The program can't start because VCRUNTIME140_1.dll is missing from your computer

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“The program can’t start because VCRUNTIME140_1.dll is missing from your computer” when running Spyder

What steps reproduce the problem?

1. Create a fresh Windows 2016 VM
2. Download and install latest Spyder_64bit_full. I was using whatever was the latest on 3/9/2021.
3. Run Spyder

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

This is what I am seeing when I tried to run Spyder

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QtWebEngineProcess.exe - System Error
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The program can't start because VCRUNTIME140_1.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem. 
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OK   
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Paste Traceback/Error Below (if applicable)

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Versions

• Spyder version: 4.2.3
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Dependencies

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Workaround

Install VC++ Redist

[CAM-Gerlach]

Here are the latest copies that are bundled with Miniconda

runtimedlls.zip

[dalthviz]

Thanks for the info @henryiii ! Will check 👍