I've noticed some troubling issues with Visual C++ on a few Windows 11 machines after the recent monthly updates. Specifically, it's causing problems for Adobe applications for a couple of users, and for Autodesk software for another one. The programs fail to launch, and the Event Viewer indicates a crash linked to MSVCP140.dll. This seems to happen shortly after the monthly updates, and while repairing the Visual C++ 2015 - 2022 redistributable x64 resolves the issue temporarily, it keeps recurring. For instance, last month it occurred on October 15, and after a repair, everything worked fine until this month when a user experienced the same problem while trying to launch Premiere Pro—last month, it happened with After Effects. I checked, and the latest version of VC++ was still installed on November 3, which raises a question since this issue occurs with different VC++ versions. Has anyone else experienced this?
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I've also encountered this problem, not just with Adobe but also with InDesign and a few other less popular rendering tools like Autodesk. The fix works immediately, but it seems sporadic—only a handful of users across the board have been affected, so it doesn't feel widespread.
We've seen this particular DLL issue as well. I'm not sure what changed in Windows, but it seems like those affected also have the Fiery printer driver installed. It feels like something might be corrupting the DLL.
I use the Adobe suite and AutoCAD a lot, but I haven't run into this problem myself. It sounds frustrating!
It might help to keep track of the MSVCP140.DLL version on the affected machines before and after you repair it. Maybe it's reverting to an old version after the updates? It could lead to further investigation.
I've noticed that Adobe CC 2026 apps seem to be involved around the time of these monthly Microsoft updates. This is now the third consecutive month with this issue. I'll definitely start tracking the DLL version after repairs.
That really is sporadic! We've got over 100 users, and just a few have had this problem recently.