0xc000007b Windows error
The 0xc000007b error is a well-known Windows runtime error code.
Reinstall the Epic Games Launcher
- Click Start.
- Type Add or Remove Programs and press Enter.
- Locate the Epic Games Launcher and select it.
- Click Uninstall.
- Once this is done, download the latest installer from www.epicgames.com to reinstall the launcher.
Move .dll files
- Open two File Explorer tabs.
- In the first tab, go to the installed location of the Epic Launcher and click the DirectXRedist folder. The default location is C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\DirectXRedist
- In the second tab, go to the installed location of the Epic Launcher, then click the Portal folder, click Binaries and then click Win32. The default location is C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Portal\Binaries\Win32
- In the first tab, open the file APR2007_xinput_x86.cab, copy the .dll file, and paste it into the second tab
- Repeat the process with these files
- Jun2010_D3DCompiler_43_x86.cab
- Jun2010_d3dcsx_43_x86.cab
- Jun2010_d3dx10_43_x86.cab
- Jun2010_d3dx11_43_x86.cab
- After pasting the files into the second tab, close the File Explorer tabs.
- Right-click the Epic Launcher and select Run as Admin, the update screen appears, and after a few seconds, you can login.
If you continue to see the 0xc000007b error, we recommend you reach out to Microsoft support to resolve this Windows error code.