How to fix Genshin Impact MSVCP140.dll Missing 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 multiple platforms including PC, mobile devices, and PS4. It is also planned to come out on the Nintendo Switch at a later date. If you are on PC and are running into the Genshin Impact MSVCP140.dll Missing Error, here is how you can fix it.

The title is available on both Android and iOS devices, and free to download and play.

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1 Genshin Impact MSVCP140.dll Missing Error

2 GENSHIN IMPACT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

2.1 MINIMUM

2.2 RECOMMENDED

Genshin Impact MSVCP140.dll Missing Error

If you are getting an error that says you are missing the MSVCP140.dll file, then you can easily fix it. To do so, follow the steps below.

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 the error should go away. If it still doesn’t you will need to reinstall the game again.

While you are here, make sure you check out our other guides for the game as well.

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