5 Reasons why are you facing .dll file missing errors

.dll missing errors might be shown when running or installing a program, or when you shut down or start up your PC. This error might come up in any of the Windows operating systems starting from Windows 98 to Windows 10. Understanding the cause of .dll missing error messages can be so crucial to properly troubleshoot the problem. There are all sorts of things that can cause .dll missing error problems, for example, a virus infection could corrupt .dll file or corrupt its registry in the Windows Registry?

Possible reasons for this error are provided below:

• Reason #1: When a program needs any missing .dll file and cannot find it, it shows that the specific .dll is missing or not found error. Most of the times, the given program comes with its own pair of .dll file, or makes use of .dll installed by some other program. Since these files are shared, sometimes when you uninstall another program that makes use of it, it also deletes its pair of .dll.
  Continuing the aforementioned example of VLC player, what if you uninstall VLC media player and it takes with it the DLL file too? Any other media player won’t be able to play audio & an error like  .dll is not found or missing error will be displayed.
• Reason #2: Certain .dll file might have been a victim of a malware or virus, and thus corrupted. A corrupted or infected file is not safe to open. To fix a DLL file damaged by some malware infection, it is suggested to scan your PC using a reputable antivirus like ESET Online Scanner. However, once that is done, be sure to turn on Windows default antivirus program.
• Reason #3: It is quite to accidentally delete that .dll file. Hence, the quickest way to fix that .dll missing error is to simply check your Recycle Bin for the .dll file & restore it.
• Reason #4: One of the possible causes for .dll error is the registry problem. It is quite possible that the file is already in available, just that OS is unable to register it?
• Reasons #5: Some other program that shared .dll overwrote the said file with its own required version. This way, the program you are trying to install might not be designed with the new version of .dll at hand?