Why Missing DLL Files & How to Fix Missing DLL Files?

The article is to show you the different causes of missing DLL files and introduce some useful ways to fix missing DLL files errors easily.

“This application failed to start, an important component .dll is missing. Reinstalling the application may fix the error.”, ” The .dll file is missing.”, or “.dll file not found.” Have you ever meet such messages about missing DLL files when you are using your computer?

Missing DLL files errors, is a common problems on the computer which may make the system stumbled, when it occurs, it usually pops up error messages just like “Missing dll files”. There are some solutions like reinstalling your Windows to avoid such the error message, but it may usually come up every time you restart your computer. How can we fix such annoying problems?

But you may ask that what cause the missing DLL files error? The missing of some DLL files may be the reason when “missing or not found DLL errors” occurs. The reasons for DLL error may be various, but the main reasons are as follows：
1. Overwriting DLL file

A recently software installation may accidently overwrite a current DLL file with an incompatible or invalid DLL file.
2. Malware Infection

Some malware may delete or damage the existing DLL files that can cause the problem.
3. DLL file is corrupted or crashed
4. Hardware Malfunction

Malfunctioning hardware such as a bad hard disk drive may damage the data on the drive, which can also cause the .dll file error.
5. Corrupted DLL entries in the Windows registry

However, what can we do when we come across the DLL error? The solutions are as follows:

• 1. For the missing DLL file lost or damaged by virus, the first step is to remove the virus with reputed antivirus tool.


• 2. For the missing DLL file lost due to deleting. Download a new copy from a reliable DLL online directory if the missing DLL file is a non-Windows file, but the website should be safe. You can also reinstall the software to restore missing or damaged program files with their former version. However, some DLL files which shared by other programs may be removed when you do an uninstall, so you’d better do a registry scans to make sure the DLL error is not caused by an incorrect DLL entry in the registry.


• 3. For the missing DLL files due to corrupt registry entry, the best way to fix it is to use registry cleaner to scan the corrupted registry entry and fix the error. But if there are too many registry errors, it is really difficult for you to fix them by yourself, then you can use some professional tool to fix the problems. IObit Advanced SystemCare can be your best choice.

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Why Missing DLL Files & How to Fix Missing DLL Files?