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If you uninstall "Microsoft Windows Desktop Runtime 8.0.11," any application that depends on it will immediately crash with an error like: "The program can't start because hostfxr.dll is missing from your computer." microsoft windows desktop runtime 8.0 11
What is "Microsoft Windows Desktop Runtime 8.0.11"? (And Why Is It on My PC?) Let Windows Update install it