mscpydis.dll: download the file and fix the error

Microsoft Setup for Windows Scanned by antivirus

mscpydis.dll is a file of the software Microsoft Setup for Windows (“Setup Copy Disincentive Library”), published by Microsoft Corporation. Version offered here: 2.5.

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 mscpydis.dll

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

⇓ Download mscpydis.dll .zip file: the DLL + its instructions · downloaded 1,961 times

Version: 2.5
Size: 14.83 KB
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation

Then:

Extract mscpydis.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\System32 (64-bit DLL) or C:\Windows\SysWOW64 (32-bit DLL on 64-bit Windows), then restart.

SHA-256: 144049e6dd1e1fc82cb14335d1a8f3c786a80469804a667777512e897e1cac97 · Check on VirusTotal · Product: Microsoft Setup for Windows

Method 2 ·complete · depends on the program

Reinstall the program that shows the error

The program normally provides mscpydis.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 mscpydis.dll

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

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