Hi Nicazero -
I'm Kevin B. Independent advisor and a Windows user like you. I do apologize for the inconvenience that you experiencing right now, let me help you sort things out.
This error usually appears when windows encounters incorrectly configured system settings. Please do perform the below steps and check if it will resolve the issue
Perform SFC Scan and Repair Windows Image
-This process will perform scan for any corrupted system files or integrity violation and will attempt to repair it along with the Windows Image.
- Open command prompt with administrator access
- Type each command below and wait until scan is completed.
* sfc /scannow
* DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth
* DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
* DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
Quick note: While the command is running, it's expected to see the process stuck at 20 or 40 percent. After a few minutes, the process will complete successfully.
Once you complete the steps, the Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool will connect to the Windows Update servers to download and replace any damaged files in the local image for Windows 10 as necessary.
- Close the command prompt.
Perform Clean Boot
- This process will eliminate 3rd party application running in the background of your computer along with services that are not needed to run windows. If there's any conflicting 3rd party application that causes the issue on your computer, this process will stop it.
- Open the run box by pressing the Windows Key + R and type msconfig
- System Configuration Utility box will open and by default you are on general tab.
- On the General tab, click the selective startup and make sure that load system service and load startup items both have checked mark.
- Click on services tab
- Put a check mark on Hide All Microsoft Services > This is a very important part as if you miss to click on this, computer might not boot properly or permanently and will end up on clean installation.
- Once Hide all Microsoft Services have checked mark on it, click on Disable All
- Click on the Startup Tab and click open task manager. This will open another window which contains all your startup applications on the administrator account.
- Disable all application that you're not using. You can simply just click on them and select disable.
- Click OK , Apply and close the configuration utility
Restart the computer and check if the issue persist.
If the above step did not resolve the issue. Please try to repair the Visual Runtime library on your computer. Follow the steps below
- Open the run box by pressing the Windows Key + R and type appwiz.cpl then press enter
- Programs & Features will pop-up, locate Microsoft Visual C++ 20XX Redistributable package
- Right click on it and select change
- On the option that will pop-up, please click on repair.
- Wait for the process to complete.
Restart your computer and check if the issue persist.
Hope this will help and have a bless day!
Thanks.
Kevin B.
Independent advisor