Shlwapi.dll is a file used by Windows to help control the various color settings on your system. Each time you load up your desktop wallpaper, or do anything on your PC for that matter, the shlwapi.dll file is being called to help render the various color settings that your system is required to show. This file is a vital part of the Windows system, but is continuously causing problems because of the way it's prone to damage & corruption. If you're seeing errors with Shlwapi.dll, then you should use this tutorial to fix them.
Typical Shlwapi.dll errors will show either at Windows boot, or when you try and use a specific program, and will often show these messages:
- Shlwapi.dll not found
- Shlwapi.dll is missing
The problem with this file is actually very simple. It's almost always the case that it's either been damaged or damaged on your PC, and just needs to be replaced. To do this, you should first look for a fresh copy of shlwapi.dll on the Internet (it's available from a lot of DLL repository websites) and then download it to your PC. After the download has completed, back up the original shlwapi.dll file on your system, and place the new version of the file in its place. This should remove any of the damage / corruptions from this file, and should prevent the error from occurring again.
You should also look to clean out the "registry" of your PC by using a registry cleaner tool. This is highly recommended because of the way the registry stores a large number of important settings for your system. The registry is basically a big database which stores settings for Windows – and is also where a large list of DLL files is kept for your system. This list of DLL files is what Windows uses to help it read the various.dll files that it needs to be able to run, and is where shlwapi.dll is often referred to. Unfortunately, it's often the case that this list of files will either become damaged or corrupted, leading your computer to run much slower & with a lot of errors. To fix this, you should use a registry cleaner to repair any issues inside the registry of your system, which should make the shlwapi.dll error disappear for good.