nvapi.dll: download the file and fix the error

32-bit (x86) NVIDIA Windows drivers Scanned by antivirus

nvapi.dll is a file of the software NVIDIA Windows drivers (“NVIDIA NVAPI Library, Version 398.82”), published by NVIDIA Corporation. Version offered here: 24.21.13.9882, 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 nvapi.dll

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

⇓ Download nvapi.dll .zip file: the DLL + its instructions · downloaded 2,552 times

Version: 24.21.13.9882
Architecture: 32-bit (x86)
Size: 4.13 MB
Publisher: NVIDIA Corporation

Then:

Extract nvapi.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: c7b034b5a6e35931fd03cc6e8a230d54b159bf127da25cc630d4226c904cfac8 · Check on VirusTotal · Product: NVIDIA Windows drivers

Method 2 ·complete · depends on the program

Reinstall the program that shows the error

The program normally provides nvapi.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 nvapi.dll

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

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