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Windows 10: Fix “The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000018)” Error

Windows 10: Fix “The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000018)” Error

By Mitch Bartlett 5 Comments

Microsoft Windows 10 users may encounter an error that says “The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000018)” when trying to start an application. In most cases, the problem can be solved with these steps.

Fix 1

  1. Hold down the “Windows Key” and press “R“.
  2. Type “regedit”  then press “Enter“.
  3. Navigate to the following location:
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Wow6432Node > ­Microsoft > WindowsNT > CurrentVersion > Windo­­ws
  4. Open “AppInst_DLLs” and set it to a blank value.
  5. Restart the computer.

Fix 2

Import the registry change. The file below just automatically does what Fix 1 does.

  1. Download FixApplInit.zip.
  2. Double-click the file to open it.
  3. Open the FixApplInit.reg file.
  4. When prompted to add the file contents to the registry, select “Yes“.
  5. Restart your computer and see if the feature works now.

Fix 3

Antivirus and Antimalware software can sometimes cause this error. Malwarebytes and McAfee software have specifically been known to cause this error message. Try updating or uninstalling any security software to see if that fixes your problem.

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Filed Under: Windows Tagged With: Windows 10

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Comments

  1. RD says

    February 21, 2019 at 8:35 pm

    Thankyou.. Fix 3 did my job.

  2. RelativelyOkMan says

    February 3, 2018 at 2:02 pm

    Good Stuff

  3. Alecu says

    June 19, 2017 at 12:47 pm

    what is a blank value?

  4. Nemanja says

    May 31, 2017 at 9:25 am

    It worked! Tnx

  5. Nepudding says

    May 27, 2017 at 9:40 pm

    thank you..
    my win 10 windows explorer cant start at all because of this issue..
    now its working fine..

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