{"id":75337,"date":"2024-06-01T09:31:25","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T04:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=75337"},"modified":"2026-03-10T13:25:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T07:55:34","slug":"vclibs-uwpdesktop-33728-x64-bad-image","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/vclibs-uwpdesktop-33728-x64-bad-image\/","title":{"rendered":"[Fix] VCLibs UWPDesktop 14.0.33728.0 x64 “Bad Image” Error"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summary:<\/strong> In this article, we’ll learn how to repair the VCLibs UWPDesktop 14.0.33728.0<\/strong> x64 modules. The procedure is similar to the VCLibs x64 14.0.33519.0<\/a> “Bad Image” error fix we saw in an earlier article.<\/em><\/p>\n

When you launch Notepad, Store, Paint, Photos, or any other Store app on a Windows 11 system, the “Bad Image” error may occur.<\/p>\n

C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop_14.0.33728.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\\MSVCP140.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error. Try reinstalling the program again using the original installation media or contact your system administrator or the software vendor for support. Error status 0xc0000020.<\/pre>\n
\"vclibs<\/p>\n
The error may also occur for other DLL files in the above folder, such as:<\/p>\n
concrt140.dll\nmfc140.dll\nMFC140CHS.dll\nMFC140CHT.dll\nMFC140DEU.dll\nMFC140ENU.dll\nMFC140ESN.dll\nMFC140FRA.dll\nMFC140ITA.dll\nMFC140JPN.dll\nMFC140KOR.dll\nMFC140RUS.dll\nmfc140u.dll\nMFCM140.dll\nMFCM140U.dll\nmsvcp140.dll\nmsvcp140_1.dll\nmsvcp140_2.dll\nmsvcp140_atomic_wait.dll\nmsvcp140_codecvt_ids.dll\nvcamp140.dll\nvccorlib140.dll\nvcomp140.dll\nvcruntime140.dll\nvcruntime140_1.dll\n<\/pre>\n
Cause<\/h2>\n
Error 0xc0000020 (“STATUS_INVALID_FILE_FOR_SECTION”) means “The attributes of the specified mapping file for a section of memory cannot be read”. It indicates a bad file.<\/p>\n
This happens if some of the above DLLs are corrupt and show as 0-byte files<\/a> in the “Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop_14.0.33728.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe” folder.<\/p>\n
Resolution<\/h2>\n
To resolve the error, reinstall the Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop (x64) package version 14.0.33728.0 using the following method:<\/p>\n
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  1. Download AdvancedRun<\/a> from Nirsoft and open a TrustedInstaller Command Prompt. (See this screenshot<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  2. In the TrustedInstaller Command Prompt, run these commands:\n
    cd \/d C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\\n\nren Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop_14.0.33728.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe VCLibs140UWP.OLD\n\nexit<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
  3. Restart Windows.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Download Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop_14.0.33728.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe<\/a> and save it to a folder — e.g., C:\\Appx<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  5. Open admin<\/strong> PowerShell and run the following command:(assuming you’ve saved the .appx package in the folder “C:\\Appx”.)<\/em>\n
    Add-AppxPackage \"C:\\Appx\\Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop_14.0.33728.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe.appx\"<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
  6. Restart Windows.<\/li>\n
  7. Try to launch the Microsoft Store app. Wait for a minute or so<\/strong>. The Microsoft Store app will reinstall itself. It also automatically re-registers the Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop (x64) package.\"microsoft<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    You should now be able to launch Store, Notepad, Windows Security, Phone Link, and all other apps that depend on Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop (x64) package.<\/p>\n
    RELATED:<\/strong> [Fix] VCLibs 14.0.33519.0 “Bad Image” Error<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
    Summary: In this article, we’ll learn how to repair the VCLibs UWPDesktop 14.0.33728.0 x64 modules. The procedure is similar to the VCLibs x64 14.0.33519.0 “Bad Image” error fix we saw in an earlier article. When you launch Notepad, Store, Paint, Photos, or any other Store app on a Windows 11 system, the “Bad Image” error … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[869],"tags":[191,988],"class_list":["post-75337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-11","tag-error-messages","tag-runtimes"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":75064,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/vclibs-140-bad-image-error\/","url_meta":{"origin":75337,"position":0},"title":"[Fix] VCLibs 14.0.33519.0 “Bad Image” Error in Windows 11","author":"Ramesh","date":"May 4, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"When you open Notepad or any other Store app in Windows 11, the following errors may appear: Bad Image C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00_14.0.33519.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\\VCRUNTIME140_1_APP.dll is either not designed to run on windows or it contains an error. 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