Can't install Adobe XD - Exit Code: 183

[Nfsman]

I can't install Adobe XD. When I try to install it, i always get the error code 183

Exit Code: 183

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- 2 fatal error(s), 0 error(s), 1 warnings(s)

FATAL: Error (Code = 183) executing in command 'RunProgramCommand' for package: 'UWPAssets', version:20.1.12.4

FATAL: Error occurred in install of package (Name: UWPAssets Version: 20.1.12.4). Error code: '183'

WARN: Program "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe/Adobe XD/PluginCleanup.exe" failed with exit code: -1073740791

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I tried all of the solutions mentioned here :Error code 183 when installing XD on Windows

But none of them helped. These solutions are also so complicated, how can you even dare to suggest that stuff? I'm tech savy, but many people aren't and they are completely lost with a guide like this. Maybe just try to make working software in the first place?

I completely reinstalled the Adobe CC (Uninstalling every Adobe App...)

Nothing. It just can't be bothered to work.

What the hell is this? I am an Administrator on my PC. I have to be since I'm the only user. I only have one C: drive on my laptop.

Fix this, I need to get work done!

Edit: Just noticed that XD shows in my programm list and seems to be working. However, the CC manager is completely unaware of this and treats XD as if it's not installed. So i guess the next update will break it again.

Baffling how a multi billion dollar company is incabable of making software that installs correctly.

[HARSHIKA_VERMA]

Moving this thread Creative Cloud Download & Install​.

[Nancy OShea]

183 is a permissions problem.  Work through the solutions described below.

Error code 183 when installing XD on Windows

[mudabir_wani]

HI There.

Please try this simple step to fix this issue

Go to CONTROL PANEL>Programs and features> Add or remove programs

Look for the programs whose name starts with Microsoft visual C++

There must be 7 or more such programs

Uninstall all of them one by one

Then try to Install XD

once XD is successfully downloaded you can Restart your machine and all the microsoft visual c++ programs will reappear again

YOU ARE ALL SET

HAPPY PROTOTYPING

[mudabir_wani]

Nfsman​  please try this

[mdlv123]

Thank you!!! worked like a charm

[FlorinDumitrescu]

I am really sorry to hear about the encountered problem and I am really happy that our community managed to come with a workaround (great job Mudabir). In the meantime we identified the issue as being related to some older versions of MS Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable which might be present on some machines. We implemented a fix around it and it is already publicly available starting today with the latest version of XD, namely version 21.1. The update is available through the Creative Cloud application.

As a note, the fix addresses the specific case of error 183 during installation caused by the failure to run "PluginCleanup.exe" (which is the exact one mentioned in this thread).