VCRUNTIME140.dll is missing

[BrandiE]

Most of the program can't start because it says VCRUNTIME140.dll is missing from your computer.
Should I just download this file from https://dlldownloads.com/vcruntime140-dll/ and copy it to the installation folder of the application?

Or should I just format my PC ?

[MikeyBoy]

Are you talking about programs you've installed, or programs you've written?

If the former, then the installer should also have included any run-time DLL's the program depends on.

If the latter, then I'd suggest you probably haven't configured your development environment properly so that it can find the DLL.

Have you confirmed that VCRUNTIME140.dll is, in fact, not on your PC?

[Computergeek01]

It's time to nuke your system. That's a core DLL in System32 and based on what DLL Export viewer spits out, there is no way that you can run much without it. Nothing dynamically linked to this version of it anyway. If you're the kind of person to seriously consider grabbing this from the internet then you've probably been rooted.

[helios]

Nah, it depends on the Windows version. 14.0 is MSVC 2015. Windows 7, for example, came out in 2009, so it's perfectly possible for such an installation to not have that runtime version.

[Jaybob66]

looks like you need to install the "Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015" which includes all of the 1.40 runtime.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-GB/download/details.aspx?id=48145

[E0p9LyTq]

That's a core DLL in System32

No, it isn't Windows core. Windows 10 fresh install sure doesn't have VCRUNTIME140.dll default installed.

I install some software, 3rd party and MS that require it, and the installer(s) add it as needed.