The program cannot start because MSVCP140.dll is missing from the computer. Try reinstalling the program to correct this error.

What is MSVCP140.dll?

This file is a library that is part of the Visual C ++ Redistributable set of components, regardless of the version of the year you download it. This file does a series of procedures, functions that make Windows work properly. And the absence of this library in Windows can cause some programs to stop working.

What errors can occur due to lack of this file?

The program cannot start because MSVCP140.dll is missing from the computer. Try reinstalling the program to correct this error.

Msvcp140.dll is missing.

Error loading msvcp140.dll

Failed to run msvcp140.dll

Msvcp140.dll was not found

Msvcp140.dll could not be found.

Access Violation to msvcp140.dll

Procedure entry point msvcp140.dll error

Msvcp140.dll not found

Can not register msvcp140.dll

These errors also happen by uninstalling the Microsoft Visual C ++ Resdistributable package.

How to fix this error?

Step number 1: Go to the official Microsoft website and download the Microsoft Visual C ++ Redistributable files.

You have to download the X86 version.

You also have to download the X64 version.

Download the 2 versions X86 and X64 and install them both.

After having installed the 2 versions, you have to close all the programs and restart the computer. To download the Microsoft Visual C ++ Redistributable versions just go to the Microsoft Windows home page. If the error continues, go to step 2.

Step number 2: Open the Windows command console.

Go to start type "CMD" and run as administrator, type the following command "sfc / scannow" without the quotes. What this command will do is examine all the files on the systems that are protected and will replace the damaged ones with the files stored in the cache. If any of the 2 steps above does not work try number 3.

Step number 3: This step is to reinstall the application that is giving the error.