I'm currently on windows 7 and whenever I run Windows 10 upgrade assistant it gets to 99 then tells me I'm missing api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-1.dll. How do I find and install the api.
missing api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-1.dll preventing me from upgrading to windows 10
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I'm currently on windows 7 and whenever I run Windows 10 upgrade assistant it gets to 99 then tells me I'm missing api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-1.dll. I've tried running it on a clean boot, I've ran system cleanups to repair any corrupt files, I tried removing my antivirus, and still it won't work.
Does anyone have any other methods to fix so I can upgrade? any help appreciated!
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Anonymous
2018-01-01T09:18:42+00:00 -
Anonymous
2018-01-01T10:07:58+00:00 When you get the error do the below copy/paste (replace) and hit Retry.
Copy and Paste (replace) wimgapi.dll from your regular C:Windows/System32/wimgapi.dll to C:Windows10Upgrade/wimgapi.dll
Good Luck
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Anonymous
2018-01-27T15:58:17+00:00 missing api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-1.dll
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Anonymous
2018-02-05T18:24:57+00:00 Try this for a quick fix.https://www.dll-files.com/api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-2-0.dll.html
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Anonymous
2018-02-20T14:49:05+00:00 This will fix this issue 100%. Try this before you try the other fixes! Thank you so much Ed Burnett_001.