Ensure that the plugins you are using match your Rainmeter installation.
If Rainmeter is run in "Portable" mode, moving the folder to a different directory without updating the settings can break the relative paths required to find the DLLs. Rainmeter.dll Load Error 126
Download and install both the and x64 versions of the "Visual Studio 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2022" redistributables from the Official Microsoft Support Page. 2. Verify Plugin Architecture If you recently downloaded a custom skin or plugin: Ensure that the plugins you are using match
This happens if you try to load a 32-bit (x86) plugin into a 64-bit (x64) version of Rainmeter, or vice versa. The architectures must match exactly for the DLL to load. Rainmeter.dll Load Error 126