dssec.dll: download the file and fix the error

32-bit (x86) Système d'exploitation Microsoft® Windows® Scanned by antivirus

dssec.dll is a file of the software Système d'exploitation Microsoft® Windows® (“Interface utilisateur de sécurité du service d'annuaire”), published by Microsoft Corporation. Version offered here: 5.1.2600.2180, 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 dssec.dll

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

⇓ Download dssec.dll .zip file: the DLL + its instructions · downloaded 2,123 times

Version: 5.1.2600.2180
Architecture: 32-bit (x86)
Size: 52.74 KB
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation

Then:

Extract dssec.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? Copy it to C:\Windows\SysWOW64 (64-bit Windows) or C:\Windows\System32 (32-bit Windows), then restart.

SHA-256: 47303b1b748edf270fb6d4390f2303a244238d14843cda455cc550873732314e · Check on VirusTotal · Product: Système d'exploitation Microsoft® Windows®

Method 2 · complete · depends on the program

Reinstall the program that shows the error

The program normally provides dssec.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 dssec.dll

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

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