Windows 10: Nothing will open on my computer, even internet explorer. I can open the run command, and...

I got an error saying code 0xc0000142. Nothing will open, it seemed to happen suddenly

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Internet Explorer won't open

Hi,

• If you cannot start Internet Explorer, you can open the settings window by pressing Windows Key + R, typing "inetcpl.cpl" in the Run box, and then pressing Enter. After the
  window is open, follow the steps that are described in the "How to reset Internet Explorer settings" section.

If above steps failed to solve.

• Try to create new user account and then open IE.

Or

• Try clean installation method to reset your system.

 

Unable to open internet explorer

Hi Maria,

The issue occur due to connection problem to your PC. In order for us to assist you, please answer the questions below:

• Were there any error messages?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

To isolate the issue, we also suggest to check this thread and look for Morris subba answer:

Internet explorer won't open in Windows 10. It contains troubleshooting steps pertaining to the issue.

We look forward to your response.

 

Internet Explorer not opening on Windows 10

We appreciate the information that you provided. We have several troubleshooting steps that we suggest you perform to help with your concern regarding Internet Explorer.

• 
  It's possible that Internet Explorer needs administrator permission to run properly. We recommend following these steps to run Internet Explorer in administrator mode:
  
  • 
    Click the Start button.
    
  • 
    Type Internet Explorer.
    
  • 
    Right-click Internet Explorer and select Run as administrator.
    
  • 
    If a dialog box pops up, click Yes.
    

2. Use this specialized Internet Explorer Diagnostic tool to find and fix problems
with your browser.

3. Boot the computer in Safe Mode with Networking and
see if Internet Explorer runs properly. This will ensure that Windows will run with only a limited set of drivers, and will resolve most software conflicts. If Internet Explorer runs without any problems in Safe Mode, perform a Clean
Boot to resolve the software conflicts.

Note: Please go through the section: How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot of the Kb article to boot the computer in normal startup after fixing the issue.

Let us know if Internet Explorer works properly after following the steps above.