Error codes

XINPUT1_3.dll

XINPUT1_3.dll is missing

What it means

The game expects the old DirectX 9 XInput library to talk to a controller, and it is not installed.

Common causes

• DirectX 9 components missing on a clean Windows 10 or 11 install
• A game's redistributable was not run
• A damaged DirectX install

How to fix it

1. Install the DirectX End-User Runtime from Microsoft, which includes DirectX 9, 10 and 11 libraries.
2. Run the redistributable in the game's folder, then restart.
3. If a controller still does not work, check it in joy.cpl.