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Games keep crashing: how to find the cause — how to fix it?
I ran into Games keep crashing: how to find the cause. What does it mean and how do I fix it step by step without reinstalling Windows?
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Errors & crashes
Game won’t launch, crashes, DLL and DirectX errors, anti-cheat, drivers — step by step.
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Game won’t start: what to check — how to fix it?
I ran into Game won’t start: what to check. What does it mean and how do I fix it step by step without reinstalling Windows?
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DLL error when launching a game — how to fix it?
I ran into DLL error when launching a game. What does it mean and how do I fix it step by step without reinstalling Windows?
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Games lag: how to raise FPS — how to fix it?
I ran into Games lag: how to raise FPS. What does it mean and how do I fix it step by step without reinstalling Windows?
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Error 0xc000007b when starting a game — how to fix it?
I ran into Error 0xc000007b when starting a game. What does it mean and how do I fix it step by step without reinstalling Windows?
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Stutters and freezes in games — how to fix it?
I ran into Stutters and freezes in games. What does it mean and how do I fix it step by step without reinstalling Windows?
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MSVCP140.dll is missing: what to do — how to fix it?
I ran into MSVCP140.dll is missing: what to do. What does it mean and how do I fix it step by step without reinstalling Windows?
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VCRUNTIME140.dll / VCRUNTIME140_1.dll not found — how to fix it?
I ran into VCRUNTIME140.dll / VCRUNTIME1401.dll not found. What does it mean and how do I fix it step by step without reinstalling Windows?
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MSVCR100.dll, MSVCR110.dll, MSVCR120.dll: older Visual C++ packages — how to fix it?
I ran into MSVCR100.dll, MSVCR110.dll, MSVCR120.dll: older Visual C++ packages. What does it mean and how do I fix it step by step without reinstalling Windows?
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api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll is missing — how to fix it?
I ran into api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll is missing. What does it mean and how do I fix it step by step without reinstalling Windows?
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d3dx9_43.dll is missing: the fix — how to fix it?
I ran into d3dx943.dll is missing: the fix. What does it mean and how do I fix it step by step without reinstalling Windows?
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xinput1_3.dll is missing: how to fix it — how to fix it?
I ran into xinput13.dll is missing: how to fix it. What does it mean and how do I fix it step by step without reinstalling Windows?
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XAudio2_7.dll is missing — how to fix it?
I ran into XAudio27.dll is missing. What does it mean and how do I fix it step by step without reinstalling Windows?
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D3DCompiler_47.dll / D3DCompiler_43.dll not found — how to fix it?
I ran into D3DCompiler47.dll / D3DCompiler43.dll not found. What does it mean and how do I fix it step by step without reinstalling Windows?
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PhysXLoader.dll is missing: the fix — how to fix it?
I ran into PhysXLoader.dll is missing: the fix. What does it mean and how do I fix it step by step without reinstalling Windows?
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MFPlat.DLL is missing when launching a game — how to fix it?
I ran into MFPlat.DLL is missing when launching a game. What does it mean and how do I fix it step by step without reinstalling Windows?
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vulkan-1.dll not found — how to fix it?
I ran into vulkan-1.dll not found. What does it mean and how do I fix it step by step without reinstalling Windows?
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steam_api64.dll not found: how to restore it — how to fix it?
I ran into steamapi64.dll not found: how to restore it. What does it mean and how do I fix it step by step without reinstalling Windows?
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unarc.dll returned an error code during game install — how to fix it?
I ran into unarc.dll returned an error code during game install. What does it mean and how do I fix it step by step without reinstalling Windows?
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Error 0xc0000135 at launch — how to fix it?
I ran into Error 0xc0000135 at launch. What does it mean and how do I fix it step by step without reinstalling Windows?
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Error 0xc0000142 when starting a game — how to fix it?
I ran into Error 0xc0000142 when starting a game. What does it mean and how do I fix it step by step without reinstalling Windows?
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Error 0xc0000005 (memory access violation) — how to fix it?
I ran into Error 0xc0000005 (memory access violation). What does it mean and how do I fix it step by step without reinstalling Windows?
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Application error 0xc0000906 — how to fix it?
I ran into Application error 0xc0000906. What does it mean and how do I fix it step by step without reinstalling Windows?
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DirectX error: reading the message and fixing it — how to fix it?
I ran into DirectX error: reading the message and fixing it. What does it mean and how do I fix it step by step without reinstalling Windows?
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DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED: why the game crashes — how to fix it?
I ran into DXGIERRORDEVICEREMOVED: why the game crashes. What does it mean and how do I fix it step by step without reinstalling Windows?
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About this section
Game won’t launch, crashes, DLL and DirectX errors, anti-cheat, drivers — step by step. 69 topics, answers from the community and the FPSHQ team.
FPSHQ Team answer based on site data. Numbers come from the FPS model and the measurement database; verify on your PC with the FPSHQ app.