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Best Fix to api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll missing System
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By April Cai – Last Updated: 3 months ago  Common Errors   130 Comments

When you fail to open a program or a file on your Windows computer, and you’re seeing this
error: The program can’t start because  api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll is missing from your
computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem, it could be super frustrating. 

But there’s no need to panic. You’re not the only one. In this article, you’re relieved to know it’s
easy to fix. Read on and find how…

IMPORTANT: Do not download dll file from any dll download website! Not only the dll files
on them are not up-to-date, but also the source isn’t approved. And there are other reasons your
should not do that. But if you have already downloaded one, please remove it completely. 

Why is api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll missing?

The api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll file is including in Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable
for Visual Studio 2015. If there’s no this software, or your existing one is missing, incompatible
or corrupted, you could probably then encounter this problem. 

How do I fix the api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll missing

error?
Since the api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll file is including in the software, we can solve this
problem through (re)installing the software:
Note: If you already have Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Stadio 2015 on your computer,
follow the 3rd way to repair the software.

1. Install the software via Windows update

2. Download Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 from
Microsoft directly
3. Repair the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 on your computer
4. Copy the api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll file from your friends’s PC
5. Want us to fix the problem for you?

Way 1: Install the software via Windows Update

Microsoft has built Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 in Windows
Update KB2999226. So you can install it through Windows Update.

1. Type Update in the search box from Start. Then click Check for updates (Windows 10)
or Windows Update (Windows 7) from the result.
2. Click Check for updates .

3. Windows should then check for updates automatically.

If you use Windows 10, Microsoft will install the detected updates automatically;
 If you use Windows 7, click Install Updates.

4. Restart your computer. Then repeat the steps above again until no more updates are
available.

5. Open the same program or the file to see if successfully.  If you open the program
successfully, great! If the error still exists, don’t worry, there’s something else you could
try…

Way 2: Download Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 from
Microsoft directly 

You could choose to donwload the software directly from the official Microsoft website. Here’s
how you can do it:

1. Go to Microsoft Download website.
2. Click Download.

3. Select your system type x64 or x86(x32), then click Next.

NOTE: If you’re not sure what system type your Windows runs, check like these: type
system in the search box from the Start menu, then click System (Windows 10) or
System Information (Windows 7) from the result. You should then see your system type
on the pop-up window.

4. It should then start to download the file.

 5. When it’s done, double-click the downloaded .exe file and follow the on-screen
instructions to complete installation.

6. Open the same program or the file to see if successfully.  If you open the program
successfully, great! If the error still exists, don’t worry, move onto Way 3.

Way 3: Repair the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 on your
computer

If you already have the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 on your computer,
you can try to repair it to solve this problem.

Follow these steps:

1. Type control in the search box from the Start menu. Then click Control Panel.

2. Click Programs and Features under the Small icons pane.

3. Click Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable, then Change.

 4. Click Repair.

5. Click Yes when prompted by User Account Control and continue to follow the on-screen
instructions to complete the repair.

Way 4: Copy the api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll file from your friends’s PC

If unfortunately, all the previous methods fails to help, you can copy the api-ms-win-crt-runtime-
l1-1-0.dll file from a PC that runs the same Windows system as yours.

Part 1: Check your Windows system type and find a computer that runs the same system with
yours.

Here’s how you can check Windows type of a computer:

1. On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key to bring up the Search box.
2. Type system information and then select System Information from the result.
 3. You should then see the system type of the computer.

Part 2: Copy the api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll file from the working computer and then
paste it to the problem computer.
Here’s how you can find the dll file:

1. On the keyboard of the working computer, press the Windows logo key and E at the
same time to bring up the File Explorer. 
2. Go to C:\Windows\System32, then type api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll and
press Enter. If it shows no results, go to C:\Windows\SysWOW64 instead and search
api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll again.

3. Copy the api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll file if found and paste it into the same

location as where you copy the file in your problem computer.

Note: Keep in mid that not every computer with the same system type has the dll file you want
to restore, so this method is not always successful either.