Download Flashplayerw.dll for Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista and XP

Flashplayerw.dll download. The Flashplayerw.dll file is a dynamic link library for Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista and XP. You can fix "The file Flashplayerw.dll is missing." and "Flashplayerw.dll not found." errors by downloading and installing this file from our site.

About Flashplayerw.dll

The size of this dynamic link library is 0.43 MB and its download links are healthy. It has been downloaded 674 times already.

Operating Systems Compatible with the Flashplayerw.dll Library

Guide to Download Flashplayerw.dll

  1. First, click the "Download" button with the green background (The button marked in the picture).
    Download the Flashplayerw.dll library
    Step 1:Download the Flashplayerw.dll library
  2. "After clicking the Download" button, wait for the download process to begin in the "Downloading" page that opens up. Depending on your Internet speed, the download process will begin in approximately 4 -5 seconds.

How to Install Flashplayerw.dll? How to Fix Flashplayerw.dll Errors?

ATTENTION! Before continuing on to install the Flashplayerw.dll library, you need to download the library. If you have not downloaded it yet, download it before continuing on to the installation steps. If you are having a problem while downloading the library, you can browse the download guide a few lines above.

Method 1: Copying the Flashplayerw.dll Library to the Windows System Directory

  1. The file you are going to download is a compressed file with the ".zip" extension. You cannot directly install the ".zip" file. First, you need to extract the dynamic link library from inside it. So, double-click the file with the ".zip" extension that you downloaded and open the file.
  2. You will see the library named "Flashplayerw.dll" in the window that opens up. This is the library we are going to install. Click the library once with the left mouse button. By doing this you will have chosen the library.
    Choosing the Flashplayerw.dll library
    Step 2:Choosing the Flashplayerw.dll library
  3. Click the "Extract To" symbol marked in the picture. To extract the dynamic link library, it will want you to choose the desired location. Choose the "Desktop" location and click "OK" to extract the library to the desktop. In order to do this, you need to use the Winrar program. If you do not have this program, you can find and download it through a quick search on the Internet.
    Extracting the Flashplayerw.dll library to the desktop
    Step 3:Extracting the Flashplayerw.dll library to the desktop
  4. Copy the "Flashplayerw.dll" library and paste it into the "C:\Windows\System32" directory.
    Copying the Flashplayerw.dll library into the Windows/System32 directory
    Step 4:Copying the Flashplayerw.dll library into the Windows/System32 directory
  5. If your operating system has a 64 Bit architecture, copy the "Flashplayerw.dll" library and paste it also into the "C:\Windows\sysWOW64" directory.
    NOTE! On 64 Bit systems, the dynamic link library must be in both the "sysWOW64" directory as well as the "System32" directory. In other words, you must copy the "Flashplayerw.dll" library into both directories.
    Pasting the Flashplayerw.dll library into the Windows/sysWOW64 directory
    Step 5:Pasting the Flashplayerw.dll library into the Windows/sysWOW64 directory
  6. In order to complete this step, you must run the Command Prompt as administrator. In order to do this, all you have to do is follow the steps below.
    NOTE! We ran the Command Prompt using Windows 10. If you are using Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP, you can use the same method to run the Command Prompt as administrator.
    1. Open the Start Menu and before clicking anywhere, type "cmd" on your keyboard. This process will enable you to run a search through the Start Menu. We also typed in "cmd" to bring up the Command Prompt.
    2. Right-click the "Command Prompt" search result that comes up and click the Run as administrator" option.
    Running the Command Prompt as administrator
    Step 6:Running the Command Prompt as administrator
  7. Paste the command below into the Command Line that will open up and hit Enter. This command will delete the damaged registry of the Flashplayerw.dll library (It will not delete the file we pasted into the System32 directory; it will delete the registry in Regedit. The file we pasted into the System32 directory will not be damaged).
    %windir%\System32\regsvr32.exe /u Flashplayerw.dll
    Deleting the damaged registry of the Flashplayerw.dll
    Step 7:Deleting the damaged registry of the Flashplayerw.dll
  8. If you are using a 64 Bit operating system, after doing the commands above, you also need to run the command below. With this command, we will also delete the Flashplayerw.dll library's damaged registry for 64 Bit (The deleting process will be only for the registries in Regedit. In other words, the dll file you pasted into the SysWoW64 folder will not be damaged at all).
    %windir%\SysWoW64\regsvr32.exe /u Flashplayerw.dll
    Uninstalling the damaged Flashplayerw.dll library's registry from the system (for 64 Bit)
    Step 8:Uninstalling the damaged Flashplayerw.dll library's registry from the system (for 64 Bit)
  9. We need to make a new registry for the dynamic link library in place of the one we deleted from the Windows Registry Editor. In order to do this process, copy the command below and after pasting it in the Command Line, press Enter.
    %windir%\System32\regsvr32.exe /i Flashplayerw.dll
    Creating a new registry for the Flashplayerw.dll library in the Windows Registry Editor
    Step 9:Creating a new registry for the Flashplayerw.dll library in the Windows Registry Editor
  10. If the Windows version you use has 64 Bit architecture, after running the command above, you must run the command below. With this command, you will create a clean registry for the problematic registry of the Flashplayerw.dll library that we deleted.
    %windir%\SysWoW64\regsvr32.exe /i Flashplayerw.dll
    Creating a clean registry for the Flashplayerw.dll library (for 64 Bit)
    Step 10:Creating a clean registry for the Flashplayerw.dll library (for 64 Bit)
  11. If you did the processes in full, the installation should have finished successfully. If you received an error from the command line, you don't need to be anxious. Even if the Flashplayerw.dll library was installed successfully, you can still receive error messages like these due to some incompatibilities. In order to test whether your dll issue was fixed or not, try running the program giving the error message again. If the error is continuing, try the 2nd Method to fix this issue.

Method 2: Copying The Flashplayerw.dll Library Into The Program Installation Directory

  1. First, you must find the installation directory of the program (the program giving the dll error) you are going to install the dynamic link library to. In order to find this directory, "Right-Click > Properties" on the program's shortcut.
    Opening the program's shortcut properties window
    Step 1:Opening the program's shortcut properties window
  2. Open the program installation directory by clicking the Open File Location button in the "Properties" window that comes up.
    Finding the program's installation directory
    Step 2:Finding the program's installation directory
  3. Copy the Flashplayerw.dll library.
  4. Paste the dynamic link library you copied into the program's installation directory that we just opened.
    Pasting the Flashplayerw.dll library into the program's installation directory
    Step 3:Pasting the Flashplayerw.dll library into the program's installation directory
  5. When the dynamic link library is moved to the program installation directory, it means that the process is completed. Check to see if the issue was fixed by running the program giving the error message again. If you are still receiving the error message, you can complete the 3rd Method as an alternative.

Method 3: Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Program That Is Giving the Flashplayerw.dll Error

  1. Push the "Windows" + "R" keys at the same time to open the Run window. Type the command below into the Run window that opens up and hit Enter. This process will open the "Programs and Features" window.
    appwiz.cpl
    Opening the Programs and Features window using the appwiz.cpl command
    Step 1:Opening the Programs and Features window using the appwiz.cpl command
  2. The Programs and Features screen will come up. You can see all the programs installed on your computer in the list on this screen. Find the program giving you the dll error in the list and right-click it. Click the "Uninstall" item in the right-click menu that appears and begin the uninstall process.
    Starting the uninstall process for the program that is giving the error
    Step 2:Starting the uninstall process for the program that is giving the error
  3. A window will open up asking whether to confirm or deny the uninstall process for the program. Confirm the process and wait for the uninstall process to finish. Restart your computer after the program has been uninstalled from your computer.
    Confirming the removal of the program
    Step 3:Confirming the removal of the program
  4. After restarting your computer, reinstall the program that was giving the error.
  5. You can fix the error you are expericing with this method. If the dll error is continuing in spite of the solution methods you are using, the source of the problem is the Windows operating system. In order to fix dll errors in Windows you will need to complete the 4th Method and the 5th Method in the list.

Method 4: Fixing the Flashplayerw.dll error with the Windows System File Checker

  1. In order to complete this step, you must run the Command Prompt as administrator. In order to do this, all you have to do is follow the steps below.
    NOTE! We ran the Command Prompt using Windows 10. If you are using Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP, you can use the same method to run the Command Prompt as administrator.
    1. Open the Start Menu and before clicking anywhere, type "cmd" on your keyboard. This process will enable you to run a search through the Start Menu. We also typed in "cmd" to bring up the Command Prompt.
    2. Right-click the "Command Prompt" search result that comes up and click the Run as administrator" option.
    Running the Command Prompt as administrator
    Step 1:Running the Command Prompt as administrator
  2. After typing the command below into the Command Line, push Enter.
    sfc /scannow
    Getting rid of dll errors using Windows's sfc /scannow command
    Step 2:Getting rid of dll errors using Windows's sfc /scannow command
  3. Depending on your computer's performance and the amount of errors on your system, this process can take some time. You can see the progress on the Command Line. Wait for this process to end. After the scan and repair processes are finished, try running the program giving you errors again.

Method 5: Getting Rid of Flashplayerw.dll Errors by Updating the Windows Operating System

Some programs require updated dynamic link libraries from the operating system. If your operating system is not updated, this requirement is not met and you will receive dll errors. Because of this, updating your operating system may solve the dll errors you are experiencing.

Most of the time, operating systems are automatically updated. However, in some situations, the automatic updates may not work. For situations like this, you may need to check for updates manually.

For every Windows version, the process of manually checking for updates is different. Because of this, we prepared a special guide for each Windows version. You can get our guides to manually check for updates based on the Windows version you use through the links below.

Guides to Manually Update the Windows Operating System

  1. Guide to Manually Update Windows 10
  2. Guide to Manually Update Windows 8.1 and Windows 8
  3. Guide to Manually Update Windows 7 and Windows Vista
  4. Guide to Manually Update Windows XP

Most Seen Flashplayerw.dll Errors

When the Flashplayerw.dll library is damaged or missing, the programs that use this dynamic link library will give an error. Not only external programs, but also basic Windows programs and tools use dynamic link libraries. Because of this, when you try to use basic Windows programs and tools (For example, when you open Internet Explorer or Windows Media Player), you may come across errors. We have listed the most common Flashplayerw.dll errors below.

You will get rid of the errors listed below when you download the Flashplayerw.dll library from DLL Downloader.com and follow the steps we explained above.

  1. "Flashplayerw.dll not found." error
  2. "The file Flashplayerw.dll is missing." error
  3. "Flashplayerw.dll access violation." error
  4. "Cannot register Flashplayerw.dll." error
  5. "Cannot find Flashplayerw.dll." error
  6. "This application failed to start because Flashplayerw.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem." error