{"id":178,"date":"2020-10-20T15:52:56","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T10:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/?p=178"},"modified":"2023-06-21T16:45:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T11:15:58","slug":"0xc0000142","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/0xc0000142\/","title":{"rendered":"Fix: The Application Was Unable To Start Correctly (0xc0000142)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When you use an application, you might encounter an error with code 0xc0000142. This might be due to some corrupt files, or the file you&#8217;re working on must need an update or is infected by a computer virus, or there are some missing DLL files. Today, we&#8217;ll guide you on how to fix this error.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When you get this error, it comes with the following message &#8211; &#8220;The Application was unable to start correctly, (0xc0000142). Click OK to close the application&#8221;. Below, we provide you some fixes for this error. If you follow all the steps carefully, you will get rid of this error and resolve the issue in no time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>See also: <a class=\"LinkSuggestion__Link-sc-1mdih4x-2 dcwLhi\" href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/update-error-0x8024a105\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows 10 Update Error 0x8024a105- 6 Ways To Fix<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/0xc0000142\/#Error_0xc0000142_Ways_To_Fix\" title=\"Error 0xc0000142 : Ways To Fix\">Error 0xc0000142 : Ways To Fix<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/0xc0000142\/#Check_For_Program_Updates\" title=\"Check For Program Updates\">Check For Program Updates<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/0xc0000142\/#Uninstall_Updates\" title=\"Uninstall Updates\">Uninstall Updates<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/0xc0000142\/#Run_The_Program_In_Windows_Compatibility_Mode\" title=\"Run The Program In Windows Compatibility Mode\">Run The Program In Windows Compatibility Mode<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/0xc0000142\/#Update_Your_Graphics_Drivers\" title=\"Update Your Graphics Drivers\u00a0\">Update Your Graphics Drivers\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/0xc0000142\/#Check_Registry_Settings\" title=\"Check Registry Settings\">Check Registry Settings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/0xc0000142\/#Scan_Your_System_For_Viruses_Malware\" title=\"Scan Your System For Viruses &amp; Malware\">Scan Your System For Viruses &amp; Malware<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/0xc0000142\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\u00a0\">Conclusion\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Error_0xc0000142_Ways_To_Fix\"><\/span>Error 0xc0000142 : Ways To Fix<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Below are some methods listed to fix this issue.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Check_For_Program_Updates\"><\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Check For Program Updates<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Most of the time, this error is caused by an outdated version of the program that you&#8217;re using. Giving you the error the application was unable to start correctly 0xc0000142. To fix this, look for updates for your program online. See if there&#8217;s an update pending because most of the applications these days have an auto-updater. For example, if you&#8217;re using Outlook (a popular emailing client used for businesses) and you get the outlook error 0xc0000142, check the Microsoft Office website for its update or <a href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/0x8000ffff\/\"><strong>0x8000ffff<\/strong> <\/a>error while updating windows. Also, check if there&#8217;s a new Windows update out by going to the Update section in Windows Settings. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_123\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-123\" src=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Windows-Update-Setting.png\" alt=\"Windows Update Setting\" width=\"700\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Windows-Update-Setting.png 700w, https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Windows-Update-Setting-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windows Update Setting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If there&#8217;s an update available, update your Windows and reboot your device to resolve the issue. If not, we&#8217;ve got plenty of fixes below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/we-couldnt-complete-the-updates-undoing-changes\/\">We Couldn\u2019t Complete The Updates Undoing Changes | Top 6 Ways<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Uninstall_Updates\"><\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Uninstall Updates<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Contrary to our first fix, this is about uninstalling updates. Sometimes, the latest update of a specific program isn&#8217;t compatible with your version of Windows OS. If this is the case, then we recommend you to reinstall the latest updates and restore the program to its previous working version. This will enable you to use the program for some time until you figure out the problem that the update is causing. But, if you don&#8217;t want to uninstall the updates just yet, we have an alternative fix for it below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/steam-disk-write-error\/\"><strong>Steam Disk Write Error-What It Is and How to Fix It<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Run_The_Program_In_Windows_Compatibility_Mode\"><\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Run The Program In Windows Compatibility Mode<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If the specific update of the program is causing you trouble because it&#8217;s not compatible with your respective version of Windows Update, then you can use Windows Compatibility mode to make that program run just as it would in the previous version of the Windows. Sounds somewhat harsh, right? Trust me. It&#8217;s not! Just do the following steps, and you&#8217;ll get rid of the error application was unable to start correctly 0xc0000142 in no time.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Perform a right-click on the program and select its properties.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_183\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-183\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-183\" src=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/properties-1.png\" alt=\"Properties\" width=\"700\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/properties-1.png 700w, https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/properties-1-300x192.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Properties<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Look for Compatibility and press on it to open the Compatibility tab.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_184\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-184\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-184\" src=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Compatibility.png\" alt=\"Compatibility\" width=\"700\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Compatibility.png 700w, https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Compatibility-300x183.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Compatibility<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There would be a Run this program in compatibility mode checkbox. Click on it, and then in the below drop-down menu, select the version of Windows you would want to run it with.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_185\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-185\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-185\" src=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Run-Compatability-mode.png\" alt=\"Run Compatability mode\" width=\"700\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Run-Compatability-mode.png 700w, https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Run-Compatability-mode-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Run Compatability mode<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Click OK to apply the changes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_186\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-186\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-186\" src=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ok-and-Apply.png\" alt=\"Ok and Apply\" width=\"700\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ok-and-Apply.png 700w, https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ok-and-Apply-300x223.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ok and Apply<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you&#8217;ve done all the steps right, you will be able to run your program with the previous version of Windows.\u00a0 You&#8217;ll have no problem running the program, and thus getting rid of the error, the application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000142).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>See also:<a class=\"LinkSuggestion__Link-sc-1mdih4x-2 dcwLhi\" href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/application-blocked-accessing-graphics-hardware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Application Blocked Accessing Graphics Hardware<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Update_Your_Graphics_Drivers\"><\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Update Your Graphics Drivers\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rarely, the cause of the application being unable to start correctly 0xc0000142 is due to outdated graphics drivers or the drivers not correctly installed. Fixing this is easy. Do the following steps-<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Search for &#8220;<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Device Manager<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8221; in the Search Bar and click on the result.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_64\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-64\" src=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/device-manager.png\" alt=\"Device Manager\" width=\"700\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/device-manager.png 700w, https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/device-manager-300x187.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-64\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Device Manager<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Search for &#8220;<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Display Adapters<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8221; and click on it to see your Graphics Card driver.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65\" src=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/display-adapter.png\" alt=\"Display Adapter\" width=\"700\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/display-adapter.png 700w, https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/display-adapter-300x162.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Display Adapter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Your Graphics Card driver name will pop out (<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Remember the name. It might prove to be useful for future work<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">). Right-click on it and press uninstall.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_55\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55\" src=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/errorupdate-drivers.png\" alt=\"Update Graphic Card\" width=\"700\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/errorupdate-drivers.png 700w, https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/errorupdate-drivers-300x219.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-55\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Update Graphic Card<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Reboot your device.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_114\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-114\" src=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Restart-1.png\" alt=\"Restart\" width=\"700\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Restart-1.png 700w, https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Restart-1-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Restart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">You can also use the following links to install the latest updates if you&#8217;re using the specific graphic card &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Intel &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/downloadcenter.intel.com\/product\/80939\/Graphics\">https:\/\/downloadcenter.intel.com\/product\/80939\/Graphics<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>AMD &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amd.com\/en\/support\">https:\/\/www.amd.com\/en\/support<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nvidia &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvidia.in\/Download\/index.aspx?lang=en-in\">https:\/\/www.nvidia.in\/Download\/index.aspx?lang=en-in<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Make sure that you only install the drivers specific to your Graphics Card and not any other. If you&#8217;re having some problem with it, you can also try auto-updating your Graphics Card drivers from trusted third party application software. Try rerunning your game. If the issue &#8220;The application was unable to start correctly 0xc0000142&#8221; persists, try the below fixes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: <a class=\"LinkSuggestion__Link-sc-1mdih4x-2 dcwLhi\" href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/kernel-data-inpage-error\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kernel Data Inpage Error : How to Fix It Once And For All<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Check_Registry_Settings\"><\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Check Registry Settings<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sometimes some DLL files or the Dynamic-Link Library files must be messing up with the program, and causing the error of the application was unable to start correctly 0xc0000142. We have to make a minor tweak in the Windows Registry Editor, so follow the steps very carefully.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Open Windows Registry Editor<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70\" src=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Registry-editor.png\" alt=\"Windows Registry Editor\" width=\"700\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Registry-editor.png 700w, https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Registry-editor-300x181.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windows Registry Editor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Search for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71\" src=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hkey.png\" alt=\"Hkey\" width=\"700\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hkey.png 700w, https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Hkey-300x159.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-71\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After searching that, navigate as follows &#8211; \\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_187\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-187\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-187\" src=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Directory.png\" alt=\"Directory\" width=\"700\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Directory.png 700w, https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Directory-300x160.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Directory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When you&#8217;ve arrived at the Windows directory, on the right side, look for <\/span><\/span>and perform a double click on it &#8211; and change its value to 0 and press OK.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_188\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-188\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-188\" src=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Loadappinit.png\" alt=\"LoadAppInit_DLLs\" width=\"700\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Loadappinit.png 700w, https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Loadappinit-300x156.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LoadAppInit_DLLs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Reboot your system.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/0xc000007b\/\"><b>\u00a0\u201c0xc000007b:The Application Was Unable To Start Correctly\u201d Error Fixed<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Scan_Your_System_For_Viruses_Malware\"><\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Scan Your System For Viruses &amp; Malware<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The least likely option is for the error &#8220;the application was unable to start correctly 0xc0000142&#8221;. Check for viruses and perform a full-time scan a boot-time scan, and the issue with the error code 0xc0000142 will get resolved.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Conclusion\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">These were the solutions we came up with to solve &#8220;the application was unable to start correctly 0xc0000142&#8221; If you&#8217;ve carefully tried our tested solutions, then you would get rid of this error in no time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We are looking forward your much valued feedback. Let us know how useful this article has been to you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/failed-to-create-d3d-device\/\">Failed to Create D3D Device<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you use an application, you might encounter an error with code 0xc0000142. 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