Download: Get MSVCP140.dll + VCRUNTIME140.dll free from Microsoft

If you get the error message „The program can’t start because MSVCP140.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem“ or „The program can’t start because VCRUNTIME140.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem“, you are missing one or more important dll (Dynamic Link Library) files that are needed to run the an app.

They belong to Microsofts Visual C++ Studio 2017 and are needet to run the app that caused the error message. Don’t worry, you can download the needed file free from Microsoft’s website:

» Download MSVCR120.dll + MSVCP120.dll

You’ll find all Visual Studio Redistributable files since the 2008 version on this website: Depending on the needed dll file that you are missing, you just have to download and install the file to get all the needed dll files: Your program should run afterwards without any problems. MSVCP140.dll + VCRUNTIME140.dll belong to Visual C++ Studio 2017 and can be found further down on that site.

Once installed, these other important dll files are also available on your pc:

• vcruntime140.dll
• vcruntime140_app.dll
• msvcp140.dll
• msvcp140_1.dll
• mfc140.dll
• mfc140u.dll
• mfcmifc80.dll
• mfcm140.dll
• mfcm140u.dll
• concrt140.dll
• vccorlib140.dll
• vcamp140.dll
• vcomp140.dll

Windows DLL files are dynamic programlibraries which contain some important functions that are needed by many programs. By using a dll, not every program needs to have the same piece of code which makes the apps smaller.