check.

    If none will work from the above solution, I suggest doing an in-place upgrade wherein it will upgrade the device to the latest version and repair all issues without deleting any files.

    Note: before doing this make sure to create a restore point: https://support.microsoft.com/en-hk/help/402753...

    1. go to this link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-downlo...
    2. Select Download Now, and select Run. You need to be an administrator to run this tool.
    3. On the License terms page, if you accept the license terms, select Accept.
    4. On the What do you want to do? page, select Upgrade this PC now, and then select Next.
    5. After downloading and installing, it should fix the issue.

    Reference: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-downlo...

    Let me know how it goes and I hope that helps.

    Bernard

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-08-24T23:26:17+00:00

    I could not open any of these things due to the error.

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  3. Lester Bernard Reyes 78,595 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-08-25T16:22:36+00:00

    Hi, thanks for replying, in this case, I suggest going to safe mode and try the steps provided, kindly follow the steps below:

    Press Windows + R key, input msconfig in Windows RUN window and hit Enter to open the System Configuration utility.

    click Boot tab. Under Boot options, check Safe Boot then click Network and Hit OK

    Once done doing the troubleshooting steps, to go back to normal mode, just repeat the process and uncheck Safe Boot

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