Windows.System.Profile.PlatformDiagnosticsAndUsageDataSettings.dll: download the file and fix the error

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Windows.System.Profile.PlatformDiagnosticsAndUsageDataSettings.dll is a file of the software Microsoft® Windows® Operating System (“Platform Diagnostics and Usage Settings DLL”), 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 Windows.System.Profile.PlatformDiagnosticsAndUsageDataSettings.dll

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

⇓ Download Windows.System.Profile.PlatformDiagnosticsAndUsageDataSettings.dll .zip file: the DLL + its instructions · downloaded 2,291 times

Version: 10.0.14393.0
Architecture: 64-bit (x64)
Size: 62.46 KB
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation

Then:

Extract Windows.System.Profile.PlatformDiagnosticsAndUsageDataSettings.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: c020de66218d0135026ffc618b81b4d47de5585375458a94eb36384e5d095770 · 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.System.Profile.PlatformDiagnosticsAndUsageDataSettings.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.System.Profile.PlatformDiagnosticsAndUsageDataSettings.dll

The program can't start because Windows.System.Profile.PlatformDiagnosticsAndUsageDataSettings.dll is missing.
Failed to load Windows.System.Profile.PlatformDiagnosticsAndUsageDataSettings.dll
Error loading Windows.System.Profile.PlatformDiagnosticsAndUsageDataSettings.dll. The specified module could not be found.

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