There can be a huge number of reasons for the appearance of the message “Error while starting the application 0xc0000005”. The fact is that this problem does not have a specific solution – it does not have a decryption of the code indicating the source of the error. However, by checking the most probable causes, we were able to find a solution to what to do when an error occurred while starting the application 0xc0000005.
The reason for the error
The reason for the appearance of error 0xc0000005 is simple, and at the same time somewhat surprising – these are official Microsoft updates kb2859537, 2872339, 2882822 and 971033. This error is most often encountered by users of Windows 7, but there are times when it appears on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, however, they are not much more rare.
How to fix error 0xc0000005 – detailed guide
First of all, don’t worry. You are not the first and probably not the last one to have encountered this problem. The reason for the error when starting 0xc0000005 is not that you did something wrong, for example, deleting a file, but in Windows and the employees of this company who made a “gift” to their users by releasing conflicting updates.
So, let’s go directly to how to fix the error when starting the application 0xc0000005. There is nothing supernatural here, just follow the guide below.
It is worth noting that there are two main options for how to remove the annoying icon with the message “error while starting the application 0xc0000005” – one is simple, and the other is even simpler. In the first option, you have to remove updates using standard methods, clicking on the OS tabs, and so on. There is nothing difficult here, but we will follow an even simpler path.
- Open Run from the Start menu or by pressing the Win + X keyboard shortcut (for Windows 8 owners) http://prntscr.com/7jke9c
- Write in the line wusa.exe (space) / uninstall (space) / kb: 2859537 (of course, you don’t need to write a space) or just copy the correct version into the “Run” line: wusa.exe / uninstall / kb: 2859537 http://prntscr.com/7jkg97
- Restart your PC if the system has found and removed this update and check if the problem goes away. If the update was not found, continue to write the wusa.exe / uninstall / kb: (update number) command in order. The update numbers should be 2859537, 2872339, 2882822 and 971033. The order can be changed, it is not essential.
Tip: after each uninstallation of the update – restart your PC and check if the error 0xc0000005 has disappeared.
Other causes and solutions of error 0xc0000005
As it was said at the very beginning, there can be a lot of reasons for the error when starting 0xc0000005. If the guide above did not work for you, then we recommend doing the following:
- Test the RAM. The free utility Memtest is suitable for this. Run it and scan the RAM for errors. Perhaps the error 0xc0000005 is related to the incorrect operation of the DDR.
- If everything is fine with the RAM, then the next step is to scan the system for viruses and other malware. Remove all suspicious files, programs (especially adware). In other words, clean the system. Then restart your PC and check if the error 0xc0000005 remains.
- In rare cases, the cause of the error when starting 0xc0000005 may be a conflict of video card drivers – update them or, if you already have the latest ones, roll them back to the previous version.
- We also recommend trying to update the printer drivers – a conflict with them is also sometimes the cause of the error. As a last resort, uninstall the drivers or create a clean profile through the printer settings.
Finally, if things are still there, restore the system to an earlier state, in particular, to the point when you were absolutely sure that there was no startup error 0xc0000005.