vcruntime140_1.dll was not found

john apple 36 Reputation points
2020-09-02T17:09:16.793+00:00

On my pc trying to play DeathStranding in epic games . I downloaded the game and when i hit launch i get this message.

The code excution cannot proceed because vcruntime140_1dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem.

please help

also im running on a HP Omen

Windows 10
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  1. Adam Gruder 1 Reputation point
    2021-11-30T14:55:15.57+00:00

    I got the vcruntime140_1.dll is missing error when trying to run a game I bought on Steam. I have Windows 10.

    I downloaded the VC runtime from the MS download center at the link above, but when I tried to install it, it said "Setup Failed" explaining that "Another version of the product is already installed..."

    And yet the vcruntime140_1.dll is missing error persists when I try to launch the application.

    I also tried going into Control Panel > Uninstall/Change Programs and using the "Repair" function on VC redistributable (x64) 14. No change.

    Any advice? I paid money for this game so this is incredibly frustrating.

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  2. Charles Nevill 1 Reputation point
    2022-01-16T22:55:52.927+00:00

    I ran into this as well, and what was missing in my case were the x64 redistributables for Visual Studio.

    You can download these here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170

    Note specifically the x64 redistributables were needed; the x86 redistributables do not seem to contain this DLL.

    The current name of the download file you need (see link above) is vc_redist.x64.exe.

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