How to Resolve the 0xc00007b Error in Windows?

I encountered the 0xc00007b error in Windows while trying to launch an application, which prevented it from opening properly. After troubleshooting and fixing the issue, I’m wondering if such errors can sometimes lead to corrupted or inaccessible files. Has anyone faced data loss due to this error, and in such cases, is it advisable to use data recovery software to recover important data safely?

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Mira Lennox Lennox

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January 13, 2026 at 10:26 am

The 0xc00007b error itself doesn’t cause data loss. It’s an app launch failure, not a disk or file system issue. Where people run into trouble is when the app crashes repeatedly or is force closed while actively writing to files, like a game save or a project file, which can leave that specific file corrupted. That’s rare and limited to whatever was open at the time, not random files across the system. Before thinking about data recovery software, I’d first check if the files are actually missing or just not opening, run a disk check, and make sure Windows system files are healthy. Data recovery tools are only worth considering if files are genuinely gone or unreadable after those basics, otherwise they’re overkill for this kind of error.

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