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April 28, 2026
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InDesign 21.3 is breaking DLLs and will not open

  • April 28, 2026
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After updating InDesign to 21.3 it broke DLLs and will not open. Error: “The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000142)”

 

You can repair C++ redistribution (although that is a temporary fix as InDesign will break the DLLs again)

 

Uninstalling 21.3 and installing 20.5.3 is recommended.