Troubleshooting Madden NFL 21’s xinput1_3.dll related errors

One of the major frustrations of PC gamers is the infamous "[certain.dll] file is missing" type of errors. Often when install Madden NFL 21 and try to play it, you will encounter this xinput1_3.dll file missing error. In this post, we will learn how to diagnose xinput1_3.dll related error in Madden NFL 21. Once we have diagnosed xinput1_3.dll error in Madden NFL 21, we will look at various ways to fix it.

• Developer: Electronic Arts, EA Tiburon
• Publisher: Electronic Arts
• Release Date: August 25, 2020

What You Need to Run Madden NFL 21

Minimum Madden NFL 21 Requirements

• Operating System: Windows 10
• Processor: Athlon X4 880K @4GHz or better, Core i3-6100 @3.7GHz or better
• RAM/Memory: 8 GB RAM
• DirectX Version: Version 11
• Disk Space: 50 GB available space
• Display Card: Radeon RX 460 or better, GeForce GTX 670 or better

How to Fix xinput1_3.dll is missing error in Madden NFL 21

Download & install DirectX

DirectX is a bunch of APIs mixed together that handle multimedia related tasks such as playing high fi video games, video and 3D content. One of the basic steps to fix xinput1_3.dll is missing error in Madden NFL 21 is to just download and install the version of DirectX that is required by Madden NFL 21.

Typically, DirectX 9 or 11 do just fine for most video games.

Download DirectX9 here.

Often, just downloading and installing DirectX will solve your problem. However, if you are still facing the problem. Let's move on the next step, shall we?

Download & install xinput1_3.dll

Another way of fixing xinput1_3.dll is missing error in Madden NFL 21 is to simply download xinput1_3.dll file as per your PC configuration and install it in Windows\System32.

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