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Ready or Not won't launch – XINPUT1_3.dll "Bad Image" error 0xc000012f
I'm stuck on this one. Ready or Not crashes on launch with the error: "XINPUT1_3.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or contains an error – status 0xc000012f." I've tried just about everythi...
Disable Core Isolation / Memory Integrity
Go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Security > Device Security > Core Isolation, and turn Memory Integrity OFF, then restart.
This feature (HVCI) is the single most common cause of STATUS_INVALID_IMAGE_HASH errors, since it strictly enforces driver/DLL signing and blocks anything that's been patched, hooked, or isn't properly signed — which includes many controller-related DLLs. Test the game right after restarting.