Many programs showed this error. Following are a few examples of such applications, games, utilities: Many factors can cause the ‘loadlibrary failed with error 126’ but the following can be regarded as the main culprits:
Launch the Problematic Application as an Administrator
You may encounter the loadlibrary failed with error 126 when the problematic application does not have the privileges to access a protected system resource. In this case, launching the problematic application as an administrator may solve the problem.
Enable Virtual Super Resolution in the AMD Settings
VSR (or Virtual Super Resolution) is an AMD feature that lets an application or game render at higher resolutions (beyond the native display resolution). If the display resolution in use is not compatible with the game (like Civilization VI), then that may cause the loadlibrary error at hand. In this context, enabling the Virtual Super Resolution in the AMD Settings may solve the problem.
Copy the DLL File to the System32 Directory
You may encounter the issue under discussion if an essential DLL file is missing from the System32 directory and copying the same may solve the problem.
Change the Main Monitor or Disconnect the External Display
In a multi-display environment, you may encounter the loadlibrary failed error if the main monitor is not the internal display (in case of a laptop) or if the external display is not connected to a dedicated graphics card port but to an on-board graphics card port (in a dual graphics cards setup) as this may cause incompatible resource hogging by the cards. In such a case, changing the main monitor of the system or disconnecting the external display may fix error 126.
Perform an SFC Scan of the System
The loadlibrary may fail with error 126 if the essential system files are corrupt which may not let an application access an essential system directory or resource. In this case, you may fix the issue by performing an SFC scan of the system.
Perform a Clean Boot of the System
The loadlibrary error might occur if a process/service on the system is interfering with the problematic application’s execution. In such a case, ending the conflicting processes in the Task Manager or performing a clean boot of the system may clear the error 126.
End Conflicting Tasks in the Task Manager
Perform a Clean Boot of the System
Uninstall AMD Software
There are many applications (found by clean booting the system) reported to cause the loadlibrary issue but in many instances, users reported that the AMD Software triggered the error. Here, uninstalling the AMD Software may solve the problem.
Disable the System’s Built-in Graphics Card
You may encounter loadlibrary error 126 if the system has two graphics cards (i.e., one built-in and the other dedicated) and the modules of the applications involved tried to use different cards simultaneously. For example, if the issue occurs when an RDP session is used to launch Blender and the loadlibrary error is shown, then the issue might have occurred as the RDP session tried to use a built-in graphics card, whereas, Blender was trying to use the dedicated graphics card. In this scenario, disabling the built-in graphics card (after all, dedicated graphics is more powerful and useful) will force the usage of a single card and thus may fix the LoadLibrary error.
Edit the System’s Group Policy for Remote Connections
If the issue is occurring when a remote connection is used to access the system, then the improper usage of graphics properties of the host may trigger the issue at hand. Here, editing the system’s Group Policy about the remote connection to force the proper usage of the graphics properties may solve the problem.
Uninstall A Java Version
If an application (like Minecraft) requires JAVA but the system has two Java versions installed (like a 32-bit and other, 64-bit), then that may break the operation of the application and cause loadlibrary failed with error 126. In this case, uninstalling a Java version may solve the problem.
Update or Reinstall the Graphics Driver
You may encounter loadlibrary failed with error 126 if the system’s graphics driver is outdated or corrupt as it can lead to the incompatibility between the other OS modules (like the application showing the error) and the driver. In this scenario, updating the graphics driver to the latest build or reinstalling it may solve the problem.
Update the Graphics Driver Through the Device Manager
Update the Graphics Driver Through the OEM Website
Reinstall the Graphics Driver
Reinstall the Drivers of the Dual Graphics Cards
In case, the system is using dual graphics cards (like a built-in Intel card and a dedicated AMD card), then reinstalling both the drivers may solve the problem.
Perform an In-Place Upgrade of the System’s Windows
If none of the above worked for you, then the issue could be the result of the corrupt installation of Windows (that is beyond repair). In this case, performing an in-place upgrade of the system’s Windows may solve the problem. For elucidation, we will discuss the process for a Windows 11 PC.
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