Windows is the most widely used operating system today, but it is not for this reason that certain errors can occur. One of the most common that we can find on our computer is “The program cannot start because MSVCR110.dll is missing from the computer” when executing some programs or games.
This error occurs when the system cannot find the DLL library to which the message refers and we try to run applications that depend on Visual C ++ without their corresponding dependencies. This can happen, either because the file has been deleted or because it has simply not been installed on our computer.
Why the MSVCR110.dll error appears
These system failures are due to human errors, hardware failures, viruses or malware and are determined by files in the DLL libraries, which are used by Windows 10. These libraries are known as Dynamic Link Library , and they are all the instructions that accompany the execution of any program on our computer. In general, in most applications, libraries are included by default together with other program dependencies, which in the case of the MSVCR110.dll library depends directly on Visual Studio 2011 .
When we do not have the redistributables installed on our computer, we will not receive any error message, although, in the case of Visual Studio 2011, you need to use this library and cannot find it, the error message “The program cannot be started because it is missing MSVCR110.dll on your computer. ”
Despite the fact that the message may make us fear the worst and that we are facing a serious problem, the truth is that this error has a fairly simple solution that we are going to review below.
Fix MSVCR110.dll error in Windows 10
The easiest way to fix the MSVCR110.dll error is to download the Visual C ++ Redistributable package for Visual Studio 2012 from Microsoft‘s own official website servers. Here we will find the corresponding download for both computers with 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows.
Therefore, the first thing we have to be clear about is what version of Windows we are using . To do this, write “Control Panel” in the Windows search bar and select it. Once inside the “Control Panel” we select “System and security” and finally “System”. In the next screen we must focus our attention on “Type of operating system”. Here it will indicate if the system is 32 bits and the x86 processor or if it is 64 bits and a x64 processor .
Once we know the version of our operating system, we return to the Microsoft website, select Spanish and click on Download. On the next screen we must select the file “VSU4vcredist_x64.exe” if our computer is 64-bit or “VSU4vcredist_x86.exe” in the case that our PC is 32-bit. The installation file is quite small, it only occupies 6.9 MB.
Once we have downloaded it, we will run the file so that the installation wizard appears. Next, we must accept the terms and conditions of the license and click on “Install”. The installation will only last a few seconds and once it is finished we restart the computer so that the changes are applied correctly. This way we should have fixed the MSVCR110.dll error. If the error persists, we must uninstall the application that causes problems, restart and reinstall it.
Other ways to fix the error
Uninstall Microsoft Visual C ++
It may happen that we have a version of Visual C ++ that is not compatible with our system, so we are going to uninstall it. The uninstallation is done in the same way as any other program, so it does not have any complexity. Therefore, we will write “Add or remove programs” in the Windows search bar. Once inside, we uninstall everything that Microsoft Visual C ++ and Redistributable show . We will then move on to installing an older redistributables package in the next step.
Download other these older redistributable packages
Given that there are several versions of Visual C ++, it is likely that our application may need a complete library other than the 2012 package that we downloaded and installed. That is why a previous version is recommended. In general, it should be enough to download the most recent package such as 2015. In the event that this does not solve the error either then we will have to install the package that satisfies the specific dependency.
- Microsoft Visual C ++ 2015 Redistributable Update 3
- Microsoft Visual C ++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013
- Visual C ++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 Update 4
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1
Run scannow
In the event that all of the above did not fix our problem with the MSVCR110.dll error, we can resort to using the scannow function from the Command Prompt.
To do this, we must type CMD in the Windows search bar. The Command Prompt tool that we must Run as Administrator will appear .
Once the Command Prompt window appears, we must write sfc / scannow. In this way, Windows will automatically start the diagnostic tool, which will be in charge of searching for all the missing files in the system, as well as repairing all those that are damaged. Once the task is finished, we restart the computer for the changes to take effect and we will check if it ends with the MSVCR110.dll error.
