In this post, I’ll show how to resolve the error Xinput1_3.dll is missing in three simple steps.

Error Cause

The program can’t start” because Xinput1_3.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem.
This error happens with a software or a game in particular which is dependent on Direct X 9 run-time environment.But Direct X 9 run-time environment is not bundled by default with Windows 7,8 or 10 because of which this error message pops up

Error Resolution

This problem can be solved by downloading and installing Direct X June 2010 Package.  I will show you how to do it step by step just follow the 3 steps:-

  1. Download  Direct X June 2010 Package
  2. Extract Direct X June 2010 Package
  3. Install Direct X June 2010 Package

1. Download  Direct X June 2010 Package

Click here to start the download of the Direct X June 2010 package. It is around 95 MB so will take some time depending on your internet connection.

2. Extract Direct X June 2010 Package

We will now extract the package, first, let’s create a folder let’s name it Direct X 9. Copy the location of this new folder  that we just created.Now let’s double-click on the package that we have just downloaded click run click yes in this paste the location that we just copied, click okay now this will extract the software in that location lets go in there.

3. Install Direct X June 2010 Package

Now let’s install the package, we will go into directory in which we just now extracted the software and search for the file Dxsetup.exe we will left click on that software which will open up a window click on except agreement and click next and hit the next and now this will start the installation process it will take around 2-3 minutes after it has finished installing just click on the finish button.

Now you can head back to the software which was causing the error message. It should open up without any error message.So that’s it, folks, thanks reading I hope this article helped you and if so please share it with your friends. That’s all for today see you next time.

This fix applies to the below-listed games :-

  1. Assassin Creed Black Flag
  2. Assassin Creed Unity
  3. Assassin’s Creed
  4. Batman Arkham Origins
  5. Battlefield 4
  6. Bioshock Infinite
  7. Black Ops 2
  8. Blur
  9. Borderlands
  10. Borderlands 1
  11. Borderlands 2
  12. Bully
  13. Call Of Duty Advanced Warfare
  14. Call Of Duty Black Ops
  15. Call Of Duty Ghost
  16. Call Of Duty World At War
  17. Civilization
  18. Civilization Beyond Earth
  19. Cod Black Ops
  20. Cod Ghost
  21. Crusader Kings 2
  22. Crysis 2
  23. Dark Souls 2
  24. Defiance
  25. Dirt 1
  26. Dolphin
  27. Don’t Starve
  28. Dragon’s Dogma
  29. Dying Light
  30. Elite
  31. Elite Dangerous
  32. Enemy Front
  33. Evil Within
  34. Fallout
  35. Fallout New Vegas
  36. Fifa
  37. Fifa 11
  38. Fifa 12
  39. Fifa 14
  40. Fifa 15
  41. Formula 1
  42. Game Of Thrones
  43. Gauntlet
  44. Ghosts
  45. Goat
  46. Goat Simulator
  47. Godfather 2
  48. Gothic 4
  49. Grid 2
  50. Ground Zeroes
  51. Gta 4
  52. Gta 5
  53. Gta 5 Telecharger
  54. Gta Iv
  55. Gta V
  56. Halo Spartan Assault
  57. Hatred
  58. Helicopter Simulator
  59. Hot Wheels
  60. Just Because
  61. Just Cause 2
  62. Kane And Lynch
  63. Key
  64. Kof Xiii
  65. Left 4 Dead 2
  66. Lego Movie
  67. Lego Star Wars
  68. Limbo
  69. London 2012
  70. Lucius
  71. Mafia 2
  72. Mk9
  73. Nba 2k12
  74. Nba 2k13
  75. Nba 2k14
  76. Nba2k14
  77. Oculus Rift
  78. Outlast
  79. Prototype
  80. Prototype 1
  81. Prototype 2
  82. Race Driver Grid
  83. Rainbow Six Vegas 2
  84. Red Orchestra 2
  85. Remember Me
  86. Renegade X
  87. Resident Evil 5
  88. Saints Row
  89. Saints Row 4
  90. Saints Row The Third
  91. Sims 4
  92. Sleeping Dogs
  93. Smite
  94. Sniper Elite V2
  95. Sniper Ghost Warrior
  96. Stick Of Truth
  97. The Evil Within
  98. The Stick Of Truth
  99. The Witcher 2
  100. This War Of Mine
  101. Tpb
  102. Transformers
  103. Transformers Fall Of Cybertron
  104. Call Of Duty Black Ops 2
  105. Skyrim
  106. Nba2k13
  107. Selping Dogs
  108. Call Of Duty
  109. Dishonored
  110. Driver San Francisco
  111. Call Of Duty Ops
  112. Mortal Kombat
  113. Call Of Duty Ops 2
  114. Call Of Duty Ghosts
  115. Deadpool
  116. Cod Bo2
  117. Pro Evolution Soccer 2014
  118. Cod Black Ops 2
  119. Assassins Creed 3
  120. Cod Waw
  121. Mortal Kombat 9
  122. Nba2k13 Directx
  123. Sleeping Dogs 3
  124. Fear 3
  125. Resident Evil Revelations
  126. Dead Space 3
  127. Doom 3
  128. Cry 3
  129. Wrc 4
  130. Nfs13
  131. Need For Speed

Solved:Xinput1_3.dll is missing[Win 7,8 & 10]