Windows.Networking.BackgroundTransfer.ContentPrefetchTask.dll: download the file and fix the error

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Windows.Networking.BackgroundTransfer.ContentPrefetchTask.dll is a file of the software Microsoft® Windows® Operating System (“Windows Networking Background Transfer Content Prefetch task DLL”), published by Microsoft Corporation. Version offered here: 10.0.14393.0, 64-bit.

If this file is missing or damaged, the program that uses it does not start and Windows displays an error message. Two methods can fix the error, below.

Method 1 · quick · about 1 minute

Download only Windows.Networking.BackgroundTransfer.ContentPrefetchTask.dll

Ideal if only this file is reported missing: you replace a single file, without reinstalling anything.

⇓ Download Windows.Networking.BackgroundTransfer.ContentPrefetchTask.dll .zip file: the DLL + its instructions · downloaded 1,943 times

Version: 10.0.14393.0
Architecture: 64-bit (x64)
Size: 521.73 KB
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation

Then:

Extract Windows.Networking.BackgroundTransfer.ContentPrefetchTask.dll from the zip file and copy it to the folder of the program showing the error (where its .exe file 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: e9ae6dd1c0487be77d1744fdbd3f669160598f70fd9e2e7e279008a5f77f6b5c · Check on VirusTotal · Product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

Method 2 ·complete · depends on the program

Reinstall the program that shows the error

The program normally provides Windows.Networking.BackgroundTransfer.ContentPrefetchTask.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 Windows.Networking.BackgroundTransfer.ContentPrefetchTask.dll

The program can't start because Windows.Networking.BackgroundTransfer.ContentPrefetchTask.dll is missing.
Failed to load Windows.Networking.BackgroundTransfer.ContentPrefetchTask.dll
Error loading Windows.Networking.BackgroundTransfer.ContentPrefetchTask.dll. The specified module could not be found.

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