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How to Fix Unable to Load DLL/Error Loading DLL on Windows 8 weeks 6 days ago

The unable to load DLL/failed to load DLL error always occurs when you launch a program on your Windows computer. When you open a program, the program will call out a certain DLL file to perform the task. However, if the specified DLL file is failed to be loaded, the error in loading DLL issue will occur.

Common Error loading DLL Messages
For different programs, the error messages vary. Here are some common error loading DLL messages:

The dynamic library filename.dll failed to load.
Steam – Fatal Error: Failed to load staemui.dll.
Intel Optane Memory Pinning Unable to Load DLL.
Error loading dumcp.dll. The specified module could not be found.
Error loading D:WINDOWScfdhtc.dll. Access is denied.
And more…
Top Reasons for Failed to Load DLL
Why does the unable to load DLL/failed to load DLL error occur? We summarize these causes as follows:

The DLL file is not in a directory specified in the path.
The referenced DLL file is missing.
The DLL file is damaged due to a hard disk error.
The DLL file is not executable.
The DLL file is not a Windows DLL file.
The DLL file is removed by antivirus software.
Spyware and adware infections.
And more…
When encountering this issue, you will ask: how do I fix unable to load DLL? In the following guides, we will show you how to get rid of this unable to load DLL/failed to load DLL error using different methods.

How to Fix Failed to Load DLL?
Reinstall the program
Disable the auto-startup of the program
Clean the residual registry
Re-register the DLL file
Repair Windows 10

[Solved!] How to Register a DLL File on Windows? 8 weeks 6 days ago

Regsvr32, which is known as Microsoft Register Server, is a Windows built-in command-line tool that can be used to register and unregister DLL files, ActiveX Control .OCX files, or such kinds of Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) controls files.

When you use regsvr32 to reg a DLL file, the information about the associated program files will be added to the Windows Registry. Then, the program can access the Windows registry to understand where the program data is and how to function.

When do you need to register a DLL file?

If you encounter a DLL error when you want to open a program on Windows, you might need to register a DLL file to solve the issue.

In this post, we will show you how to reg DLL files via regsvr32. There are two methods. You can select your preferred one to do the job.

How to Register DLL Files on Windows?
How to Register DLL Files?
Register DLL files via Run
Register DLL files via Command Prompt

Glossary of Terms - What Is DLL File (Dynamic Link Library) 2 years 12 weeks ago

DLL, short for Dynamic Link Library, is a type of file containing code and data that can be used by multiple programs at the same time. In Windows, many application files are not complete and executable and they are split into relatively independent dynamic link libraries, or DLL files. When executing a specific procedure, the corresponding DLL file will be called. An application can use multiple DLL files, and a DLL file may be also used by different applications.

10 Command Prompt Tricks that Every Windows Users Should Know 48 weeks 1 day ago

Many people are familiar with Command Prompt. But few of them know that a lot of things can be achieved via the Windows Command Prompt. Today, loads of cool Command Prompt tricks will be talked in this post of MiniTool. Check out this post now!
Command Prompt is a command line interpreter application available in most Windows operating systems such as OS/2, eComStation, Windows NT, Windows CE, and ReactOS operating systems. It is also known as CMD or cmd.exe. With Command Prompt, you can troubleshoot or solve all kinds of Windows issues via commands, such as hard drive errors, system file corruption and so on.

How Can You Fix Invalid MS-DOS Function on Windows? 22 weeks 1 day ago

Invalid MS-DOS Function is an error you may receive when you move, delete, copy, or rename a file on your computer.
This is actually a file-system error that often influences the file functionality only. It is an annoying issue because it will stop you from operating the file normally. Besides, it can happen on all versions of Windows like Windows 10, Windows 8.1/8, and Windows 7.
Luckily, it is possible to get rid of this error. In the following parts, we collect some solutions that are proved to be effective. You can use one or a mix and match of these fixes to solve this invalid MS-DOS function Windows 10. If you are still using Windows 8.1/8/7, the steps are similar.

How to Use SDelete to Securely Delete Files? See the Guide! 39 weeks 2 days ago

You may choose to delete any file on a hard drive by Shift+Delete keyboard combination. But this way won't remove the data actually from the drive and Windows only removes the index for that file in the file system. The space that the file occupies is available again for write operations.

Once the space is overwritten partially or fully, the file is unrecoverable. However, you cannot know when that will happen; files that have been deleted months ago may be still available. Due to some reasons, this is bad. For example, you need to sell your PC or give it away but the new owner could use file recovery software to recover them, which leads to privacy leak.

To securely delete files permanently, Microsoft has a command-line utility – SDelete.

Four Ways to Help Users Format a Hard Drive Effectively 3 years 51 weeks ago

Hard disk formatting means to prepare a chosen partition on the drive to be used by deleting all data on it and setting up a file system for the partition. For Windows, the most commonly used file system is NTFS, but sometimes, FAT32 is also used. To formatting a hard drive in Windows, Disk Management utility is always the first choice. You can also format a drive using the diskpart command in Command Prompt.