vcmshl.dll: download the file and fix the error

32-bit (x86) Microsoft Speech Scanned by antivirus

vcmshl.dll is a file of the software Microsoft Speech (“Microsoft Voice Commands Proxy/Stub”), published by Microsoft Corporation. Version offered here: 3.0.0.1830, 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 vcmshl.dll

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

⇓ Download vcmshl.dll .zip file: the DLL + its instructions · downloaded 2,039 times

Version: 3.0.0.1830
Architecture: 32-bit (x86)
Size: 76.29 KB
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation

Then:

Extract vcmshl.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: 195e3eedba9cf34da2553faa8dc1b87c1b9716a5a00e599601fbe695e4130db9 · Check on VirusTotal · Product: Microsoft Speech

Method 2 ·complete · depends on the program

Reinstall the program that shows the error

The program normally provides vcmshl.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 vcmshl.dll

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

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