Are you having problems with ‘api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll is missing’ error on Windows? If yes, then there is nothing to worry about as this error mostly occurs whenever you try to open a program or file in Windows and get this error message. “The program can’t start because api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll is missing from your computer. Please try reinstalling the program to fix this problem.”
The good thing is that there is nothing to worry about as there are several ways to fix this error easily. Then let’s get started.
Reasons why api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll is missing
The main reason why the ‘api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll’ file has disappeared is because it is included in Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015. The error arises when your device does not have this software or the software that is already installed is missing, corrupted or incompatible.
Here are the solutions that you can try to fix when you are facing this error:
There are two ways to install the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015:
Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 is available in Windows Update KB2999226, so you can get it as follows:
- In the Windows search box, type ‘Update’ and then in the search results click ‘Check for updates’ for Windows 10 and ‘Windows Update’ for Windows 7.
- Then click ‘Check for updates’. You can also see all available updates in a list, click ‘Download’ to install them on your Windows.
- After the updates have been installed, restart your computer and make sure that you have installed all the necessary updates.
- Now open the program you were trying to open earlier and then see if you get the same error.
If the above did not work for you, you can download the software from the official Microsoft website as follows:
- Go to the official Microsoft website: https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=48145
- Click ‘Download’ after selecting the language
- Next, select your device where you are facing the error if it is x64 or x86 (x32) and then click ‘Next’.
- The download will begin and when it is finished, double click on the file and then follow the instructions to complete the installation.
- Now, try to open the program and see if api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll is missing or not.
If you have already downloaded and installed api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll and it still shows an error, you need to repair or replace your copy of the file.
This is how you can try to repair the pre-installed Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015:
- Go to ‘Control Panel’ from the Start menu
- Then click on ‘Programs and Features’
- Search for Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable and then click ‘Change’.
- After that, click on ‘Repair’ option and then click on ‘Yes’ when prompted.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the repair process.
If none of the above methods work for you, copy the missing file to your device from another PC. So you don’t need to download api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll, just copy the file as follows:
- Open the search box of your device and then type ‘System Information’ there. This will help you to know your Windows system type.
- Now, press the Windows key and E together to open File Explorer.
- There, in the search box, type C:WindowsSystem32, and then again in your search box, type api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll; press Enter.
- If you found the file api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll, copy and paste it to the same location where you copied the file on the computer you are having problems with.
This is how you can deal with the api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll file missing error on Windows.
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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
