Error 0xC0000135 (previously Error 3221225781) - Damaged or corrupt Softdrive installation

Modified on Mon, 23 Jun at 3:56 PM

There is an error with your Softdrive installation

This error indicates that there is an issue with the installation of Softdrive on your device.

Please confirm that you are using a supported Operating System: Windows 10, Windows 11, or Windows Server 2019+, x64 only.

Please ensure that you have the Microsoft VC++ Redistributable 2015+ installed. You may download it from this link:
https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe.
(See the link on Microsoft's webpage).

Try uninstalling Softdrive from the Windows Apps & features page, downloading it again, and reinstalling.

If you continue to experience this issue, please open a support ticket.