setupx.dll: download the file and fix the error

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setupx.dll is a file of the software Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System (“Windows Setup Functions”), published by Microsoft Corporation. Version offered here: 4.10.1998.

An error message appears when the program concerned starts if this file is missing, deleted or corrupted. Two methods can fix the error, below.

Method 1 · quick · about 1 minute

Download only setupx.dll

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

⇓ Download setupx.dll .zip file: the DLL + its instructions · downloaded 2,317 times

Version: 4.10.1998
Size: 735.41 KB
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation

Then:

Extract setupx.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: 065a41810113b8ff962f1a85fc85ddf479eee2352f7a7e557040c8fb2789ba50 · Check on VirusTotal · Product: Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System

Method 2 · complete · depends on the program

Reinstall the program that shows the error

The program normally provides setupx.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 setupx.dll

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

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