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VCRUNTIME140.1.dll not found

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Hello, I keep having the same problem over and over again. That is getting a system error message which states "code execution cannot proceed because VCRUNTIME140.1.dll was not found." I have already uninstalled and reinstalled FF multiple times to no avail. I also deleted the program files as well. Thanks for any assistance screenshot available

Hello, I keep having the same problem over and over again. That is getting a system error message which states "code execution cannot proceed because VCRUNTIME140.1.dll was not found." I have already uninstalled and reinstalled FF multiple times to no avail. I also deleted the program files as well. Thanks for any assistance screenshot available

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You can check for issues caused by a corrupted or incomplete Visual C++ installation that is missing runtime components (Redistributable Packages) required by Firefox, especially VCRUNTIME140_1.dll.

Install both 32-bit and 64-bit "Visual Studio 2015, 2017 and 2019" downloads, (x86: vc_redist.x86.exe and x64: vc_redist.x64.exe) from https://support.microsoft.com/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads

You may not need the latter (32-bit version) if you use 64-bit Firefox. You may have to reboot the computer. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In another thread, a user reported that a recent update of Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit (version 415) may be causing symptoms similar to the VC Runtime problem. If you have MBAE, it should have a setting to exempt Firefox. You could test whether that makes any difference.