After installing Windows hotpatch KB5087424, splwow64.exe application error occurs when LS agent calls Excel via COM

A scheduled LotusScript agent executing a COM object to call Microsoft Excel fails to complete its workflow. During execution, following error appears on the server:

“The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000142). Click OK to close the application”.

This issue begins occurring immediately after installing Microsoft Windows Update KB5087424 (May 12, 2026 - Hotpatch) on Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition, and restarting Domino and Windows server.

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