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How to fix the "The program can't start because of API-ms-core-localization-1-2-0.dll is missing"- error

This article will explain how to troubleshoot and resolve the API-ms-core-localization-1-2-0.dll missing error on your system.

Written by Nikolett Takacs

Updated at July 25th, 2025

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The issue

When downloading the Roasting Intelligence, the following error message appears: 
This program can't start because api-ms-win-core-localization-1-2-0.dl is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem.

The solution

This most likely happens after reinstalling Windows or upgrading.
Download and install the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 from here. 


Congratulations! You are now able to fix the "The program can't start because API-ms-core-localization-1-2-0.dll is missing" error.

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