How to run blender on windows 7

This guide will help you troubleshoot the blender startup problem on Windows 7 (x64, X86)

Follow the steps below

1. Download FIX
https://github.com/nalexandru/api-ms-win-core-path-HACK/releases/

2. Select the bitness of your system (x64 or x86)

3. Open the desired folder depending on the bit size of your system


4. Open the folder where you have the blender installed
Example: "Your Disk"\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender

5. Drag the file api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1-0.dll from the archive to the folder where the blender is located.




6. Start Blender.


If this guide helped you, please rate it.

[Gen. Gregory Cultist]

ok I try this, but blender still not work, but thx you for explanation

[mr_robobot]

thanks for the explanation. but im in love win 11 <3.

[я проклят]

not all people can just take and switch to Windows 10, I also sat on Windows 7 for a long time and only a few months ago switched to a new OS only because the new Photoshop and other programs did not run on the old system

[mr_robobot]

why not just use windows 10?
is there some benefit to using 7?