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

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

About Popupshim.dll

The size of this dynamic link library is 0.02 MB and its download links are healthy. It has been downloaded 458 times already.

Operating Systems That Can Use the Popupshim.dll Library

How to Download Popupshim.dll Library?

  1. Click on the green-colored "Download" button on the top left side of the page.
    Download process of the Popupshim.dll library's
    Step 1:Download process of the Popupshim.dll library's
  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.

Methods to Fix the Popupshim.dll Errors

ATTENTION! Before beginning the installation of the Popupshim.dll library, you must download the library. If you don't know how to download the library or if you are having a problem while downloading, you can look at our download guide a few lines above.

Method 1: Installing the Popupshim.dll Library to the Windows System Directory

  1. The file you will download is a compressed file with the ".zip" extension. You cannot directly install the ".zip" file. Because of this, first, double-click this file and open the file. You will see the library named "Popupshim.dll" in the window that opens. Drag this library to the desktop with the left mouse button. This is the library you need.
    Extracting the Popupshim.dll library from the .zip file
    Step 1:Extracting the Popupshim.dll library from the .zip file
  2. Copy the "Popupshim.dll" library and paste it into the "C:\Windows\System32" directory.
    Copying the Popupshim.dll library into the Windows/System32 directory
    Step 2:Copying the Popupshim.dll library into the Windows/System32 directory
  3. If your operating system has a 64 Bit architecture, copy the "Popupshim.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 "Popupshim.dll" library into both directories.
    Pasting the Popupshim.dll library into the Windows/sysWOW64 directory
    Step 3:Pasting the Popupshim.dll library into the Windows/sysWOW64 directory
  4. 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 4:Running the Command Prompt as administrator
  5. Paste the command below into the Command Line window that opens and hit the Enter key on your keyboard. This command will delete the Popupshim.dll library's damaged registry (It will not delete the file you pasted into the System32 directory, but will delete the registry in Regedit. The file you pasted in the System32 directory will not be damaged in any way).
    %windir%\System32\regsvr32.exe /u Popupshim.dll
    Uninstalling the Popupshim.dll library from the system registry
    Step 5:Uninstalling the Popupshim.dll library from the system registry
  6. If you are using a Windows version that has 64 Bit architecture, after running the above command, you need to run the command below. With this command, we will clean the problematic Popupshim.dll registry for 64 Bit (The cleaning process only involves the registries in Regedit. In other words, the dynamic link library you pasted into the SysWoW64 will not be damaged).
    %windir%\SysWoW64\regsvr32.exe /u Popupshim.dll
    Uninstalling the Popupshim.dll library's problematic registry from Regedit (for 64 Bit)
    Step 6:Uninstalling the Popupshim.dll library's problematic registry from Regedit (for 64 Bit)
  7. In order to cleanly recreate the dll library's registry that we deleted, copy the command below and paste it into the Command Line and hit Enter.
    %windir%\System32\regsvr32.exe /i Popupshim.dll
    Reregistering the Popupshim.dll library in the system
    Step 7:Reregistering the Popupshim.dll library in the system
  8. 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 Popupshim.dll library that we deleted.
    %windir%\SysWoW64\regsvr32.exe /i Popupshim.dll
    Creating a clean registry for the Popupshim.dll library (for 64 Bit)
    Step 8:Creating a clean registry for the Popupshim.dll library (for 64 Bit)
  9. If you did all the processes correctly, the missing dll file will have been installed. You may have made some mistakes when running the Command Line processes. Generally, these errors will not prevent the Popupshim.dll library from being installed. In other words, the installation will be completed, but it may give an error due to some incompatibility issues. You can try running the program that was giving you this dll file error after restarting your computer. If you are still getting the dll file error when running the program, please try the 2nd method.

Method 2: Copying the Popupshim.dll Library to the Program Installation Directory

  1. First, you need to find the installation directory for the program you are receiving the "Popupshim.dll not found", "Popupshim.dll is missing" or other similar dll errors. In order to do this, right-click on the shortcut for the program and click the Properties option from the options that come up.
    Opening program properties
    Step 1:Opening program properties
  2. Open the program's installation directory by clicking on the Open File Location button in the Properties window that comes up.
    Opening the program's installation directory
    Step 2:Opening the program's installation directory
  3. Copy the Popupshim.dll library into the directory we opened.
    Copying the Popupshim.dll library into the installation directory of the program.
    Step 3:Copying the Popupshim.dll library into the installation directory of the program.
  4. The installation is complete. Run the program that is giving you the error. If the error is continuing, you may benefit from trying the 3rd Method as an alternative.

Method 3: Doing a Clean Install of the program That Is Giving the Popupshim.dll Error

  1. Open the Run window by pressing the "Windows" + "R" keys on your keyboard at the same time. Type in the command below into the Run window and push Enter to run it. This command 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. On the Programs and Features screen that will come up, you will see the list of programs on your computer. Find the program that gives you the dll error and with your mouse right-click it. The right-click menu will open. Click the "Uninstall" option in this menu to start the uninstall process.
    Uninstalling the program that gives you the dll error
    Step 2:Uninstalling the program that gives you the dll error
  3. You will see a "Do you want to uninstall this program?" confirmation window. Confirm the process and wait for the program to be completely uninstalled. The uninstall process can take some time. This time will change according to your computer's performance and the size of the program. After the program is uninstalled, restart your computer.
    Confirming the uninstall process
    Step 3:Confirming the uninstall process
  4. 4. After restarting your computer, reinstall the program that was giving you the error.
  5. This process may help the dll problem you are experiencing. If you are continuing to get the same dll error, the problem is most likely with Windows. In order to fix dll problems relating to Windows, complete the 4th Method and 5th Method.

Method 4: Fixing the Popupshim.dll Issue by Using the Windows System File Checker (scf scannow)

  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. Paste the command below into the Command Line that opens up and hit the Enter key.
    sfc /scannow
    Scanning and fixing system errors with the sfc /scannow command
    Step 2:Scanning and fixing system errors with the sfc /scannow command
  3. This process can take some time. You can follow its progress from the screen. Wait for it to finish and after it is finished try to run the program that was giving the dll error again.

Method 5: Fixing the Popupshim.dll Error by Updating Windows

Most of the time, programs have been programmed to use the most recent dynamic link libraries. If your operating system is not updated, these files cannot be provided and dll errors appear. So, we will try to fix the dll errors by updating the operating system.

Since the methods to update Windows versions are different from each other, we found it appropriate to prepare a separate article for each Windows version. You can get our update article that relates to your operating system version by using 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 Popupshim.dll Errors

When the Popupshim.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 Popupshim.dll errors below.

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

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