MSVCR120.DLL error is missing on a computer - how to download from the official site and correct the error

If when you start the game (for example, Rust, Euro Truck Simulator, Bioshock, etc.) or any software you have an error message with the text that the program starts is not possible, since the computer is missing the MSVCR120.DLL file, or This file was not found, here you will find a solution to this problem. An error may occur in Windows 7, Windows 10, Windows 8 and 8.1 (32 and 64 discharge).

First of all, I want to warn: you do not need to look for a torrent or a website where you want to download msvcr120.dll - download from such sources and the subsequent search for where to throw this file will most likely fail to succeed and, moreover, may pose a computer security threat. In fact, this library is enough to download from the official Microsoft website and easy to install on a computer. Similar errors: msvcr100.dll is missing, MSVCR110.DLL is missing, the program start is impossible.

What is MSVCR120.DLL, downloading from Microsoft Download Center

MSVCR120.DLL is one of the libraries entering the components needed to perform new programs developed using Visual Studio 2013 - "Discluded Visual C ++ packages for Visual Studio 2013".

Accordingly, everything you need to do is download these components from the official site and install them on your computer.

To do this, you can use the official Microsoft page https://support.microsoft.com/ru-ru/help/3179560/update-for-visual-c-2013-and-visual-c-redistributable-package (downloads are at the bottom Pages. At the same time, if you have a 64-bit system, install the x64 and x86 versions of the components).

Error correction video

In this video, in addition to directly downloading the file, I will tell you what to do if after installing the Microsoft package MSVCR120.dll error during startup still remains.

If anyway writes that MSVCR120.dll is missing or that the file is not intended for use in Windows or contains an error

In some cases, even after installing the specified components, the error does not disappear when starting the program and, moreover, it sometimes changes its text. In this case, see the contents of the folder with this program (at the installation site) and, if there is your MSVCR120.DLL file there, delete it (or temporarily move to any temporary folder). After that, try again.

The fact is that if there is a separate library in the program folder, then by default it will use this particular MSVCR120.DLL, and when it is removed, the one you downloaded from the official source. It can correct the error.