{"id":806,"date":"2016-11-18T10:08:10","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T10:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/?p=806"},"modified":"2018-10-18T10:30:58","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T10:30:58","slug":"system32-sysmain-dll-error-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/18\/system32-sysmain-dll-error-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"System32 SysMain.dll Error Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re encountering the <\/span><b>System32 SysMain.dll<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> error in <\/span><b>Windows 10<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you need to determine the program causing this <\/span>problem.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>You might want to disable startups, restore your system to an earlier point of time, overwrite corrupted system files with original versions and perform a malware scan to see if either \/ some of these steps help matters.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Disable Startup Items<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perform a clean startup to troubleshoot problems caused by faulty startups.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the <\/span><b>Search <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Box on the <\/span><b>Taskbar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and type <\/span><b>Task Manager<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open the <\/span><b>Task Manager <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">program from the<\/span> <b>Search Results<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the icon named<\/span><b> More details<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right-click an item you want to disable.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><b>Disable<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Perform Registry Scan<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Computer programs are dependent on the <\/span><b>Windows Registry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is a hierarchical database that contains all kinds of program configurations. Any changes made to a software application are stored in the <\/span><b>Registry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which programs access time-to-time. An error may occur when a program fails to retrieve the required information due to missing entries or corruption of the information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Perform System Restore<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Undo any recent changes that might have been made to your system settings and configurations using <\/span><b>System Restore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a feature that helps you restore your computer to a point in the past.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right-click <\/span><b>This PC<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> icon; select <\/span><b>Properties<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now click the <\/span><b>Advanced system settings <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">link in the left panel of the new window.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will now get the<\/span> <b>System Properties<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dialog on your screen. Click the <\/span><b>System Protection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tab.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <\/span><b>System Restore.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select either the recommended system restore point or select the <\/span><b>Choose a different restore point<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> option to go for a system restore point of your choice.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><b>Next<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; follow the on-screen instructions to complete the restoration process.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Perform System Scan<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of your operating system files has been either deleted, moved or renamed. Run a full scan to resolve the corruption of your system files.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Press <\/span><b>Windows Key<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> + <\/span><b>X<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; choose <\/span><b>Command Prompt (Admin)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type the following command and press <\/span><b>Enter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<br \/>\n<\/span><b>SFC \/ScanNow<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your system files will be scanned and restored.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Run Antivirus Scan<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If none of the above-mentioned steps help, chances are that your computer has been affected by a virus. Perform full scan by using a reputed <\/span><b>Antivirus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> program. Please note that the following steps may vary from program to program, however, the main theme of downloading and installing an <\/span><b>Antivirus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and updating its virus definitions and finally running a full system scan will remain the same in all cases.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download and install the <\/span><b>Antivirus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> program you wish to use.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Update the virus definition signatures of the <\/span><b>Antivirus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> program.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now click the <\/span><b>Scan <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">icon in the main user interface.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the <\/span><b>Full Scan <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tab.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><b>Run Scan <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">button.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Uninstall Faulty\/ Incompatible App<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re encountering this error after you recently installed a particular software program, that program probably is incompatible or faulty. Uninstall it as shown below:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><b>Start<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><b>Settings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><b>System <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">icon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><b>Apps &amp; Features <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tab.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sort the applications by their date of installation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uninstall recently installed apps one by one. Click an application entry, and then select the <\/span><b>Uninstall <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">button.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After successful uninstallation, reboot your computer.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re encountering the System32 SysMain.dll error in Windows 10, you need to determine the program causing this problem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[537,535,536,534],"class_list":["post-806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-solutions","tag-help-on-fixing-system32-sysmain-dll-error-in-windows-10","tag-help-with-system32-sysmain-dll-error-in-windows-10","tag-solving-system32-sysmain-dll-error","tag-windows-10-system32-sysmain-dll-error"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=806"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1670,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806\/revisions\/1670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}