Premiere Elements 2020 Wont Install or Open on Windows 10 "MSVCP140.dll was not found"

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I just bought the Premiere Elements 2020 one time (supposedly) purchase for 70 $ and I am already regretting it. Like the title says, the installer finishes up to 100%, but the error message then appears, and it wont even open. "MSVCP140.dll was not found". If it is some problem on my end, then it is only with this Program. Still I cant find a simple way to contact support because I will only get call support IF I have a subscription, which from reading from all the rave reviews, are to die for.  Ive paid money for a product I cant access from a company that wont show me a simple straight answer in how to find help from them, never mind the help itself. Guess Ill keep waiting on the virtual chat.

Bill Sprague · Answer

"I just bought the Premiere Elements 2020 one time (supposedly) purchase for 70 $ and I am already regretting it."

If you bought directly from Adobe, you have a couple weeks to get a refund.

"I will only get call support IF I have a subscription"
If Steve's solution doesn't work, you can go to the Adobe Help site (https://helpx.adobe.com/support.html) and start an online chat. Look for this icon in the lower right corner.

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