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Summary
External component has thrown an exception. DEP feature being enabled causes the issue. Disabling DEP resolves the issue.
Error
While adding attachment in QC, it throws an error as follows:
External component has thrown an exception.
Cause
This error is caused by the security feature DEP (Data Execution Prevention). If DEP is enabled, then it throws the above error.
Fix
To resolve the issue, one needs to disable DEP. It can be done as follows:
1) Logon to the client system as an admin user.
2) Open a command prompt and type the following:
bcdedit /set {current} nx AlwaysOff
A message saying "the operation completed successfully" appears
3) Shutdown (Power-off the client machine)
4) Once completely shut down, start the system
NOTE: The machine should be shut down (completely turned off), then started back up, a restart will not invoke the change to DEP.