Adobe Media Encoder won't open no matter what version

Every time I try and open Media Encoder, I get the error "The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000142). Click OK to close the application" Even if I reinstall it, install a different version, clear my settings, or even reinstall after effects, nothing works. I couldn't find my specific error code online. This has been happening for the past week and I've been unable to render anything. This has been happening on and off in the last month or two. I'm tired of it preventing me to render and want to know how to fix it for good. Could anyone help me?