C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WindowsCodecs.dll is either not designed to run on windows or it contains an error ........... Error status 0xc0000020

alanndkas · Mar 31, 2020

good afternoon,

recently there has been pop ups on my computer that show this message. I would like to get rid of this, please help.

britechguy · Mar 31, 2020

See: Britechguy’s Standard Advice Regarding Windows 10 Issues and Their Repair

Jump straight to the step with number one that refers to using SFC & DISM. That would be your first thing to try.