Hello, sometimes when i try to launch or install a game or generic software, i get this error (seename below), some API DLL missing. These libraries are on default of windows 10 but not on windows 7 and i can’t just copy-paste from win10 to win7, it return me an error if i do so.
Need indeed a patch, anyone know if there is a fix for this? Thank you.
api-ms-win-core-com-l1-1-0.dll
The outdated Windows OS Win7 needs completely other drivers (*.sys files) and *.dll files than Win10 or Win11.
So it is no wonder, that a simple copy & paste action doesn’t work. What you need are Win7 compatible drivers and their associated Dynamic Link Library files.
The most updated Libraries can be updated with one of these 2 packages
Releases · abbodi1406/vcredist
Latest Visual C++ Redistributable Runtimes All-in-One Dec 2025 Download | TechPowerUp
other than that, it’s already explained, you do know that no developer will be supporting an older OS like Win7 for the consumer market, only specific business apps developers will do so, as it’s required for their customers.
Thank you for the reply, already have installed the last c++ libraries but unfortunately it do not work, as @Fernando says i need a compatibility patch but if nobody made it then there is nothing i can do.