mswsock.dll: download the file and fix the error

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

mswsock.dll is a file of the software Système d'exploitation Microsoft® Windows® (“Fournisseur de service Sockets 2.0 de Microsoft Windows”), 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 mswsock.dll

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

⇓ Download mswsock.dll .zip file: the DLL + its instructions · downloaded 2,449 times

Version: 5.1.2600.2180
Architecture: 32-bit (x86)
Size: 247.81 KB
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation

Then:

Extract mswsock.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: f359173e77c950002bf154593e7d70e097459339a486b0fd3c950b85ce1667c1 · 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 mswsock.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 mswsock.dll

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

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