Error Code: 126 when trying to start plutonium. Had this problem randomly for 2 years
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I would honestly load a new version of windows and not download any software that did not come with it
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I would honestly load a new version of windows and not download any software that did not come with it
@HonDipo I just recently upgraded to windows 11 when getting a new motherboard. I had this problem with windows 10 as well. I can try I just don't see how that can be my problem
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I Have an old 2012 HP z420 workstation it runs plutonium with no issues. I highly suggest getting the official bo2 game key from steam and that should solve any issues
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I Have an old 2012 HP z420 workstation it runs plutonium with no issues. I highly suggest getting the official bo2 game key from steam and that should solve any issues
@HonDipo I have BO2 officialy from steam. It's okay I've come to the realization that after 2 years of having this problem that I cannot be helped. I have not ever seen 1 other person complain about this issue and nobody knows how to fix it
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Error Code 126 usually means Windows can’t load a required DLL.
Common things to check:
Install / repair Visual C++ Redistributables 2015–2022 (both x86 and x64)
Install DirectX End-User Runtime (June 2010)
Check antivirus / Windows Defender quarantine and whitelist the entire Plutonium folder
Make sure the game files are fully extracted and not missing any DLLs
Avoid long or weird install paths (use something like C:\Games\Plutonium)
Run Plutonium as administrator
If it still fails, the error message sometimes mentions a specific DLL — that usually points directly to what dependency is missing. Knowing which game (BO2, MW3, etc.) and Windows version also helps narrow it down.
Hopefully one of these fixes it.
