Borderlands 2

Borderlands 2

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2024 Borderlands 2 not launching cant launch cant play wont open 0xc000007b error
By Aisking5335
This guide will show you my fix for when you click play on the borderlands 2 launcher, nothing happens and game just closes itself. Wont launch. Sometimes it will show 0xc000007b error.
Credit to https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgamingtechsupport/comments/vky73k/how_to_fix_the_0xc000007b_error_in_games_ultimate/
for the help
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The Fix
Basically on some newer PCs the installation after downloading is broken.

Here's a more indepth guide if you want to read, credit to this guy
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgamingtechsupport/comments/vky73k/how_to_fix_the_0xc000007b_error_in_games_ultimate/

STEP 1
Go to the reddit guide and click on link number 3


and download the file.
Extract it to a new empty folder using whatever method.

STEP 2
Go to this file in your steam installation directory for Borderlands 2, Usually

SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Borderlands 2\Binaries\Win32

This folder will have the Borderlands2.exe and such. Make sure it is the right one.

example of the right folder

STEP 3
Copy all the files from the file you extracted (the ones with all the DLLs)

example of extracted files in a folder, COPY ALL

Paste in the Borderlands 2 Win32 folder (the one with Borderlands2.exe)

STEP 4
Go back to steam launcher and try to run the game


Hopefully you can run your game now, if there are other games that show the same problems (closes itself on startup, click play nothing happens, error 0xc000007b) its usually this issue so save that dll file. I also has this issue on Bioshock infinite and same solution
Troubleshooting
If it still doesnt work, you can try and go to the Redist folder (after Binaries folder, below the Win32 folder) folder in the borderlands 2 directory and run all the installers in that folder.

You can also right click on Borderlands 2 folder in common folder and click properties, make the box on Read-only empty.
Can also try and apply Windows 7/8 compatibility mode and disable Fulllscreen optimisations on the borderlands2.exe
10 Comments
melnais12 9 Jun @ 2:27pm 
Thank you. Worked with Borderlads 2 on win 11.
Skin.Club Bot 8 Jun @ 10:28pm 
LEGEND
headshot_alex_ro 27 Apr @ 3:22pm 
Thank you very much!:steamhappy: Ran into this problem with Borderlands 2 and Borderlands the Pre-sequel on win 11. After following the 3rd step, now both games work. Cheers for this post and to OP!
pigmonster😎 11 Feb @ 12:51am 
Огромное тебе спасибо, добрый человек!!!
Vicious_okami 26 Jan @ 4:36pm 
Ran into this issue today, fixed it in only a couple of minutes. Thanks so much Bro
Arch Esse 18 Jan @ 6:48am 
Удивительно, но это помогло. Спасибо большое!
Sato_Kazuma 21 Nov, 2024 @ 9:45am 
Спасибо, добрый человек, помогло!
Velial 16 Nov, 2024 @ 10:25am 
не помогло
Velial 16 Nov, 2024 @ 9:22am 
Перезалить файлы может кто?
Антошик Крутошик 10 Nov, 2024 @ 5:37am 
+rep СПАСИБО!!!!!!!!!:smile: