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Opened MikTeX Console to perform an update to the installed modules, and an error occurred during the installation of one or more modules. This prompted the following message to keep appearing:

The code execution cannot proceed because MSVCP140_CODECVT_IDS.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem.

MikTeX Console cannot be opened without the error reappearing. Running the default uninstaller for MikTeX triggers the same error message (pointing to a corrupted MikTeX installation).

Any suggestions to solve this problem?

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  • related : tex.stackexchange.com/questions/501786/…
    – AndréC
    Jul 28, 2019 at 5:53
  • This bug is reported here: github.com/MiKTeX/miktex/issues/346
    – AndréC
    Jul 28, 2019 at 5:54
  • The MikTeX package database has been taken off-line temporarily to avoid spreading the broken update, see miktex.org/alert/update-problem-7147. Updates are therefore not possible at the moment. Updates will be re-enabled when the fixed version is available (hopefully soon, but there might be a delay until all mirrors catch up with the update).
    – moewe
    Jul 28, 2019 at 8:37
  • The MikTeX developer explains where to get the necessary .dll in github.com/MiKTeX/miktex/issues/346.
    – moewe
    Jul 28, 2019 at 10:38
  • I was able to get MikTeX working today (29/07/2019) by reinstalling MikTeX (after first deleting the program files) and running the normal package update procedure within the console. This suggests that the problematic update package has been fixed/removed. I did not require the DLL patch as listed below.
    – jofa
    Jul 29, 2019 at 11:52

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The developer outlined how to install the missing dll in the corresponding Github issue:

  • Download the latest Visual C++ redistributable package from here. (Depending on your processor, that is the file vc_redist.x64.exe (64 bit processor), vc_redist.arm64.exe (64 bit ARM processor) or vc_redist.x86.exe (32 bit processor).
  • Run initexmf --mklinks --verbose --force in the command line (cmd or PowerShell). You can open PowerShell by right-clicking on the Windows button and selecting "Windows PowerShell (Admin)".
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    Have you tested this yourself?
    – AndréC
    Jul 28, 2019 at 11:20
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    @AndréC I have not (I do not have the corrupted update, so I can't). It has been tested, though (according to Ulrike Fischer in the issue comments, which is good enough for me).
    – schtandard
    Jul 28, 2019 at 11:43
  • Ulrike is a great professional, I'm not sure that an amateur can do it as well as she can...
    – AndréC
    Jul 28, 2019 at 11:57
  • Tried to recreate the error today (29/07) while I was reinstalling MikTeX and it appears the problematic package has been fixed/removed in the updates. This patch may no longer be necessary.
    – jofa
    Jul 29, 2019 at 11:53
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    The issue has been fixed. MikTeX has updated the miktex.org/packages/miktex-vc140-bin-x64 package that ships the necessary .dlls (you can verify that at miktex.org/Package/Browse/miktex-vc140-bin-x64). I didn't update my system yesterday due to the bug, but I did so just now: Everything is working as expected and without errors even though I did not download or install vc_redist.x64.exe from the MS site.
    – moewe
    Jul 29, 2019 at 16:14

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