The program can't start because api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll is missing

This problem is often encountered when running Microsoft Office, Adobe Products or even Apache server. Base on this entry from stack overflo...

This problem is often encountered when running Microsoft Office, Adobe Products or even Apache server.

Base on this entry from stack overflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33265663/api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0-dll-is-missing-when-opening-microsoft-office-file you can do the steps below to solve the issue:

1. Go to Start - Control Panel - Windows Update Check for updates
2. Install all available updates. After the updates are installed,
3. Restart your computer.
4. After the restart repeat the steps above again until no more updates are available.

Download the Visual C++ Redistributable:

For Windows 64-bit http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/3/F/93FCF1E7-E6A4-478B-96E7-D4B285925B00/vc_redist.x64.exe

Run the vcredist_x64.exe (64-bit) or vcredist_x86.exe (32-bit) and select Uninstall Run the .exe again and select Install.

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What works is:

1. Update my Window 7 to SP1
2. And installing https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2999226,different version exists for different OS