This error appears in almost all versions of the Windows operating system, and it can happen with any app, program or game you’re trying to run. The problem lies within Windows itself, and not the app, even though the error message might lead you to believe so. Some people have connected it to the fact that certain applications are made for older versions of Windows, and aren’t fully compatible with newer releases. No matter what the cause of your specific situation, there is a solution for this problem, and you will be able to run your apps by following the methods below.
Method 1: Using Windows Compatibility mode
Try to open the program or your application in Windows Compatibility mode. It basically makes the application think that you’re actually running another version of Windows. Reason is, your application may not be compatiable with the latest update or upgrade to your Windows OS. To do so follow the steps below:
Method 2: Update your graphic card drivers
Newer drivers are constantly coming out for almost all graphics cards, and they include fixes for numerous bugs you might experience – such as this one. The steps to updating them are fairly easy.
If it cannot find a new driver go to the manufacturer’s site and manually detect, identify, download and install the latest Graphic Driver.
Method 3: Remove conflicting software
According to some reports, a lot of people have noticed that Norton Antivirus can oftentimes be the root of this problem. Therefore, it will be appropriate to try and uninstall whichever Antivirus / Firewall software you’re running, and if the program starts to work after the uninstall then switch your AV/FW software with another one such as AVG, BitDefender etc.
Method 4: Update DirectX
If it’s a game that is causing you this error than make sure you update DirectX to the newest version. Most of the companies creating games are using DirectX as a setup tool to run their games, and it should have the latest updates in order for everything to work properly.
For Windows 8/10 see the GIF below:
Method 5: Cleanboot your PC
Clean boot your system, see steps (here)
Method 6: Disable Data Execution Prevention
Data Execution Protection (DEP) is a security feature that comes with all versions of Windows starting from Windows 7. DEP is a security feature designed to help protect Windows computers from damage that can be inflicted by viruses and other security threats. While DEP is a pretty handy and useful feature, some Windows users often want to disable it. Well, it is certainly possible for you to enable and disable Data Execution Protection on any version of Windows (including Windows 10) at will. Click the Start Menu and type cmd, right click cmd and choose Run As Administrator. In the Command Prompt window, type Then test, to see if the app/program or the game start to work if not, then re-enable DEP by typing the following command followed by the ENTER key:
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