MS.Win32.Penimc.UnsafeNativeMethods Visual Studio 2015 and Sql Server Management Studio 2012

Question

I am getting the following error after patch KB3186497 was installed on my machine.

Answer 1

Microsoft Forums

This worked for me:

Visual Studio 2015

1. Find the devenv.exe.config file. It is located in the folder <VS Install Location>\Common7\IDE.
2. Copy devenv.exe.config to a non-protected folder, for example your Documents folder, and then create a backup copy of devenv.exe.config.
3. Open devenv.exe.config, and modify the <AppContextSwitchOverrides> element to add Switch.System.Windows.Input.Stylus.DisableStylusAndTouchSupport=true

SSMS 2012

1. Find the Ssms.exe.config file. It is located in the folder <SSMS Install Location>\Tools\Binn\ManagementStudio\.
2. Copy Ssms.exe.config to a non-protected folder, for example your Documents folder, and then create a backup copy of Ssms.exe.config.
3. Open Ssms.exe.config, and add the element <AppContextSwitchOverrides value="Switch.System.Windows.Input.Stylus.DisableStylusAndTouchSupport=true" /> above the element <assemblyBinding> in <runtime>

Answer 2

I faced a similar issue and the culprit was Microsoft .Net 4.7 Framework. I had to uninstall 4.7 and then installed 4.6 version. Now it works fine.