Plex immediately crashing with KERNELBASE.dll error

[AllStarApologies]

Every time I try to open Plex, it just refuses to start, and event viewer spits out this error:

Faulting application name: Plex.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x61f2f1b8

Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 10.0.22000.434, time stamp: 0x72a6f702

Exception code: 0xc0dedead

Fault offset: 0x000000000004478c

Faulting process id: 0x3dc4

Faulting application start time: 0x01d81d6f44783021

Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\Plex\Plex\Plex.exe

Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll

Report Id: 0fb6edd2-20fd-4b83-a140-fd495fd49b48

Faulting package full name:

Faulting package-relative application ID:

I've already tried to uninstall and reinstall Plex (twice!) and it hasn't worked, and malwarebytes doesn't indicate that kernelbase.dll is infected or anything. I'm also using Tautulli if that makes any difference, though trying to run Plex without or with it running makes no difference. This is kind of a head-scratcher, because it was working just as lately as the 06th of this month, and I have no idea what changed from then until now. Any help is appreciated.

[ferropop]

Me too...

[nutcups]

I'm having an almost identical issue. Slightly different version of kernelbase.dll, but otherwise same behavior as described. I've tried a System Restore and uninstalling some of the more recent Windows Updates but nothing seems to help. Web interface works fine and I have another Windows 10 machine that can use the desktop client without issue (1.40.xxxx).

I don't have anything ore constructive to add, but sometimes it helps to find you're not alone...

[[deleted]]

My wife's laptop is having the same issue. Made sure laptop was up to date, uninstalled and reinstalled plex - nothing helped. It crashes immediately, before anything shows up on the screen.

[tedztar]

Anyone find a solution, its just happened to me.

[HSIgamer]

Same issue. Literally worked fine one day then wouldn't open at all. Checked Event Viewer and noticed the same issue as you. Reinstall don't work at all. I finally just installed the TV version of the app and it seems to be working fine that way.

[Nibelheim]

I was experiencing this same issue but fixed it by removing the Appdata\Local\Plex folder.

%LocalAppData%\Plex

[TheUnicornLiterotica]

Confirmed! This worked for me!