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Not working after update - "The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log or use the command-line sxstrace.exe tool for more detail."

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Margaret Krawecka
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My Thunderbird just updated itself and now it is not working (I have Windows 10), with the following error message:

¨The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log or use the command-line sxstrace.exe tool for more detail.¨

My Thunderbird just updated itself and now it is not working (I have Windows 10), with the following error message: ¨The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log or use the command-line sxstrace.exe tool for more detail.¨

Modified by Wayne Mery

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sfhowes
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See https://www.majorgeeks.com/content/page/solved_the_application_has_failed_to_start_because_its_side_by_side_configuration_is_incorrect_error.html