2024-01-06 07:22 PM
Hi, I'm encountering the "Bad image error" after having installed Archicad 27 on my laptop, running on Windows 11. I have an educational license.
When I try to run Archicad, first, I get the Bad Image error, with a message suggesting that one of the wibu-tls files in not designed to run on Windows or contains an error (error status is 0xc0e90002).
Then when I press OK, I get the second message- "TLS initialization failed", saying that my organization used Device Guard to block this app.
Well, I've spent good 5 hours trying to disable the Device Guard. That didn't help. Re-installing Archicad is not a solution either.
Any ideas?
Operating system used: Windows 11
2024-03-02 05:11 PM
Hi I have excactly the same Problem. Did you find any solution?
2026-02-03
04:08 AM
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2026-02-03
01:43 PM
by
Laszlo Nagy
I also have the exact same issue with education version.
It shows this message:
Then after I press ok or exit, this message:
It then loads the Start Archicad 27 program, but when I select a file and open it, Start Archicad 27 closes (like normal (I think it's supposed to do that)) and then nothing happens, not even a crash report message.
Disabling firewall doesn't seem to work.
Does anyone have a solution yet?
Might try re-installing next.
2026-02-03 05:36 AM
I have re-installed it.
This did not fix it.
It does come up with a notification with the error message which sends me to this website:
Smart App Control Has Blocked Part of This App - Microsoft Support
This suggests that it might maybe possibly be Smart App Control that is the issue.
It looks like Smart App Control can be turned off in Windows Security>App & browser control>Smart App Control settings
but it says that "If Smart App Control is off it can't be turned on without reinstalling Windows." so I am reluctant to turn it off at this stage.
2026-02-03 06:12 AM
I've ran an sfc/scannow command in Command Prompt.
This did not work (though it did find corrupted files)
2026-02-03 06:24 AM
Smart App Control seems to be a problem with Windows 11.
See this thread...
https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Installation-update/Windows-11-Issues/m-p/690105
Look at solution 3 in Francois' post, but of course try this at your own risk.
If I ever have this problem I think I would just turn it off and not worry about turning it back on.
Barry.