Fixed Error Dxwsetup.exe – Bad Image in Windows 10

Error dxwsetup.exe - Bad Image

Dxwsetup.exe – Bad Image is a common error message encountered by the users while trying to run any program or game that uses DirectX. The problem is commonly seen while running the downloaded game it end up showing the error message on the screen:

DXSETUP.exe – Bad Image

C:\Windows\System32\XAudio2_7.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error. Try installing the program again using the original installation media or contact your system administrator or the software vendor for support Error status 0xc000012f

Originally posted in Microsoft Community

However, for some users downloading and installing the DirectX runtime on their Windows computer worked to solve the error. But for some, they are can’t install DirectX and still see the error.

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