DLL Is Either Not Designed to Run on Windows or It Contains an Error [Solution]
18DLL Is Either Not Designed to Run on Windows or It Contains an Error [Solution]
Commands Used:
Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
sfc /scannow
A DLL file in Windows carries all the code that one program can use to function correctly. Like any other software, the functions in the DLL file needs to be compatible with Windows if they are using any inbuilt service. If you receive an error saying “DLL is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error,” then it could be a compatibility issue.
Issues addressed in this tutorial:
vcruntime140.dll is either not designed to run on windows
cdp.dll is either not designed to run on windows
spwizeng.dll is either not designed to run on windows
libcef.dll is either not designed to run on windows
msi.dll is either not designed to run on windows
msvcr120.dll is either not designed to run on windows
steam_api64.dll is either not designed to run on windows
nvspcap.dll is either not designed to run on windows
nvapi.dll is either not designed to run
amdihk32.dll is either not designed to run on windows
Bad Image error’s is an error which comes up when Windows cannot run the programs you tried running mainly due to the files and libraries needed to run the program are corrupted due to an update.
Every version of the Windows Operating System starting with Windows 8 is configured to automatically check for, download and install available updates from time to time. However, sometimes, installing specific Windows updates can lead to different kinds of problems. One of these problems is the (name of application).exe – Bad Image error message that starts appearing very often after either downloading and installing a defective update for Windows or updating a Windows computer to an iteration of Windows 8/10/11 that has the defective update pre-installed.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.