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Issue with Opening Chrome and Task Manager After Installing r77 v1.63

Open andrewnosan opened this issue 8 months ago • 21 comments

Hi,

I am encountering an issue where I am unable to open Chrome, Edge, or Task Manager after installing r77 v1.63. My target machine is running Windows 11 Home Edition (fresh installation), OS version 26100.3194.

Initially, Windows Defender was enabled during the installation of r77. However, after installation, I received an "Access Denied" error when attempting to open certain applications. I suspected that Windows Defender might have flagged some files as threats, preventing execution. To rule this out, I completely uninstalled Windows Defender using scripts from GitHub.

Strangely, even after uninstalling the antivirus and reinstalling r77, I am still unable to launch certain applications such as Chrome, Edge, and Task Manager. The errors I receive include:

  • Chrome/Edge: Can't find "chrome_elf.dll" or "msedge.dll."
  • Task Manager: "The procedure entry point ImageList_CoCreateInstance could not be located in the dynamic link library C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe."

Could you provide any insights into what might have gone wrong or how I can resolve this issue?

Thank you so much for you time!

andrewnosan avatar Mar 02 '25 18:03 andrewnosan