MS UPDATE FAIL causes api-ms-win-downlevel-user32-l1-1-0.dll MISSING

Use the System File Checker tool (SFC.exe) to determine which file is causing the issue, and then replace the file. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Open an elevated command prompt. To do this, clickStart, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.
2. At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:

sfc /scannow

The sfc /scannow command scans all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with correct Microsoft versions

Having an extra unused hard drive around is a great resource for this issue...

After installing files needed to correct this issue.

inside the .zip below the best bet is to copy each of the three (sys32, sysWOW64, and winsxs) folders contents to their respective locations:

C:\Windows\System32\

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\

C:\Windows\WinSxS

Each of the System folders may prompt the need to provide administrator permission to copy to these folders by simply clicking on the require elevated 'Continue' option.

The WinSxS is the location which the files were usually delivered first then copied to their needed Sys32 or SysWOW64 final destination.

The WinSxS folders aren't necessarily needed to be copied though is not a bad idea to have them as a backup location in the rare case they are needed again for any unforeseen reason.

NOTE:  May have to have to current inoperable install of Windows connected as a slave, or booted into a virtual environment in order to copy the WinSxS folder contents in worse case scenario.

The following is a link hosted from my support site, which should be available as long as this thread is live.

http://WorldwideSecurityservices.org/MS\_Forum/API\_dll's.zip

Hope this helps...

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2015 and i got this problem after installing IE11... not 10 ...

My sympathies, Steve. I hope you are able to recover. 

I have retreated to an old computer running XP, out of sheer terror. I am afraid to use my Win 7 machine because all the firewalls and antivirus are off; can't turn them back on.

I am going to search the other Communities to see if a similar conversation is going on & if someone has found a solution. If that fails I will try reinstalling Win 7. Nothing to lose; can't use the computer as it is!

Problem is, my machine was upgraded to Win 7 from Vista (ugh! And thanks for the Vista experience, MS!). If I reinstall the Win 7 OS, it reports back as being counterfeit and I am days with MS getting that mess straightened out.

I will let the Community know what happens...

I agree that this problem is likely caused by the Windows Update. Otherwise, why would several people be reporting the exact same issue after updating? Frankly, I am surprised that this thread hasn't absolutely exploded with comments; surely hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of Win 7 users have been affected!

I am afraid that MS will ignore this, unless a lot more people start reporting this problem out!

Right now, Google Chrome is the only working browser I have, but it cannot automatically update. McAfee and Carbonite won't start (and have in fact disappeared from my task bar). The "helpful" suggestion that MS has is to re-install these programs, but of course downloading is blocked because of the missing .dll's.

Is MS listening????