Yoga 3 Pro lmcfrundll​.exe Run Problem, how to fix?

Question

While Lenovo is in the process of developing a solution, an official work-around to the automatic update delivered on February 7th to Yoga 3 Pro laptops bas been released to address the following errors:
lmcfrundll.exe application error       unable to start correctly (0xc000007b)
problem starting c:\program files\lenovo\communications utility\libstartstub.dll      specified module could not be found
Please note this is a work-around, not the final solution.
It is intended for Yoga 3 Pro systems running Win 8.1 on Lenovo Settings Dependency Package version 2.3.1.30 only.
The readme file and work-around can be obtained here:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B0Wzd6g3yn​HwfmpTQmhxOHBUSGRSN05tejU1cU1hT1hDN3ZEN1MzUlR4LWRO​...
Thank you,
2/20/15 EDIT: Tagging this temp fix as a solution so it can be found by others joining the conversation. I will tag the permanant fix when it becomes available. Amy_Lenovo
Amy Tupper
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Answer 1

I have a Yoga 3 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64.
There are errors in the Event Viewer related to the problems of LMCSTART1, LMCSTART2, LMCSTART3, which I will cut and paste below. These are there because they are failing to load as the error message on the pop-up window states.
As for the libstartstub.dll "specified module could not be found", there were not errors or warnings in the Event Viewer related to this, but I have noticed that if I disable LENOVO.TPKNRRES from running (via OneKey Optimizer), that particular error doesn't come up.
Here are the errors now from Event Viewer:
Event ID 1005 (same error listed 3 times as an Application error, with a different RecordID listed below)
Windows cannot access the file  for one of the following reasons: there is a problem with the network connection, the disk that the file is stored on, or the storage drivers installed on this computer; or the disk is missing. Windows closed the program Lenovo® Multimedia and Communications Framework Custom Rundll because of this error.
Program: Lenovo® Multimedia and Communications Framework Custom Rundll
File:
The error value is listed in the Additional Data section.
User Action
1. Open the file again. This situation might be a temporary problem that corrects itself when the program runs again.
2. If the file still cannot be accessed and
    - It is on the network, your network administrator should verify that there is not a problem with the network and that the server can be contacted.
    - It is on a removable disk, for example, a floppy disk or CD-ROM, verify that the disk is fully inserted into the computer.
3. Check and repair the file system by running CHKDSK. To run CHKDSK, click Start, click Run, type CMD, and then click OK. At the command prompt, type CHKDSK /F, and then press ENTER.
4. If the problem persists, restore the file from a backup copy.
5. Determine whether other files on the same disk can be opened. If not, the disk might be damaged. If it is a hard disk, contact your administrator or computer hardware vendor for further assistance.
Additional Data
Error value: 00000000
Disk type: 0
- System
  - Provider
   [ Name]  Application Error
  - EventID 1005
   [ Qualifiers]  49152
   Level 2
   Task 100
   Keywords 0x80000000000000
   EventRecordID for the three different times: 13645 - 13648 -  13651
- EventData
   Lenovo® Multimedia and Communications Framework Custom Rundll
   00000000
 Faulting application name: lmcfrundll.exe, version: 5.0.9.73, time stamp: 0x54ab2d05
Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 6.3.9600.17476, time stamp: 0x54516af9
Exception code: 0xc000007b
Fault offset: 0x000a36e5
Faulting process id: 0x644
Faulting application start time: 0x01d04337a63a774e
Faulting application path: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\lmcfrundll.exe
Faulting module path: C:\windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
Report Id: 33af5abb-af2b-11e4-8287-f87dd6bcf066
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:
- System
  - Provider
   [ Name]  Application Error
  - EventID 1000
   [ Qualifiers]  0
   Level 2
   Task 100
   Keywords 0x80000000000000
  - TimeCreated
   [ SystemTime]  2015-02-08T00:41:22.000000000Z
   EventRecordID 13650
   Channel Application
   Security
- EventData
   lmcfrundll.exe
   5.0.9.73
   54ab2d05
   ntdll.dll
   6.3.9600.17476
   54516af9
   c000007b
   000a36e5
   644
   01d04337a63a774e
   C:\Windows\SysWOW64\lmcfrundll.exe
   C:\windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
   33af5abb-af2b-11e4-8287-f87dd6bcf066 
 Faulting application name: lmcfrundll.exe, version: 5.0.9.73, time stamp: 0x54ab2d05
Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 6.3.9600.17476, time stamp: 0x54516af9
Exception code: 0xc000007b
Fault offset: 0x000a36e5
Faulting process id: 0x15e4
Faulting application start time: 0x01d04337a609bbd0
Faulting application path: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\lmcfrundll.exe
Faulting module path: C:\windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
Report Id: 33170cdc-af2b-11e4-8287-f87dd6bcf066
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:
- System
  - Provider
   [ Name]  Application Error
  - EventID 1000
   [ Qualifiers]  0
   Level 2
   Task 100
   Keywords 0x80000000000000
  - TimeCreated
   [ SystemTime]  2015-02-08T00:41:21.000000000Z
   EventRecordID 13647
   Channel Application
   Security
- EventData
   lmcfrundll.exe
   5.0.9.73
   54ab2d05
   ntdll.dll
   6.3.9600.17476
   54516af9
   c000007b
   000a36e5
   15e4
   01d04337a609bbd0
   C:\Windows\SysWOW64\lmcfrundll.exe
   C:\windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
   33170cdc-af2b-11e4-8287-f87dd6bcf066 
 Faulting application name: lmcfrundll.exe, version: 5.0.9.73, time stamp: 0x54ab2d05
Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 6.3.9600.17476, time stamp: 0x54516af9
Exception code: 0xc000007b
Fault offset: 0x000a36e5
Faulting process id: 0xb74
Faulting application start time: 0x01d04337a5c87954
Faulting application path: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\lmcfrundll.exe
Faulting module path: C:\windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
Report Id: 32206a90-af2b-11e4-8287-f87dd6bcf066
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID: 
- System
  - Provider
   [ Name]  Application Error
  - EventID 1000
   [ Qualifiers]  0
   Level 2
   Task 100
   Keywords 0x80000000000000
  - TimeCreated
   [ SystemTime]  2015-02-08T00:41:19.000000000Z
   EventRecordID 13644
   Channel Application
   Security
- EventData
   lmcfrundll.exe
   5.0.9.73
   54ab2d05
   ntdll.dll
   6.3.9600.17476
   54516af9
   c000007b
   000a36e5
   b74
   01d04337a5c87954
   C:\Windows\SysWOW64\lmcfrundll.exe
   C:\windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
   32206a90-af2b-11e4-8287-f87dd6bcf066