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Users have reported that disabling "Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool" or selecting the Proton Hotfix can resolve this specific DLL error. api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-6.dll missing

If you are running or Windows 8.1 , you might be missing the Universal C Runtime (CRT) update. This update is what allows older versions of Windows to recognize these specific "api-ms-win" files. Symptoms and impact Users have reported that disabling

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