Last updated on
Mar 27, 2026
If you get the following error when launching Adobe applications (e.g. Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Lightroom Classic, Adobe Premiere) follow the resolution steps mentioned below.
Note
If you have Visual Studio or Visual C++ installed on your computer, uninstall them before proceeding with resolutions steps.
Resolution steps:
1. Click on the link to download latest supported Visual C++ downloads
2. Under the Visual Studio 2015, 2017 and 2019 section on this page, download the following executable file:
x64: vc_redist.x64.exe
3. Run the downloaded executable file.
4. Restart your computer.
5. Launch Adobe application.
