Since the pandemic has occurred everyone is staying at home. All the school, college, and offices work are taking place from home only. Therefore, computers have proved to be the lifesavers for all of us as work from home and studies are possible only through it. After all, the computer is also a machine, it also requires regular maintenance by clearing unnecessary files as some corrupted files can cause Error Code 0xc0000005 in Windows 10. This error has become a headache for Windows 10 users because every time they visit a software this error code is displayed.

Application Error i.e., 0xc0000005 error is most often caused by your computer not processing the files and settings that are required to run a particular program or installation. Although it shows an error when you try to use certain software, it has many different causes, such as incorrect RAM issues, errors with your computer files, and problems with your computer settings.

In this scenario, we recommend scanning for corrupted Windows system files. System File Checker (SFC) is a Windows tool that looks for corrupt Windows system files. If it finds any problems, it will try to replace the problematic system files with the cached version on your computer.

Following is the process for running SFC:

1. In the search box, type “Command Prompt”.
2. From the suggestions visible, select “Run as Administrator”.
3. In the command prompt type “sfc/scannow” command and then hit the “Enter” key.
4. The SFC will find corrupted files and will replace them automatically.

Restart your PC and see if the 0xc0000005 error still persists.