I came across a rather weird looking file in the task manager while playing a game. The file is called msvcp140 dll. I do not know what this file is doing on my computer. Is it normal to have this file? What is it used for?
The msvcp140.dll is associated with the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2015. This file is essential for running programs that are developed using Visual C++. A lot of games are developed using Visual C++ and therefore, while the game is running, you can see this file in the task manager.
This is a DLL file. DLL files are shared files that are used by the operating system to run programs that are installed on the computer correctly. Thus, DLL files are an essential part of the system and are required for the functioning of all programs. You can find heaps of DLL files in the Systems folder of your computer. These are shared files and are not associated with the program that installs them on the computer.
