{"id":1847,"date":"2026-01-03T21:30:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T13:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/106.53.47.238\/?p=13"},"modified":"2026-01-06T05:20:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T13:20:58","slug":"13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deepuninstaller.com\/en_us\/13.html","title":{"rendered":"“The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000142)” appears when launching any Autodesk software"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Issue:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Autodesk software fails to start and displays the following message:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

acad.exe – Application Error<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000142). Click OK to close the application.\"\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

powershape.exe – Application Error<\/strong>
The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0150004). Click OK to close the application.\"\"



VREDPro.exe – Application Error<\/strong>
The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b). Click OK to close the application.\"\"
 

Other possible error codes include, but are not limited to:
0xc0000005.
0xc000007b.
0xc0000142.
0xc0000005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Symptoms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    \n
  • AutoCAD does not start or launch after a successful installation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • An error message displaying code 0xc0000142 appears.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Causes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Potential causes include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    • Corrupted or incomplete previous installations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Conflicting operating system language settings, particularly “beta” language support options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      To resolve this issue, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        \n
      1. Perform a Clean Uninstall and Reinstall<\/strong>\n
          \n
        • Completely remove any existing AutoCAD installations using the deepuninstaller tool.\"\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Reboot your system.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Reinstall AutoCAD .<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Adjust Operating System Language Settings (If Issue Persists)<\/strong>If the application still fails to launch after a clean uninstall and reinstall, check your operating system’s language settings:\n
            \n
          • Open Region Settings<\/strong> or Language Settings<\/strong> on your computer. The exact path varies by operating system version (e.g., Control Panel > Clock and Region > Region > Administrative tab > Change system locale, or Settings > Time & Language > Language & region).\"\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Look for options related to “Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support” or similar beta language features.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Ensure this option is unchecked<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Restart your computer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            After completing these steps, launch AutoCAD to verify the resolution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Issue: Autodesk software fails to start and displays the following message: acad.exe – Application Error The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000142). Click OK to close the application. powershape.exe – Application ErrorThe application was unable to start correctly (0xc0150004). Click OK to close the application. VREDPro.exe – Application ErrorThe application was unable to start […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cad","category-problem-resolution-hub"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deepuninstaller.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deepuninstaller.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deepuninstaller.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deepuninstaller.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deepuninstaller.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1847"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/deepuninstaller.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1894,"href":"https:\/\/deepuninstaller.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1847\/revisions\/1894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deepuninstaller.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deepuninstaller.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deepuninstaller.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}