![\"printer](\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/printer-error-0x8007007e.png\")
<\/p>\nWhen you try to print a mail from the built-in Mail app or use the print function in any Store app, error 0x8007007e may occur. However, the classic desktop programs print correctly. The problem is restricted to modern or Universal Web Apps (UWP) like Mail, OneNote, etc.<\/p>\n
Here is the full error message verbatim:<\/p>\n
Your printer has experienced an unexpected configuration problem. 0x8007007e<\/p>\n
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The error 0x8007007e occurs if the module You can download the The Windows Binaries Index (Winbindex), a non-Microsoft site, allows us to quickly view information about files and download some directly from Microsoft servers.<\/em><\/p>\n See if you can print now.<\/p>\n Alternatively, you can get a fresh copy of the file from the Windows 10 ISO<\/a>. Mount the ISO and open the In case the file You must, however, make sure that you’re using the latest Windows 10 ISO slipstreamed<\/a> with the newest quality update to get the latest version of the file. In the above image, you can see that it has an older version (0.3.18362.145) of the DLL file compiled on 3-19-2019. That’s because I haven’t updated my USB setup disk as of recent.<\/em><\/p>\n It’s possible that you may have earlier renamed the PrintConfig.dll<\/code> is missing under the printer’s spool folder<\/a>. Error 0x8007007e — ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND – (0x7E) — translates to\u00a0The specified module could not be found<\/strong>.<\/p>\nPrintConfig.dll<\/code> from Microsoft (via WinBIndex<\/a>), or extract it<\/a> from the Windows 10 ISO or DVD. Let’s start with the former method — downloading from Microsoft via the WinBIndex.<\/p>\nMethod 1: Download PrintConfig.dll from Microsoft via WinBIndex<\/h3>\n
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https:\/\/winbindex.m417z.com\/?file=printconfig.dll<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
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<\/li>\nC:\\Windows\\System32\\Spool\\Drivers\\x64\\3<\/code> folder.<\/li>\nC:\\Windows\\System32\\Spool\\Drivers\\W32X86\\3<\/code> folder.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nRELATED:<\/strong> How to Download Missing System files (dll, exe, sys) from Microsoft site<\/a><\/div>\nMethod 2: Copy the file from WinSxS or the Drivers folder<\/h3>\n
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C:\\Windows\\System32\\Spool\\Drivers\\x64\\3<\/code> folder.<\/li>\nPrintConfig.dll<\/code> must exist. If it’s missing, that causes the error 0x8007007e<\/strong> when printing from modern apps. See if you have the folder Spool\\Drivers\\x64.old\\3<\/code>. If the folder exists, copy PrintConfig.dll<\/code> to the Spool\\Drivers\\x64\\3<\/code> folder.<\/li>\nx64.old<\/code> folder is missing in step 2, you can find the .dll file in other locations. Open the Windows\\System32<\/code> folder and do a search for PrintConfig.dll<\/code> and you’ll see the search results as below:![\"printer](\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/printer-error-0x8007007e-dll.png\")
<\/li>\nPrintConfig.dll<\/code> (x64 version) from search results and copy the file to C:\\Windows\\System32\\Spool\\Drivers\\x64\\3<\/code><\/li>\n\\spool\\drivers\\W32X86\\3<\/code>, search for the file and copy it from the other location.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nRELATED:<\/strong> Get File Hash Checksum (MD5, SHA-256) via Right-click Menu<\/a><\/div>\nMethod 3: Extract the file from Windows 10 ISO or DVD<\/h3>\n
sources\\install.wim<\/code> using 7-Zip and extract the PrintConfig.dll<\/code>. Make sure you enable Flat View<\/strong> from the View<\/strong> menu in 7-Zip to locate the DLL file inside the WIM easily.<\/p>\ninstall.esd<\/code> is present in place of install.wim<\/code>, first, you need to convert it to the .wim format<\/a> and then open it using 7-Zip.<\/em><\/p>\n![\"printer](\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/printer-error-0x8007007e-iso.png\")
<\/p>\nRELATED:<\/strong> How to Extract Files from Windows 10 ISO or DVD (Install.wim)<\/a><\/div>\nHow did the file go missing?<\/h3>\n
x64<\/code> folder to x64.old<\/code> (as advised<\/a> by your printer support team) in order to fix other printing related issue(s) — e.g., stuck print jobs<\/a>. As a result, the PrintConfig.dll will be under Spool\\Drivers\\x64.old\\3<\/code>. Copying it back to Spool\\Drivers\\x64\\3<\/code> fixes the problem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"