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Explorer.exe not loading after Java update, error code 0xc0000142
This is my first post here, so I'll try to be as specific as possible.
It started when I tried to play Minecraft. It crashed right as I opened the launcher. I had recently updated Java, so I thought that had something to do with it. Someone on the Minecraft forums said to restart your computer and it'd run fine. I restarted, and that's when the troubles began.
Minecraft still wouldn't run. Even worse, Google Chrome would crash right as I opened it. I restarted my computer in hope that it would fix it, but it made it worse, because now my desktop won't show up!
I traced the desktop back to explorer.exe malfunctioning. I downloaded it and tried to run it, but it didn't work with error code 0xc0000142.
I attempted a virus scan with Symantec, but the scan wouldn't run. It didn't even say why, other than it just failed to start.
This is obviously more than just a Java problem. So PLEASE help me!