W95INF16.DLL is considered a type of Dynamic Link Library (DLL) file. Dynamic Link Library files, like W95INF16.DLL, are essentially a "guide book" that stores information and instructions for executable (EXE) files - like onenoteim.exe - to follow. These files were created so that multiple programs (eg. WinUtilities Free Edition) could share the same W95INF16.DLL file, saving valuable memory allocation, therefore making your computer run more efficiently.
Unfortunately, what makes DLL files so convenient and efficient, also makes them extremely vulnerable to problems. If something happens to a shared DLL file, either it goes missing or gets corrupted in some way, it can generate a "runtime" error message. Runtime is pretty self-explanatory; it means that these errors are triggered when W95INF16.DLL is attempted to be loaded either when WinUtilities Free Edition is starting up, or in some cases already running. Some of the most common W95INF16.DLL errors include:
- Access Violation at address - W95INF16.DLL.
- W95INF16.DLL could not be found.
- Cannot find C:\Windows\SysWOW64\W95INF16.DLL.
- Cannot register W95INF16.DLL.
- Cannot start WinUtilities Free Edition. A required component is missing: W95INF16.DLL. Please install WinUtilities Free Edition again.
- Failed to load W95INF16.DLL.
- The application has failed to start because W95INF16.DLL was not found.
- The file W95INF16.DLL is missing or corrupt.
- This application failed to start because W95INF16.DLL was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.
Your W95INF16.DLL file could be missing due to accidental deletion, uninstalled as a shared file of another program (shared with WinUtilities Free Edition), or deleted by a malware infection. Furthermore, W95INF16.DLL file corruption could be caused from a power outage when loading WinUtilities Free Edition, system crash while loading W95INF16.DLL, bad sectors on your storage media (usually your primary hard drive), or quite commonly, a malware infection. Thus, it's critical to make sure your anti-virus is kept up-to-date and scanning regularly.