The key detail here is that the error points to a (Dynamic Link Library) – often vcruntime140.dll , msvcp140.dll , api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll , or SynCOM.dll – not necessarily synaptics.exe itself.
Follow these solutions in order. Start with the simplest (System File Checker) and escalate to more advanced fixes. synaptics.exe bad image windows 7
Redistributables) may be damaged due to a failed update or improper shutdown. The key detail here is that the error