If you have previously created a restore point, using System Restore can help the issue by reverting your system to a state when the COMCTL32.dll file was intact.

However, the system folder, often also called the root directory, already contains various files created by the operating system. Some of these can grow to a considerable size.

How to create batch files on Windows 11. You can quickly write batch files with any text editor, such as Notepad or Visual Studio Code. You will only need some basic Command Prompt skills.

Turn on your PC. Go to the Start menu and search the keyword “Create a restore point”. Click on the first option with the “Control Panel” description at the bottom.

To create a live kernel memory dump, right-click on System and take the cursor over the Create live kernel memory dump file option. You will see the following options to create dump files: ...