The “entry point not found” may be caused by corrupt system files. Fix 2: Repair System Files with SFC and DISM Step 5: When we get a confirmation window, make sure we have saved everything and then click the OK button to continue. This will restart our device, so please save everything we’re doing in advance. Step 4: Choose the Full Scan option and click the Scan now button. Step 3: In the pop-up window, click Scan options.

Step 2: Go to Update & Security > Windows Security, and then choose Virus & threat protection from the right pane. Step 1: Press Windows + I to open Windows Settings. Here are the steps of scanning our computer via Windows Defender.

Both third-party antivirus and Windows built-in utility – Windows Defender can do that. In this case, we need to scan our computer for malware. If we receive the”entry point not found” error, it means that our computer has been infected by malware. Therefore, if we receive the “entry point not found” error message, it means that our operating system cannot access the program and we cannot run it. The operating system on our computer needs to pass control to the program’s entry point to execute the program.

In computer programming, the first instruction of the program needs to be executed through the entry point, through which the program can access the command line parameters.