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Inspiring
September 16, 2025

PhotoDownloader will not start from Adobe Bridge 2023 or Win11 desktop.

  • September 16, 2025
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Was forced to reinstall Adobe Bridge after Windows 11 reinstall. Since install of Adobe Bridge 2023 the PhotoDownloader app will not start. When you plug in a a camera, Windows normally asks what do you want to do and again the link to the PhotoDownloader will not start.

Tried to start the PhotoDownloader directly and get a message saying could not proceed due to MSVCR100.dll was not found (which appears to be a C++ distribution.....and I have installed the additional software as well). BUT it should have been included with Bridge as I downloaded and installed using the Creative Cloud.

This is critical as this app is one of the main reasons I use Bridge/Adobe.

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Inspiring
September 16, 2025
I have exactly the same problem, new machine fresh install of win11 fresh install of bridge