Msvcp110.dll

Msvcp110.dll is a system file, the absence of which leads to a program or game startup error such as "The program can't start because MSVCP110.dll is missing from your computer". That's probably the mistake that led you to us. On this page, we will look at a number of options to solve the problem.

Msvcp110.dll is a DLL library included into the runtime environment of Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 (Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 Update 4). So the first thing you need to do in an attempt to recover this file is to reinstall this package from Microsoft. It's hard to find the cause of the file disappearance; most likely, the Visual C++ 2012 package was not installed together with the program or it was removed later. If it is present, you don't need to uninstall it before reinstalling it - just run the installer and choose Repair. On 64-bit Windows install both vcredist_x86.exe and vcredist_x64.exe, because 32-bit programs use the 32-bit copy of the file.

Various programs and games turn to this package of DLL-libraries for "help" in the form of standard functions and procedures. Older programs may use libraries from packages of versions 2008 or 2010. Newer programs use later versions of Visual C++, such as 2013 or 2015-2022. Each version installs its own DLL files with different names (msvcp100.dll, msvcp110.dll, msvcp120.dll, msvcp140.dll), so a program needs exactly the package it was built with.

Restoring Msvcp110.dll fixes startup errors of programs and games that need the Visual C++ 2012 runtime, so they launch normally again.

What if for some reason there is no way to install the package? You can try to add the file to the system folders manually. The archive on this page contains Msvcp110.dll together with a text file with installation instructions. Before copying, check the file properties: the genuine file comes from Microsoft Corporation, its description is "Microsoft C Runtime Library" and its product name is Microsoft Visual Studio 2012. DLL files from unknown sources are often infected, so the official Microsoft package remains the safest option.