SortWindows6Compat.dll: download the file and fix the error
64-bit (x64) Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
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SortWindows6Compat.dll is a file of the software Microsoft® Windows® Operating System (“Sort Version Windows 6.0”), published by Microsoft Corporation. Version offered here: 10.0.14393.0, 64-bit.
Programs that need it refuse to start, or show an error, when it is missing or damaged. Two methods can fix the error, below.
Method 1 · quick · about 1 minute
Download only SortWindows6Compat.dll
Ideal if only this file is reported missing: you replace a single file, without reinstalling anything.
- Version
- 10.0.14393.0
- Architecture
- 64-bit (x64)
- Size
- 72.19 KB
- Publisher
- Microsoft Corporation
Then:
- Extract SortWindows6Compat.dll from the zip file and copy it to the folder of the program showing the error (where its
.exefile is). - Still getting the error? Also copy it to
C:\Windows\System32(64-bit Windows only), then restart.
64-bit version: it does not work with a 32-bit program. In that case, use method 2.
SHA-256: 3844ae4890aacda282d60aaf018828262d13f5d1d9413072c63ed265ea26827e ·
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· Product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Method 2 ·complete · depends on the program
Reinstall the program that shows the error
The program normally provides SortWindows6Compat.dll itself, in the exact version it expects. Recommended if several files are missing or if the error comes back.
- Settings › Apps › Installed apps: uninstall the program or game concerned.
- Reinstall it from its original setup program, then restart your computer.
Error messages related to SortWindows6Compat.dll
- The program can't start because SortWindows6Compat.dll is missing.
- Failed to load SortWindows6Compat.dll
- Error loading SortWindows6Compat.dll. The specified module could not be found.