I've been dealing with a frustrating issue where recent Windows updates seem to be downgrading MSVCP140.dll to an older version, causing various applications to fail to launch properly. We haven't made any changes to our Intune deployment, and our users lack admin rights. After the updates, I've found that the version of MSVCP140.dll in C:WindowsSystem32 is the older 14.13.26020.0, despite having a newer version (14.44.35211.0) installed before. Temporary fixes like reinstalling or repairing Visual C++ work but just don't stick around for long. This problem doesn't seem to affect all users, but a significant number of them are facing it. I even ran a clean install with the updated Visual C++, but immediately after the latest Windows updates, the DLL reverted again. Any insights or solutions would be much appreciated!
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Yep, I noticed this too. It's even caused File Explorer to crash every time I opened a DWG file. Reinstalling C++ didn’t work, and I ended up copying over a DLL from a functioning PC.
I've had to reinstall the C++ framework on at least 15 machines just in the past two months! It's really becoming a hassle.
I noticed in ManageEngine that there are actually two C++ updates available (x86 and x64 - both 14.44.35211.0). I haven't approved them yet, but that might be part of the solution.
I've run into this with a digital signage player! The PC had to be replaced because no amount of reinstalling would fix it. After redeploying the updates, the software broke again, so I wondered if it was a player issue, but this post gave me a different perspective.
Honestly, I think Microsoft should really face consequences for the consistent regressions we see every patch Tuesday. It's just absurd the amount of negligence we're witnessing.
We're seeing this issue across various devices—laptops, desktops, and even virtual machines. I caught the OfficeC2RClient update and it actually replaced the file itself! I'm starting to think it might be related to Office somehow.