sxssrv.dll: download the file and fix the error
64-bit (x64) Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
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sxssrv.dll is a file of the software Microsoft® Windows® Operating System (“Windows SxS Server DLL”), published by Microsoft Corporation. Version offered here: 10.0.14393.0, 64-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 sxssrv.dll
Ideal if only this file is reported missing: you replace a single file, without reinstalling anything.
- Version
- 10.0.14393.0
- Architecture
- 64-bit (x64)
- Size
- 34.3 KB
- Publisher
- Microsoft Corporation
Then:
- Extract sxssrv.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? Also copy it to
C:\Windows\System32(64-bit Windows only), then restart.
64-bit version: it does not work with a 32-bit program. In that case, use method 2.
SHA-256: 4b743a1c7010138f5f6684bbcf7cad6fd05f49920bdd3fdb776347aa6b44ab94 ·
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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 sxssrv.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 sxssrv.dll
- The program can't start because sxssrv.dll is missing.
- Failed to load sxssrv.dll
- Error loading sxssrv.dll. The specified module could not be found.