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Problem with windows apps - msvcp140 and vcruntime140 error 0xc0000020

Anonymous
2024-03-11T09:28:38+00:00

every time i start windows, or try to open the notepad, paint or the screenshot apps, i get the following errors

bad image

C:\ProgramFiles\WindowsApps\Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop_14.0.33519.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\mfc140u.dll

C:\ProgramFiles\WindowsApps\Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop_14.0.33519.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\VCRUNTIME140_1.dll

C:\ProgramFiles\WindowsApps\Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop_14.0.33519.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\MSVCP140.dll

C:\ProgramFiles\WindowsApps\Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop_14.0.33519.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\VCRUNTIME140.dll

C:\ProgramFiles\WindowsApps\Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop_14.0.33519.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\MSVCP140_ATOMIC_WAIT.dll

is either not designed to run on windows or it contains an error.Try installing the program again using the original installation media or contact your system administrator or the software vendor for support

Error status 0xc0000020

i tried reinstalling Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable but the problem persists. ran a scan but it doesnt show any problems. cant restore the system to a previous point either

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-07-31T13:09:40+00:00

    it is happening in all the pc from my company?

    Crowdstrike 2.0?

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-07-12T02:42:33+00:00

    Hi John,

    The last time it worked 2 or 3 weeks ago, windows OS is windows 11,version 2362(os build 22631.3737)

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  3. John DeV 163.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-03-12T13:32:09+00:00

    Have you tried asking this on the Windows Insider Forum? because they can help you more about it? If that doesn't work, you may need to consider doing a Clean Install of Windows 11.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-03-11T11:14:15+00:00

    Tried reinstalling visual c++ again, nothing happened

    Did the repair thing, got these two errors repeated a bunch of times (translation)

    • 0x80073D02: package could not be installed because the resources it modifies are being used right now
    • 0x80073D06: package could not be installed because there's a more recent/superior version of this package already installed. windows cant install the package Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00_14.0.33321.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe because version 14.0.33321.0 is already installed

    Also found this thread with what seems to be the same issue https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/a-problem-occurs-when-using-notepad/d628b1b1-bf58-4807-9c04-7094d721e30e?page=3

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  5. John DeV 163.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-03-11T10:48:54+00:00

    Please try the suggested methods below.

    **Please try to download and install both x86 and x64 versions of the multi-installer Visual C++ 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2022 redistributable? Restart your computer after the installation. Note: Don't install the ARM64

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/297700...

    **Repair all Windows apps via PowerShell

    Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open Task Manager then click File

    Select "Run new task" then type: powershell

    Make sure to put a check mark on the "Create this task with administrative privileges" box. Copy and paste the command below then press Enter. Please ignore the red errors and let the process complete.

    Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_. InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

    Restart your computer.

    Kindly let me know if this helps or if you have any further concerns.

    If the issue still persists, I'm sorry, you may need to consider performing a Clean Installation of Windows 11.

    Kind regards,

    John DeV

    Independent Advisor

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