0xc000007b Windows error

The 0xc000007b error is a well-known Windows runtime error code.

Reinstall the Epic Games Launcher

  1. Click Start.
  2. Type Add or Remove Programs and press Enter.
  3. Locate the Epic Games Launcher and select it.
  4. Click Uninstall.
  5. Once this is done, download the latest installer from www.epicgames.com to reinstall the launcher.

Move .dll files

  1. Open two File Explorer tabs.
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. In the first tab, open the file APR2007_xinput_x86.cab, copy the .dll file, and paste it into the second tab
  5. 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
  6. After pasting the files into the second tab, close the File Explorer tabs.
  7. 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.
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