How to fix Genshin Impact 0xc000007b Error on PC

Ali Hashmi

4 years ago

Genshin Impact is a free-to-play, open-world action role-playing gacha video game from miHoYo. The game is now available on PC, and the PS4, as well as mobile devices. If you are on PC, and are running into the Genshin Impact 0xc000007b error, here is how you can fix it.

The game is available on both Android and iOS devices.

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1 Fix Genshin Impact 0xc000007b Error

1.1 To install DirectX

1.2 To install Visual C++ redistributables

2 GENSHIN IMPACT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

2.1 MINIMUM

2.2 RECOMMENDED

Fix Genshin Impact 0xc000007b Error

To fix this, you need to make sure you are on the latest versions of DirectX and have the lastest Visual C++ redistributables. You can download and install these by following the steps below.

To install DirectX

Head over to the following link
First, open the “DXSETUP” in the directory the game is installed
If it is present, simply run the “DXSETUP.exe”, and install DirectX
If the folder isn’t present, head over to the following website, and download the installer
Install DirectX and relaunch the game (You may need to restart the PC once)

To install Visual C++ redistributables

Head over to the following website, and scroll down when you see the option to download the redistributable packages
Click on either x86 or x64 depending on your system

This will download the setup file for you
Simply install this, and restart your PC

After this, you won’t get the error, and get into the game easily.

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GENSHIN IMPACT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

To play the game on PC, you need the following specifications

MINIMUM

Operating System: Windows 7 SP1 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit or Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i5 or equivalent
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics card: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 1030 and higher
DirectX version: 11
Storage: Please reserve 30 GB of space