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How to Resolve The program can't start because VCRUNTIME140.dll is missing from your computer

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VCRUNTIME140.dll is Missing

Tried to run some program in Windows Server 2016, but it failed with some error message like this:

System Error - The program can't start because VCRUNTIME140.dll is missing from your computer

System Error - The program can't start because VCRUNTIME140.dll is missing from your computer

The error message in text is:

The program can't start because VCRUNTIME140.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem.

Which means, you should reinstall VCRUNTIME140.dll (Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable Update 3 RC) to make your program executable. Next, let's download it from Microsoft official site.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=52685

The actual filename would be: vc_redist.x64.exe. We double-click on the file to initiate the process.

Click "Install" to proceed.

Start Installing Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable

Start Installing Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable

Finish Installing Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable

Finish Installing Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable

Done!

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