wbload.dll error using the software ReWASD

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Hey there.

I recently switched to Windows 11 and since then ReWASD (a software for reconfiguring game controllers) causes a windows error about the file wbload.dll. I reinstalled both Windows Blinds and rewasd already, I also excluded every exe from rewasd in Blinds but the error still happens. First I thought it was an error from rewasd but then I saw that wbload.dll belongs to Windows Blinds.

This did not happen in Windows 10. Both, still though both Windows Blinds and rewasd seem to work as intended, rewasd is not skinned so the exclusion seemed to work.

"rwsdcompiler.exe - Invalid Image

C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbload.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error. Install the program again using the original installation media, or contact your system administrator or software vendor for support. Error status 0xc0000428."

This error message from Windows indicates that the file "wbload.dll" in the directory "C:\WINDOWS\system32\" might not be compatible with Windows or contains an issue. It suggests reinstalling the program using the original installation media or reaching out to the system administrator or software vendor for assistance. The error status code is 0xc0000428.

If you're encountering this issue on your computer, I can help you troubleshoot it. Let me know how you'd like to proceed!"


this exe shown in the title is also in the exclude list. Since everything is still working I could ignore this but an error message at every start up (and change of my profile setting in rewasd) is still quite annoying. Any ideas what I can try?

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

One possibility is the app is set to block third party DLLs loading into process and has mistakenly set the process to show error prompts when this happens.

Microsoft themselves did this once with some of their apps but fixed it eventually.

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I use ReWSAD and have had no issues with windows 10/windowblinds11 affecting its use.

By switching to windows 11 do you mean fresh install of windows 11 or you upgraded from windows 10 to 11. If you did the second option, there is a chance the upgrade broke your install of ReWSAD and you might just need to reinstall it. I also used it fine under windows 11 before I had downgraded back to windows 10.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

I upgraded.
I did already reinstall both ReWASD and Windows Blinds. What I dont understand is, I excluded every single EXE from Rewasd in Windows Blinds. Shouldnt that fix such issues?

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Is this release windows 11 or is it an insider preview?

Also, maybe it would best ask the ReWSAD support as well since it seems to be something to do with rwsdcompiler.exe?

Quoting Zimond, reply 3

0xc0000428

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

I too am having the same issue. It just started occurring this morning. I'll try to see what changed overnight. Only thing I know of directly is that I just rebooted my laptop this morning and that popped up shortly after the startup jaunt.