How Windows DLL Name Resolution Works - Search Order and SxS (archived 2026-09-01)

A practical guide to DLL name resolution on Windows: the DLL search order, Known DLLs, the loaded-module list, API sets, SxS manifests, and how the LoadLibrary APIs change the result. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/2026/03/24/002-windows-dll-name-resolution/, as published on 2026-09-01. 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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2026-09-01
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21614573
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Library Science and Information Systems
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How Windows DLL Name Resolution Works - Search Order and SxS (archived 2026-09-01)

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 2026-09-01)

Go Komura
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A practical guide to DLL name resolution on Windows: the DLL search order, Known DLLs, the loaded-module list, API sets, SxS manifests, and how the LoadLibrary APIs change the result. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/2026/03/24/002-windows-dll-name-resolution/, as published on 2026-09-01. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-03-24.

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