Error 0xc0000018, The application was unable to start correctly

Sometimes, when you start a program, you may be greeted with an error message with the following line of description – The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000018). Click OK to close the application. Following this, the program exits. Is there a workaround for this problem? Well, here are a few suggestions you may want to try.

The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000018)

1] Normally, in such a situation we usually resort to updating the program to the latest version, reinstalling it completely again, or running a malware scan to trace the possible hideouts of malware. So do carry these out first and see if it helps.

2] You may want to check if you have some anti-exploit software installed on your computer. Particularly see if you have Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit installed. If you do, uninstall it from the Control Panel, restart your computer and see if it helps.

3] If it does not, create a system restore point first and then open the Registry Editor. For this, Press Win+R in combination type regedit and hit the Enter button. When prompted by the UAC prompt, click ‘Yes’.

Next, navigate to the following path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Windows

Then, locate APPINIT_DLLS there and delete its contents by double-clicking on it and removing all characters from the Value Data field – if any exist.