Cooltype.dll error crashes Photoshop 2020 on file open
Photoshop 2019 functions normally, but PS2020 crashes attempting to open any acceptable file. Windows 10 pins the blame on Cooltype.dll, an Adobe component. Adobe Support sent a replacement CoolType.dll file, didn't solve the issue
Faulting application name: Photoshop.exe, version: 21.0.1.47, time stamp: 0x5dc286d5
Faulting module name: CoolType.dll, version: 5.17.0.44658, time stamp: 0x5d8007fa
Exception code: 0xc0000409
Fault offset: 0x000000000026c784
Faulting process id: 0x2bc0
Faulting application start time: 0x01d5ad38ebc96370
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2020\Photoshop.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2020\CoolType.dll
Report Id: f5215565-8412-4d25-b9b5-d42babd64291
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:
Attempted Fixes
- Deleted and reinstalled CC and all apps
- Deleted all preferences
- User Account Control (UAC) is disabled
- Use of GPU hardware support is disabled
System Information
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950x, 16 cores, 64-bit, chipsets and BIOS are current
- 2 GTX 1080 GPUs in SLI configuration, 8GB each, drivers are current.
- 64GB system RAM
