A "xampp-control.ini" file that has become unreadable or locked.
If you have access to a debugger (like or OllyDbg ): A "xampp-control
| Symptom / context | Likely fix | |------------------|-------------| | Crash on start | Delete xampp-control.ini and restart | | Crash after stopping a service | Re-register MSVC runtimes (2015–2022) | | Crash on Windows 11 / 10 | Run in | | Crash with “access violation” + 0065xxxx | Try older XAMPP version (7.4.x or 8.0.x) | A "xampp-control