0xc000007b “The application was unable to start correctly” error?

Question

I\'ve written a C++ console application in Visual Studio 2019 and am trying to deploy it to another windows laptop. Both laptops are up-to-date with 64 bit Windows 10, and my ta

Answer 1

Wrote this before I noticed the above comment had already answered. Just leaving it in.

Debug Binary: Looks like you have deployed a debug version of your binary (The D in the file name: MSVCP140D.dll). Try to compile in Release mode and deploy the new binary.

Cause: Debug binaries generally need the debug-versions of the VCRedist binaries to exist on the box you try to run the binary - they are only available on developer PCs with the SDK (and / or Visual Studio) installed. That error message: 0xc000007b means "STATUS_INVALID_IMAGE_FORMAT".

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Tips: There are some resource links here and some tips on how to debug deployment problems.