✅ How to Fix DifxFrontend Failed Startup Error

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Varios usuarios se pusieron en contacto con nosotros para hacernos preguntas luego de recibir un error recurrente (en cada inicio): No se pudo detectar la operación: A! «DifxFrontend falló». Se supone que otros usuarios ven este error cuando intentan abrir una aplicación en particular (la mayoría de las veces Spotify). Y luego de abrir el archivo y ver el error, pueden utilizar la aplicación con normalidad. En la mayoría de los casos, la ventana emergente querrá abrir un archivo domesticado que muestre este mensaje de error. Aún cuando el problema es mucho más común en Windows 10, además ocurre en Windows 7 y Windows 8.1.

Perform a clean boot in Windows

To reboot into Windows 10, do the following.

1. Log in to your computer as an administrator.
2. Click Start, then type msconfig.
3. Select System Settings in the search results.
4. On the Services tab of the System Settings dialog box, select the Hide all Microsoft services check box, and then tap or click Disable all.
5. On the Home tab of the System Settings dialog box, tap or click Open Task Manager.
6. On the Startup tab of Task Manager, select the item for each startup item and click Disable.
7. Close Task Manager.
8. On the Startup tab of the System Configuration dialog box, tap or click OK, and then restart your computer. Once the computer reboots into a clean boot environment, you can follow the troubleshooting steps to install, uninstall, or run your application. Your computer may temporarily lose some functions while in a clean boot environment. However, this feature returns when you restart the computer to restart it regularly after completing troubleshooting.

Manage corrupt InstallShield installation

Resulta que este mensaje de error además puede ocurrir si su instalación de InstallShield está incompleta o se ve afectada por la corrupción del archivo. InstallShield utiliza DIFx (Driver Install Framework) para instalar drivers and newer versions of InstallShield and add them to the Device Driver Wizard.

In some circumstances, however, InstallShield may abuse your system resources by constantly trying to complete installations. This behavior may be visible in Task Manager: If you see one or more applications named after your first Windows account, it is a bad instance of InstallShield.

If this scenario applies, you should be able to fix the problem by calling Task Manager, determining the location of the application, and removing it completely. This operation has been confirmed by several users who have difficulties solving the Not detected problem: A! “DifxFrontend has failed! Mistake.

Running a virus scan

To scan your computer with Windows Defender, follow these six steps.

1. Select the Start Menu button.
2. In the Search programs and files text box, type Windows Defender.
3. Select Windows Defender.
4. You may be prompted to check for updates. If so, click Check for updates now.
5. To scan your computer, click Scan.
6. Windows Defender scans your computer and warns you if it detects malicious activity.

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