XAudio2_8.dll: download the file and fix the error
64-bit (x64) Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
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XAudio2_8.dll is a file of the software Microsoft® Windows® Operating System (“XAudio2 Game Audio API”), 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 XAudio2_8.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
- 11.26 KB
- Publisher
- Microsoft Corporation
Then:
- Extract XAudio2_8.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: 573fc9d314f469a01aaeed59082a0d278049292b4f44955dd6d110b135d7aa22 ·
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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 XAudio2_8.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 XAudio2_8.dll
- The program can't start because XAudio2_8.dll is missing.
- Failed to load XAudio2_8.dll
- Error loading XAudio2_8.dll. The specified module could not be found.