Tensorflow - ImportError: Could not find 'msvcp140.dll'

Question

I am just a beginner to a tensorflow and trying to install TensorFlow with CPU support only.

Initially, I downloaded and installed Python 3.5.2 version from https://

Answer 1

I copied msvcp140.dll to path C:\Users\PCName\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35 and it worked for me.

I also switched back to tensorflow 1.8 from 1.5.

Answer 2

You can download the package from the url https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53587 and install it. This will solve the issue.

Answer 3

download msvcp140.dll or click https://www.dll-files.com/msvcp140.dll.html

find your python path
path will find easy from your error

error will show like this

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
File "C:\Users\sky network\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site- 
packages\tensorflow\__init__.py", line 24, in <module>
from tensorflow.python import *
File "C:\Users\sky network\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site- 
packages\tensorflow\python\__init__.py", line 49, in <module>
from tensorflow.python import pywrap_tensorflow
File "C:\Users\sky network\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site- 
packages\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow.py", line 30, in <module>
self_check.preload_check()
File "C:\Users\sky network\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site- 
packages\tensorflow\python\platform\self_check.py", line 55, in preload_check
% build_info.msvcp_dll_name)

from my error the python path is

"File "C:\Users\sky network\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36"

if u cant find the AppData folder

click folder view option and enable hidden files

paste the file "msvcp140.dll" into

C:\Users\sky network\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36