MSVCR110.dll missing even when reinstalling Visual C++
Mia Lopez 
After getting "the code execution cannot proceed because MSVCR110.dll was not found" error when trying to launch certains applications, I reinstalled Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 and restarted. Didn't work. I then installed Microsoft Visual C++ 2015, 2017 and 2019 from Microsoft website and restarted. Didn't work: still getting same error message.
No matter what I do, MSVCR110.dll never exists in C:\Windows\System32.
Any idea what's going on here?
54 Answers
I never had problems with installing the Microsoft Visual C++ redistributables. Therefore, I believe that there is a special situation on your PC which keeps the setup programs from placing that files into c:\windows\system32 or c:\windows\SysWow64. If I am right, you might miss other MS VC++ DLLs as well, even if you didn't notice this yet.
For example, virus scanners might block setup software from installing anything in the Windows system directories, or might consider that DLL as being hostile. Hence, I first would try to temporarily disable the virus scanner and execute the setup program for both variants (32-bit and 64-bit) of the VC++ 2012 runtime. You can download the both variants from here (that file is from Visual C++ 2012).
If the setup programs refuse to install the runtime because it is already installed, try to uninstall the current versions first, then run the setup programs again.
While the virus scanner is still disabled, check whether the DLLs in question now are in c:\windows\system32 and c:\windows\SysWow64, respectively. Then re-enable the virus scanner and try to start the problematic application(s). If the error still occurs, check again that the files still exist in the Windows system directories. If they don't, the virus scanner has removed them from there when you have re-enabled it or when an application wanted to access them. In this case, you would have to whitelist the files in your virus scanner.
If you don't find (or remember) a setting or software component which prevents those files from being copied into the Windows system directories, you could apply a more "manual" method: From the page I linked above you can download vcredist_x86.exe and vcredist_x64.exe. Although both files are executables, you can unpack them manually (without running them). For example, the WiX toolset can do this, at least with the 2012 version you are interested in, and there are probably a few other packers capable of doing this.
After having unpacked those executables, you will see the DLLs you are after in the folder where you unpacked them. From there, copy them manually into the respective Windows system directory and try whether you now can start your problematic applications. Once again, if you can see the files in the Windows system directories immediately after having copied them, but they vanish later, you would have to find out which software component or setting on your system causes them being removed.
Because that VS is not installing both Architectures of the redistribution package. Install both (x86 and x64) and your problem will be gone.
4In many cases the best way to ensure that MSVCR110.dll will be found by the
application, is to copy it to the same folder as that of the executable.
This is what I do when nothing else works.
Note that there are two versions of the DLL: 64-bit and 32-bit. You should use the DLL version having the same architecture as that of the executable.
Many products come with the right DLL already installed in their folder, so as to be independent of the version that is installed (or not installed). Check if the problematic product has this DLL in some of its installation folders.
Try running sfc /scannow, then reinstall * Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 update 4* both 32 and 64 bit, if it asks you to uninstall do it and then reinstall it again. You might also need to reinstall the application. Coping the missing dlls (msvcp*.dll and msvr*.dll) to System32 or SysWOW64 might help.
