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Chelle4444
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April 25, 2026
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System error that say The code execution cannot proceed because mfc140u.dll was not found.

I haven’t had any issues using LRC. Just tried to log in and get this error message
 

 

    AxelMattCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    April 26, 2026

    This error is directly related to Microsoft Visual Studio. I see  no need to reinstall Lightroom 

    Try these steps to manually recreate the MSVC++ Libraries:

    •  In the Creative Cloud app, press CTRL + ALT + T (Win) to launch Creative Cloud Troubleshooter & select 'Close Creative Cloud and related processes' > click on Go.
    • Go to 'Add or Remove programs' in Windows search & find all the installations of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable (all years).
       

       

    • Uninstall them completely. Even if there is an option to repair them, please uninstall all the existing MSVC++ packages.
    • Download a fresh package of installers for MSVC++ from this link:
      Latest Supported Visual C++ Redistributable Downloads | Microsoft Learn
    • Right-click the downloaded files and select Extract All.
    • Reinstall all packages (32-bit & 64-bit) one by one & then restart the computer once.

     

    My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 26H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 9 - PureRAW 6 - Topaz Photo AI

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    AxelMattCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    April 26, 2026

    This error is directly related to Microsoft Visual Studio. I see  no need to reinstall Lightroom 

    Try these steps to manually recreate the MSVC++ Libraries:

    •  In the Creative Cloud app, press CTRL + ALT + T (Win) to launch Creative Cloud Troubleshooter & select 'Close Creative Cloud and related processes' > click on Go.
    • Go to 'Add or Remove programs' in Windows search & find all the installations of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable (all years).
       

       

    • Uninstall them completely. Even if there is an option to repair them, please uninstall all the existing MSVC++ packages.
    • Download a fresh package of installers for MSVC++ from this link:
      Latest Supported Visual C++ Redistributable Downloads | Microsoft Learn
    • Right-click the downloaded files and select Extract All.
    • Reinstall all packages (32-bit & 64-bit) one by one & then restart the computer once.

     

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    My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 26H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 9 - PureRAW 6 - Topaz Photo AI