LoadLibrary failed with error 126

[[waste] HungrySandwich]

I was switching between two steam accounts, which is done often on my computer, and there was a brief steam update upon reopening it. from that moment on i hit this error message as soon as it logs in no matter which account we try and as soon as you exit or acknowledge the message steam logs us out and closes. i tried restarting my computer well as my internet connection and i realize thats not much troubleshooting but im actually pretty unsure where to begin with this one, i suppose ill google it as soon as i post this... any help or insight appreciated, thanks!

[[waste] HungrySandwich]

i sifted through my drivers as well and i may have missed one but the ones i found pertinent all said they were already using the "best" drivers

[The Giving One]

Feel free to see what others may have done to get it resolved :

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/search/?gidforum=882959061466924237&include_deleted=1&q=%22LoadLibrary+failed+with+error+126%22

[[waste] HungrySandwich]

as with what else ive been finding they are all related to games, i am not even able to get to my library it pops up as soon as it logs me in

[The Giving One]

Is your Steam library (or one of them if you have more than one) located on an external hard drive ?

What is your operating system ?

EDIT.................................

Feel free to address the following as you have time.

Open an elevated command prompt in Windows. You must do this by running the CMD as an administrator :

https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-open-an-elevated-command-prompt-2618088

Next, type in sfc/ scannow, hit enter, and let the scan run. This will check the integrity of your Windows system files.

Once the scan finishes, post EXACTLY what the report says about the completion of the scan, from within that same command prompt window.

Have you considered running a disk check on the hard drive(s) for your PC that are related to your Steam installation ? Run disk check for all the drives involved and make sure the drives are healthy.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/chkdsk

It's possible the library data has become corrupted somehow, so these would be my suggestions as of now.

Are you using Family Sharing with any of your accounts ?

[[waste] HungrySandwich]

it is not, its actually on a really nice little solid state. im running Windows 10 Pro, version 21H2. no Family Sharing. im pulling up those instructions and a command prompt now, and the disk check is a great idea anyway. I'll let you know how it goes. Thank you!

[Roger That! SWE]

Originally posted by waste HungrySandwich:

as with what else ive been finding they are all related to games, i am not even able to get to my library it pops up as soon as it logs me in

The same for me, did you find any fix?

[[waste] HungrySandwich]

no, i so much as reinstalled steam...