How Windows DLL Name Resolution Works - Search Order and SxS (archived 2026-07-27)

Where does LoadLibrary actually look? Walk through the Windows DLL search order, Known DLLs, API sets, and SxS manifests, and how to prevent DLL hijacking. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/2026/03/24/002-windows-dll-name-resolution/, as published on 2026-07-27. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-03-24.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-07-27
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21614574
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Library Science and Information Systems
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How Windows DLL Name Resolution Works - Search Order and SxS (archived 2026-07-27)

Go Komura
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Library Science and Information Systems
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How Windows DLL Name Resolution Works - Search Order and SxS (archived 2026-07-27)

Go Komura
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Where does LoadLibrary actually look? Walk through the Windows DLL search order, Known DLLs, API sets, and SxS manifests, and how to prevent DLL hijacking. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/2026/03/24/002-windows-dll-name-resolution/, as published on 2026-07-27. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-03-24.

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