shellstyle_original.dll: download the file and fix the error
shellstyle_original.dll is a file of the software Microsoft® Windows® Operating System (“Windows Shell Style Resource Dll”), published by Microsoft Corporation. Version offered here: 5.1.2600.0, 32-bit.
If this file is missing or damaged, the program that uses it does not start and Windows displays an error message. Two methods can fix the error, below.
Method 1 · quick · about 1 minute
Download only shellstyle_original.dll
Ideal if only this file is reported missing: you replace a single file, without reinstalling anything.
- Version
- 5.1.2600.0
- Architecture
- 32-bit (x86)
- Size
- 362.5 KB
- Publisher
- Microsoft Corporation
Then:
- Extract shellstyle_original.dll from the zip file and copy it to the folder of the program showing the error (where its
.exefile is). - Still getting the error? Copy it to
C:\Windows\SysWOW64(64-bit Windows) orC:\Windows\System32(32-bit Windows), then restart.
SHA-256: c989d70134a437589d717a276b9f26c7bb746bc9097c9d6f00619dfd0c7a8bf6 ·
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· Product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Method 2 · complete · depends on the program
Reinstall the program that shows the error
The program normally provides shellstyle_original.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 shellstyle_original.dll
- The program can't start because shellstyle_original.dll is missing.
- Error loading shellstyle_original.dll. The specified module could not be found.
- Failed to load shellstyle_original.dll