When you try to open Photoshop and see the error message “VCRUNTIME140.dll was not found,” it can be really frustrating. This problem usually happens when an important system file is missing or corrupted, and without it, Photoshop won’t run properly. The good news is, fixing this error is quite simple and doesn’t require advanced technical skills. In this blog, we’ll explain in easy language how to solve the VCRUNTIME140.dll error in Photoshop, step by step, so you can get back to editing your photos without any trouble.
First, open Google Chrome or any web browser you use. In the search bar, type 140 download and press enter. Now, click on the first website that appears. Make sure it’s a trusted one like dl–files.com or Microsoft’s official site.
Once you’re on the website, scroll down a little and you’ll see different versions of the file listed under architecture. Here you need to check whether your system is 32bit or 64-bit. Now download the correct file based on your system. In my case, it’s 64-bit. So I’ll click on the download button next to the 64-bit version.
Once the download is complete, open it, then right click on the zip file and select extract files. A small pop-up window will appear. Just click okay to confirm extraction. After a few seconds, the files will be extracted into a new folder.
Now, right click on the folder and then click on copy. Next, open this PC, go to your C drive, then open the Windows folder, and inside that, open the system 32 folder. Once you’re inside system 32, right click on any empty area and choose paste. This will copy the front 140 files into your system folder.
Now close everything and restart your PC. After the restart, try opening the same app. This time the missing runtime 140 error should be completely fixed.
