System.Windows.Forms.dll: download the file and fix the error
32-bit (x86) Microsoft® .NET Framework
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System.Windows.Forms.dll is a file of the software Microsoft® .NET Framework (“.NET Framework”), published by Microsoft Corporation. Version offered here: 4.7.3056.0, 32-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 System.Windows.Forms.dll
Ideal if only this file is reported missing: you replace a single file, without reinstalling anything.
- Version
- 4.7.3056.0
- Architecture
- 32-bit (x86)
- Size
- 5.24 MB
- Publisher
- Microsoft Corporation
Then:
- Extract System.Windows.Forms.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? Copy it to
C:\Windows\SysWOW64(64-bit Windows) orC:\Windows\System32(32-bit Windows), then restart.
SHA-256: fbf60e0036ae650af5e2f8a008e912e01ccddc8f1923e4df35a45a8b2122adb2 ·
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· Product: Microsoft® .NET Framework
Method 2 · complete · depends on the program
Reinstall the program that shows the error
The program normally provides System.Windows.Forms.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 System.Windows.Forms.dll
- The program can't start because System.Windows.Forms.dll is missing.
- Failed to load System.Windows.Forms.dll
- Error loading System.Windows.Forms.dll. The specified module could not be found.