Right click on the SOLIDWORKS shortcut and pick Properties. Here are the steps to fix the error: “Failed to initialize Visual Basic for Apps, equations and macros will not work.
Fortunately, we can easily fix the issue by unchecking a checkbox in the program’s properties. In fact, changing this setting without you even knowing about it can break your SOLIDWORKS. As usual, automatic things are not always best, and have unintended consequences. The main reason the SOLIDWORKS error is being seen is because, in most cases, Windows update KB4048955 changed a setting automatically.
SOLIDWORKS won’t start up and it sounds like you may need a new computer.ĭon’t worry! This is not that big of a deal. Are you low on disc space?” when they launch SOLIDWORKS. But when Windows does update KB4048955, some of our customers are seeing the error: “Failed to initialize Visual Basic for Apps, equations and macros will not work. So, Microsoft’s solution is to have the Compatibility Mode option automatically.
Some older programs have trouble running on the latest version of Windows.
