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SnorkyTheSnork
11 months ago
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A Way Out - Missing DLL: [XINPUT1_3.dll] Error: 0x7E - Windows 11

Hello everyone, I just bought "A Way Out" via Steam. When I launch the game, I get the following error: Invalid license. Reason code = Missing DLL: [XINPUT1_3.dll] Error: 0x7E. I am on a fresh ins...
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    EA_Illium
    11 months ago

    Hey @SnorkyTheSnork 

    Thanks for the update, I've changed the post from being solved!

    To confirm you still get the error "Missing DLL: [XINPUT1_3.dll] Error: 0x7E"? Could you get a screenshot or video of how it looks when you try to launch A Way Out?

    If so, can you try Installing (or repairing if prompted) the VC++ and DirectX files? 

    Thanks!

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SnorkyTheSnork
11 months ago

Also @EA_Illium could you please not mark this thread as "Solved" ? My problem is not solved at all, it just took me a lot of time to try the 7 different things you said.

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EA_Illium
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11 months ago

Hey @SnorkyTheSnork 

Thanks for the update, I've changed the post from being solved!

To confirm you still get the error "Missing DLL: [XINPUT1_3.dll] Error: 0x7E"? Could you get a screenshot or video of how it looks when you try to launch A Way Out?

If so, can you try Installing (or repairing if prompted) the VC++ and DirectX files? 

Thanks!

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    SnorkyTheSnork
    11 months ago

    Hi @EA_Illium 

    Just to keep you in the loop. I actually found the answer myself.

    For whatever reason, the version of Windows I had was precisely Windows 11 Pro N instead of Windows 11 Pro. Now, I didn't know much about this edition, but it seems to make a big difference. Windows N stands for "Windows Not with Media Player". It was initially released to fight Microsoft's monopoly on media players.


    The presence of Windows Media Player is supposed to be the only difference, but my theory is that default Windows editions also ship with proprietary codecs or other things that don't come in N editions. And that DirectX needs theses codecs to run properly.

    TL;DR: If you're facing the same issue as me, check if your version of Windows is "Windows [...] N". If that is the case, I don't know any way other than reinstalling your OS with a non-N Windows edition. It's what worked for me. Good luck.

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