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'MSVCP140.dll was not found' and a city builder refuses to even start

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  1. Dario
    @dtanaka_20

    Everything worked fine until on my new laptop. Now a city builder and a couple of other games just throw this at me:

    the code execution cannot proceed because MSVCP140.dll was not found. reinstalling the game did nothing. i feel like Im missing smth realy basic here.

    I also tried restarting, running the game as administrator and chekcing teh antivirus quarantine 馃槀 nothing was blocked. the error message is exactly the same every time I try. what am i doing wrong??

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  2. Tess B.
    @tess.brandt

    uhh are u on 64-bit Windows, and did u install both the x64 and x86 redistributables? ??

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  3. Dario
    @dtanaka_20
    in reply to @tess.brandt

    yeah so yes, i ran a registry cleaner right before this started on my new laptop. Lesson learned, i guess.

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  4. Kai G.
    @kai.gill32

    lol same thing happened to me for me it was the antivirus. swapped it and boom, fixed. told my boss it would take 10 minutes. its been a whole week

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  5. Sana
    @cronsmith-1if

    page 1 lets gooo

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  6. Priya G.
    @regexfox-3rd

    That DLL is part of the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable. Install teh latest Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable, both the x64 and teh x86 versions, from Microsoft's official site. Many games are 64-bit but their launchers or helper tools are 32-bit. fingers crossed 馃

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  7. Lina S.
    @linas164
    in reply to @regexfox-3rd

    Check the game's own install folder for a _CommonRedist or Redist folder. Many games ship teh exact redistributable they need there. Run the vc_redist.x64.exe from inside it.

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  8. Priya G.
    @regexfox-3rd

    guys pls help told my boss it would take 10 minutes, its been all weekend any ideas??

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  9. Yuki Yilmaz
    @yukiy286
    in reply to @regexfox-3rd

    yeahhh if repair fails, run sfc /scannow and then DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth from an elevated terminal. Registry cleaners in particular can break the redistributable registrations. worked for me anyway 馃し

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  10. Kai G.
    @kai.gill32
    in reply to @yukiy286

    oh ive been there lol dont download single DLLs from third-party sites, youll get a file that may be teh wrong version or architecture, and at worst its malware.. :D the redistributable installs teh correct, signed version system-wide.

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  11. Emeka N.
    @emeka.nolan

    If the redistributable is already installed, open Settings > Apps > Installed apps, find Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable, choose Modify and then Repair. Do it for both x64 and x86. worked for me anyway 馃し

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  12. Lina S.
    @linas164

    wait wait does this also apply to launch?

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  13. Anika S.
    @anikas59

    wait what instead of hunting individual installers, reinstalling the game through its launcher with install prerequisites checked often handles all of this automatically. just my 2 cents

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