Restore your System to a Previous Working State. Uninstall Latest Windows or Office Updates. Important: Before you continue to apply the methods below, navigate to Update and Security center and install all available updates. How to Fix: Application Error 0xC0000142 in MS Office 2016 or 2019.
This tutorial contains step by step instructions to fix the Error 0xC0000142 when you start an Office 2016/2019 application.
NET Framework 3.5 and 4.7.2 for Windows 10 The application error 0xc0000142 'The application was unable to start correctly', may appear when your try to open any Microsoft Office 2016 or 2019 program (Word, Outlook, Excel, etc.), after installing the following Windows 10 Updates: The following problem occurred after installing updates to a Windows 10 based PC with Office 2019: All MS Office applications doesn't open and display the error: 'The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000142).
