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Troubling shooting I have - Fission Windows -0/1 Disabled by default & Launcher Process -Disabled due to failure - I got Foxfire VPN - It didn't work well for me - When I deleted it I got an error message - msi file missing - reinstall Foxfire - I did but it will not launch (connect to the internet).

Troubling shooting I have - Fission Windows -0/1 Disabled by default & Launcher Process -Disabled due to failure - I got Foxfire VPN - It didn't work well for me - When I deleted it I got an error message - msi file missing - reinstall Foxfire - I did but it will not launch (connect to the internet).

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Sorry to hear about this problem. Sometimes program installers and uninstallers mess with certain shared Microsoft files, triggering a message related to a missing VCRUNTIME140_1.DLL file. That can cripple Firefox.

If that was the file, or just to rule out that issue, you can (re)run Microsoft's installer for the VC Runtime files:

(A) Open https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-160#visual-studio-2015-2017-2019-and-2022

(B) In the "Visual Studio 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2022" section of the article, download the installer for your system:

  • 64-bit Windows: the "X64" download
  • 32-bit Windows: the "X86" download

(C) Run that installer and restart Windows.

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