What Is 0xc0000142 Application Init Failure Version 2?
The 0xc0000142 (Var 2) error indicates a conflict in the system configuration layer, device driver bindings, or essential runtimes. Without resolving this issue, the affected system processes or games will crash on startup or fail to bind correctly.
Common Symptoms:
- Boot sequence failure or blue screen checks.
- Application error dialog boxes.
- Direct3D device driver loading errors.
---## Step 1: Install Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Packages
Download and install both x86 and x64 redistributables for Visual Studio 2015-2022 to provide modern runtimes.
---## Step 2: Register Runtime Library
Register the target library in the system registration system to fix file linkage paths:
regsvr32 runtime.dll---## Step 3: Scan System File System
Run SFC scan to repair corrupt DLLs in the Windows System32 directory:
sfc /scannow---## Verification and Validation
After executing the repair steps above, restart your system and attempt to launch the program or task that triggered the 0xc0000142 (Var 2) error. Verify that the system registers 0ms lag and behaves cleanly.