You may receive an API-Ms-Win-Crt-Runtime-l1-1-0.dll Missing error when installing or opening an app on Windows 7/8/10/11 or a Windows server machine. In this article, I will explain some of the promising solutions to resolve this problem.
Why API-Ms-Win-Crt-Runtime-l1-1-0.dll Not Found Error?
Most commonly this error occurs when you start an application that requires a Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable package, but the MSVCR package is either missing or corrupted. If you want to remove the API-Ms-Win-Crt-Runtime-l1-1-0.dll Missing error, you need to fix the MSVCR package first.
There may be several other reasons behind this problem so try to fix all of them one by one using the given methods.
Method 1: Fix using the PC Repair Tool.
This problem occurs due to the missing MSVCR package, missing dll files, outdated drivers, and malware attacks. It is recommended to use the Outbyte PC Repair tool to scan and fix all the computer errors at once.
dll files, exe files, sys files, various types of services, databases, etc so, it is not possible to keep monitoring all the files always. A brilliant PC Optimizer tool repairs damages, fix errors, update windows and drivers, and eliminate various types of errors silently. Outbyte PC Repair Tool does all the above task easily and provides you an errorfree and smooth Windows environment to work so that you can focus on your business only.
Step 2. SCAN your Windows PC
Step 3. Click Fix button to Repair Error
Method 2: Install the Missing Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package
If the required MSVCR package is missing, most probably you will encounter the above error. Don’t worry, you can simply fix it by installing the correct MSVCR package to your computer.
Still confused, How to find and install it? Let’s see the following steps.
microsoft.com and find the latest version of the MSVCR package.https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=40784
Method 3: Repair the Corrupted MSVCR package
It is also necessary to repair preinstalled MSVCR package once. It has been observed that most of the users only install Windows updates but don’t install updates for pre-installed apps and drivers. When you install a new app, due to unknown reasons it doesn’t get linked with the required MSVCR package.
Repairing the preinstalled MSVCR package will ensure to smooth working of faulty apps and will eliminate the API-Ms-Win-Crt-Runtime-l1-1-0.dll not found error.
How to Repair pre-installed MSVCR Package?
https://www.how2fixerror.com/repair-re-install-ms-visual-c-redistributable-package-windows-10-11/
Method 4: Update the Windows OS
An outdated Windows version creates lots of problems including the API-Ms-Win-Crt-Runtime-l1-1-0.dll Missing error. If there is left pending update installation, you must install them. Keeping your OS updated is a necessary task that you need to take care of regularly.
https://www.how2fixerror.com/additional-ways-to-install-updates-in-windows-10-11/
Method 5: Run the System File Checker tool (SFC.EXE)
It might be possible that there is some integrity violation issue with the API-Ms-Win-Crt-Runtime-l1-1-0.dll file, which is causing the problem. In this situation, the desired dll file gets unregistered or inaccessible.
Run the SFC.EXE tool to fix the integrity violation problem.
https://www.how2fixerror.com/system-file-checker-sfc-exe-complete-usage-guide-with-example/
Method 6: Run a Malware scan.
Malware attack is a big reason behind any missing file issues on the computer. Scan your computer using the trusted malware scanner and delete the infected files.
It is recommended to use Outbyte PC Repair Tool to restore PC health after the malware scanning finishes.
Summary
In this tutorial, I tried to explain the 6 useful methods to fix the API-Ms-Win-Crt-Runtime-l1-1-0.dll Missing error on Windows 7/8/10/11, and Windows server machine.