# Listary cannot start on Windows 11 26H2

**URL:** <https://discussion.listary.com/t/listary-cannot-start-on-windows-11-26h2/10340>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** fixed\
**Created:** [October 17, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/listary-cannot-start-on-windows-11-26h2/10340 "2026-10-17T12:49:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Diego\_F](https://discussion.listary.com/user_avatar/discussion.listary.com/diego_f/32/1999_2.png) [@Diego\_F](https://discussion.listary.com/u/Diego_F)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/listary-cannot-start-on-windows-11-26h2/10340/1 "2026-10-17T12:49:16Z")

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**Hi**

After installing the latest version of Listary (v7.1.0.43), Listary does not want to start. This error you see in the image has never happened to me before in a Listary installation. And this is happening after a clean install of Windows 11 26H2 build 26300.9711

I reinstalled Listary and restarted my PC, but this error still appears every time I start Listary.

 ![Screenshot 2026-10-17 072839](https://discussion.listary.com/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c5714997cd2fa0ffa0c96cf9ef3a6351885ac4e0.png)

What is the solution?

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**Author:** ![Diego\_F](https://discussion.listary.com/user_avatar/discussion.listary.com/diego_f/32/1999_2.png) [@Diego\_F](https://discussion.listary.com/u/Diego_F)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 1:20pm UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/listary-cannot-start-on-windows-11-26h2/10340/2 "2026-10-17T13:20:52Z")

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I found the solution. The problem is that Listary needs the latest version of the Visual C++ Redistributable to work. I had installed the latest version of the Visual C++ Redistributable included with Visual Studio Community, which is 14.52.37025.0. I had to uninstall that version and install the latest version of the Visual C++ Redistributable downloaded from Microsoft’s official website, which is 14.51.36247.0, and with this version, Listary now starts up.

I hope Listary will be compatible with version 14.52 of Visual C++ in the future.

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**Author:** ![xinyi](https://discussion.listary.com/user_avatar/discussion.listary.com/xinyi/32/4673_2.png) [@xinyi](https://discussion.listary.com/u/xinyi)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 9:58am UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/listary-cannot-start-on-windows-11-26h2/10340/3 "2026-10-19T09:58:01Z")

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Thanks for tracking this down and sharing the fix. Starting with 7.1.0.45, Listary no longer needs the Visual C++ runtime at all, so the runtime version on your PC doesn’t matter anymore. You can update from Options \> About \> Check for Updates.

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**Author:** ![Diego\_F](https://discussion.listary.com/user_avatar/discussion.listary.com/diego_f/32/1999_2.png) [@Diego\_F](https://discussion.listary.com/u/Diego_F)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 11:32am UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/listary-cannot-start-on-windows-11-26h2/10340/4 "2026-10-19T11:32:44Z")

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Wow. Thanks for your reply, Xinyi. That’s good news. 😀