If you start a program or Install Any Software That Time you receive an error that Windows is unable to find the api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll that it is missing. Problem is your windows operating systems didn’t have a Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable package that’s the problem. You need to install the Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable package using the steps below.

To fix the vcruntime140.dll is missing error in Windows, please follow these steps:

Go to the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable page from Microsoft and click on the Download button.

You will be brought to page where it asks you to select whether you want to download the 32-bit or 64 bit version of Windows.

Select the version you need and click the Next button. If you are unsure what version you need, you can use this tutorial to determine what you need.

The file will now download to your computer. Once downloaded, double-click on the downloaded vc_redist.x64.exe file.

The Microsoft Visual C++-2015 Redistributable screen will be displayed and ask you to agree to the license terms and conditions.

Put a checkmark in the “I agree” box and then click on the Install button

If Windows prompts you to allow the program to make changes or continue, click on the Yes or Allow button.

When done, the program will display a message stating that it was successfully installed.

now try to run the program that previously gave the missing vcruntime140.dll error and it should work again.