Windows 10: Unable to Run Certain Applications. Cannot Find Application

I have windows 10. Recently, i ran Driver Booster to update some device drivers. After this, I realized that my AVG antivirus needed update, so I did this also.


After this, i noticed that I cannot run certain programs, like my task manager, IOBit Smart Defragmentation. The error message is "Windows cannot find 'c:\users\Phillip\Desktop\xxx.exe'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again." I looked for the application, double click and still get this same error message.


I tried to roll back my network device driver. This time, I get "ShellExecuteEx failed; code 2. The system cannot find the file specified" Well, i right click the application and ran it under administration mode. Once again, I get the first error message, "Windows cannot find 'c:\users\Phillip\Desktop\xxx.exe'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again."


Besides not able to run certain programs, my computer gets locked up, occasionally now, I need to power off with the on/off button


I tried to do the system restore, but this program didn't work also.

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Application to test CPU

I`m looking for an application to test if my CPU is working properly. Any suggestions, guys? *Smile

 

Unable to download certain applications

Hi,

Thank you for getting back with a reply.

This issue may also happen due to system file corruption. I suggest you to run System file checker. System File checker (SFC) scan is done to check if there are any corrupted system files that could be causing this issue. Kindly
follow the below given steps:

• Press Windows key + X, select
  Command prompt (Admin) to bring up elevated Command prompt.
• In Command prompt type sfc/scannow and press enter.
• Restart the computer.

If no corrupted system files were found in the previous state, then I suggest you to try the following steps:

• Open command prompt by pressing Windows key + X and selecting “Command prompt admin”.
• In command prompt, type the following commands and press Enter after each command:

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

• Close the command prompt and restart the PC and check if it works.

Hope the information helps. Keep us posted on Windows related queries and we will be happy to assist you further.

 

Application popup: maya.exe - Application Error : The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b). Click OK to close the application.

Hi,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to run the application as administrator as below and check if it helps.

There are certain applications, especially some software that are required to be run as an administrator for security purposes. This can also cause error 0xc00007b to occur. If this is the case, follow the steps given below to fix error 0xc00007b.

1. Go to the respective application.

2. Right Click on its icon.

3. Select Properties.

4. Click on Compatibility tab.

5. Check mark the “Run this program as an administrator” option.

Hope this information is helpful and do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist.