Windows 10: I keep getting "%1 is not a valid Win32 application" when installing WSL. I tried a few...

I am trying to install WSL on my device for some schoolwork but I keep getting error code "%1 is not a valid Win32 application".I even tried installing it through the Microsoft Store, but when activating after installing I get error code '0x8007019e'. I even tried turning it on through the "Turn Windows features on or off" app, but even after the recommended reboot I get error code '0x800700c1'.I have Windows 11 Pro

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x is not a valid Win32 Application

I'd like to understand why Win XP reports something is not a valid Win32 application.

Relevance to W10 - the application is built on W10 using VS2017. I thought I had taken appropriate care to not use APIs that aren't available in Win XP. But when it's installed on Win XP SP3 windows gives me a nastygram saying it's not a valid Win32 application.

So what steps should I follow to determine why this is happening?

I came here 'cos I believe that there are people here who know this stuff.

Thanks
David

 

CMD....> Program.exe RESULT: "ERROR: %1 is not a valid Win32 application."

Hello everybody.

I was going to format my desktop but I think to get a help Microsoft before.

Some programs don't are executed by CMD and it bring fails in many operations of windows (Win.Update/BKP/RECOVER /basic tasks/scripts and others...). These operations fails not shows the message but I know that it's the problem because Windows
need to use CMD to conclude several operations in background.

The message "ERROR: %1 is not a valid Win32 application." appears in simple commands in .BAT and .CMD as:

...> tasklist

result: "ERROR: %1 is not a valid Win32 application."

...> taskkill

result: "ERROR: %1 is not a valid Win32 application."



Solution test:

1 - I've tried to clean and fix all that is possible in the "Windows Environment"... nothing

2 - I've tried to delete or change some keys in the REGEDIT... nothing

Many keys as Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\batfile\shell\open\command

Many keys as Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\shell\open\command

Many keys as Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command

end as the value: "%1" %*

3 - CMD as administrator SFC /scannow (inside the system)... nothing

4 - CMD as administrator SFC /scannow (Pendrive bootable (last Windows download available))... nothing

Anyone take this error and get the solution?

 

HELP! windowsphone.exe not a valid win32 application

Hi Vasile

I use the tool that you give to me..it completely uninstalled the app..but when i try to install again the updated windowsPhone app for desktop the same error occurs it says that the .exe file is not a valid win32 application

I also follow the steps in our second option..I think it is not applicable in this case because i cant even install the updated version of the app

Best Regards,
Lemuel