"MSVCP140.dll is missing from your computer"

Question

Hello,

I am trying to run a program but this message pops up every time I run it.

I have tried reinstalling Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 twice and after that I even downloaded the .dll file separately (from a legitimate website). After trying all that it still doesn't work.

I don't understand what the message says since I can see the file is perfectly installed in the System 32 directory.

(the screenshot is in Spanish but, well, it says the same thing as in the question's title)

Answer 1

Hi,

I am Sumit here to assist you with this question.

Let us try uninstalling the VC++ 2015 first, restart the computer, install the VC++ 2015, 2017 and 2019 redistributable.

Go to Settings>Apps.

Look for Visual C++ redistributable.

Uninstall each one of them one by one.

Restart your computer.

Then download the combined package from here according to the architecture, restart the PC and then try again. Remove the DLL file too which you have put manually.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/the-l...

Keep us posted.

Answer 2

I uninstalled, restarted and installed it again but it doesn't work yet. Here is a screenshot of the .dll files:

Is it normal that there are 3 msvcp140.dll files?

Answer 3

Yes, that is normal.

In the search,

type cmd, right-click it and choose run as administrator.

Execute:

regsvr32 MSVCP140.dll