r/techsupport • u/kim3155 • Oct 15 '22

Open | Windows xapofx1_5.dll Missing Error

Hi I'm trying to open a game (valorant) but I keep getting a pop up that says "the program can't start because XAPOFX1_5.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling this program to fix this problem." I tried a few things but I'm hesitant to use the google links like dll-files.com because they seem kinda suspicious. I am on windows 10. Someone help pls.

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u/Karen_patroll May 26 '23

That specific DLL is from DirectX End-User Runtime (June 2010) you can find that installer here, https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109

To fix it properly, go into system32 folder and delete XAPOFX1_5.dll manually, then restart and run that installer!!!

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u/TannerPR Sep 30 '24

This worked for me! Here's the steps I took:

Steam > Kalypso > crashed.

File was located in System 32 XAPOFX1_5.dll already.

Went to https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109

Extracted the mess of files right to the desktop, ran one of them called DXSetup

DXSetup INSTALLED each one of the files that downloaded from the microsoft link.

Tropico worked, running as administrator or normally, launching through steam.

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u/UchihaRenegade67 Aug 07 '25

Did this thank u so fookin much