shmedia.dll: download the file and fix the error

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

shmedia.dll is a file of the software Système d'exploitation Microsoft® Windows® (“Extension de l'interface d'extraction des propriétés des fichiers multimédia”), published by Microsoft Corporation. Version offered here: 6.00.2900.2180, 32-bit.

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 shmedia.dll

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

⇓ Download shmedia.dll .zip file: the DLL + its instructions · downloaded 3,015 times

Version: 6.00.2900.2180
Architecture: 32-bit (x86)
Size: 153.09 KB
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation

Then:

Extract shmedia.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: f3d85cabfc4b04ef1f091f9fa16ff0a2c1e6d6177798ee01c29a626ac1d69ed2 · 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 shmedia.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 shmedia.dll

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

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