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Step 4: Disable Anti-Virus Software (temporarily) Please try backing up and removing C:\Windows\System32\zlib1.dll, restart your computer, and re-test OpenShot. This file takes priority over the zlib1.dll shipped with OpenShot, and causes OpenShot to crash on launch. Step 3: Check for Wrong zlib1.dllįor some reason, many Windows system contain the following file (installed by some 3rd party program): C:\Windows\System32\zlib1.dll. If OpenShot still fails to launch, please continue this guide. Once you have installed this, restart your computer, and re-test OpenShot.
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Openshot video editor crashing install#
You can download and install this for either 32-bit or 64-bit versions of Windows.
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Next, we need to verify that the following Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable package is installed: C:\Windows\System32\msvcrt.dll. Step 2: Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Restart your computer, and re-test OpenShot. Especially any updates related to Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable packages. OpenShot can run on both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows (you can find both downloads on the Windows download page), but we recommend that you first make sure you have installed the correct version of OpenShot (64-bit vs 32-bit) for your version of Windows.įirst, we highly recommend you install any Windows Updates that are pending. OpenShot is compatible with Windows 7 and later versions earlier than 7 (e.g., Vista and XP) are not supported. This almost always indicates that a required DLL needed by OpenShot is missing. Some Windows users experience issues when launching OpenShot Video Editor, specifically an error dialog which contains the title, cx_Freeze: Python error in main script.