MSVCP140.dll missing: fix Frozen Tweaks closing on start

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   Download the x64 package

   Download Microsoft's latest supported Visual C++ Redistributable for x64: vc_redist.x64.exe (opens in a new tab), from Microsoft's page Latest supported Visual C++ Redistributable downloads (opens in a new tab). Frozen Tweaks is a 64-bit app, so it needs the x64 package.

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   Install it

   Open vc_redist.x64.exe, tick I agree to the license terms and conditions and select Install. If it offers Repair instead, the package is already there: select Repair to fix its files.

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   Restart if asked, then open the app

   Restart your PC if the installer asks you to, then open Frozen Tweaks again.

Windows says The code execution cannot proceed because MSVCP140.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem. when a program needs Microsoft's C++ runtime and the runtime isn't installed. Frozen Tweaks is built with Microsoft's C++ tools, so it needs that runtime to start. Sometimes the app just closes right after it opens, with no message at all.

The same package brings VCRUNTIME140.dll and VCRUNTIME140_1.dll, which the message can name instead. The fix is the same: Microsoft's package, not a single DLL file.

No. Sites that offer single DLL files aren't Microsoft, and a file from them can be the wrong version or carry malware. Microsoft's installer puts the right files in the right place.

• Check that your PC meets the system requirements, Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit first: open Settings, System, About. System type should say 64-bit operating system.
• Declined the admin prompt by mistake? Open the app again and select Yes. Frozen Tweaks doesn't start without admin rights.
• Still closing? Write to us with the topic App problem, your Windows version and the exact error text.