WampServer Apache httpd.exe application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000142) after Windows 10 Creators Update (1703))

Question

The Windows 10 Creators update seems to have hosed Apache's httpd service, which now errors when I first start the WampServer.

The official form confirms this suspicion.

WampServer version 3.0.6.

However, none of the suggested solutions on the forum worked, as of the time of this post. Thus, I've opened this question so that us community members can work to find a solution here.

Note that downgrading Windows is not a viable solution here.

Answer 1

Update: looks like the 3.0.8 patch resolves the issues with WampServer 3.0.6 and the Windows 10 Creators Update.

It's not well publicized on the website, (you need to click the SourceForge link on the website and navigate the folder structure to find it.) Direct link to the update here:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/wampserver/files/WampServer%203/WampServer%203.0.0/Updates/wampserver3_x86_x64_update3.0.9.exe/download

Update: looks like 3.0.8 has been pulled as 3.0.9 just came out; here's the link to 3.0.9: https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/wampserver/WampServer%203/WampServer%203.0.0/Updates/wampserver3_x86_x64_update3.0.9.exe?r=https%3A%2F%2Fsourceforge.net%2Fprojects%2Fwampserver%2Ffiles%2FWampServer%25203%2FWampServer%25203.0.0%2FUpdates%2F&ts=1498418727&use_mirror=pilotfiber