On the other hand, the program or the application you are trying to run may simply be incompatible with your operating system. There are other things to it as well so make sure you follow the instructions below in order to try out all possible scenarios.
Solution 1: Check to See if Your Computer Has Been Infected
This solution is number one on your list because it’s the most dangerous cause to the issue which should be taken care off as soon as possible. There are many ways in which this error can be manifested. Sometimes users receive continuous pop-ups saying: The program or feature (name or location of the file) cannot start or run due to incompatibility with 64-bit versions of Windows. Please contact the software vendor to ask if a 64-bit Windows compatible version is available. If the location of the file appears suspicious such as C » Windows or C » Windows » System32, you should proceed with troubleshooting immediately. Even if the location appears normal but you don’t remember installing or downloading anything similar, you should still scan your computer immediately by following the steps below: The best bet is to get rid of malicious software by using Malwarebytes Anti-Malware which is a great antivirus tool with a free trial version. Fortunately, you won’t need the program after you solve this issue so make sure you download the free version from here.
Note: You should also use other tools if you can surely tell the type of malware you have on your PC (ransomware, junkware, etc.) since one tool won’t register all types of malicious apps. If all of them produce nothing, follow the steps below:
The reason you are unable to get rid of the virus simply by deleting it is that a script is also being run in the background which executes every time you boot your computer. Hopefully, the error should be solved now. Since the error message appeared in the first place, it appears that the virus was developed for a different PC architecture and it probably wasn’t able to infect your PC.
Solution 2: Error Occurring with an Important System File
If this error appears with a legit system file (which you can check by googling the file’s name and location), it may be the problem of a corrupt system file which will also (in most cases) prevent your PC from booting properly at all. Since SFC will usually fail to solve the problem properly, you may need to copy the corrupt file manually. There are several things you will need before proceeding with this method:
The bootable DVD or USB drive of your operating system (usually the DVD you used to install the OS in the first place). If you are using Windows 10, you can even create it yourself which will be explained below.Another flash drive containing a working system file at the root folder (not located in any other subfolder).
If you are a Windows 10 user, you can easily create a bootable recovery DVD or USB by following the steps below:
In order to acquire the corrupt system file, you can either copy it from a working PC using the flash drive or you can download it from here. In either case, note that you will need to acquire the version for the same operating system with the same architecture. For the sake of simplicity, let’s say that the name of the file is BrokenFile.exe and that it’s located in C » Windows » System32. This may differ so make sure you adjust your process accordingly by replacing the real file name and its real location while troubleshooting the problem. WINDOWS XP, VISTA, 7: Windows Setup windows should open prompting you to enter the language and time and date settings. Enter them and choose the Repair your computer option at the bottom after proceeding. Keep the first radio button checked when prompted with Use recovery tools or Restore your computer and click on Next. Choose Command Prompt when presented with the Choose a recovery tool screen. WINDOWS 8, 8.1, 10: You will see a Choose your keyboard layout screen so choose your preferred one. The Choose an option screen will appear so click on Troubleshoot » Advanced Options » Command Prompt.
C:\Windows\System32> del LogonUI.exe F:> copy LogonUI.exe C:\Windows\System32
Solution 3: Receiving the Error with a Regular Program
This cause is probably the mildest one since you are able to boot into your operating system and work normally but something just prevents you from running a certain program normally. If the error occurs while trying to run a program, it’s quite possible that one of its file has gotten corrupted and it’s safe to say that the only solution is to reinstall it.
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