Prototype 2 is the game that I was waiting for so long. I’ve purchased it back in 2012 but since that I never had time to actually play it, because of school and university. Now, finally I have some free time and decided to install the game and was quite disappointed. After installing the game I tried to start it and I got the system error – stating that the application cannot be launched because xinput1_3.dll is missing from your computer, try reinstalling the application to fix the problem. Well, I’ve tried to reinstall the game, but it was without any result. The error still remained. By searching on the Internet I found that a lot of people having same problem with Prototype 2 on Windows 10 64 bit.
Xinput1_3.dll is missing error in Prototype 2 usually happens due to high activity of xinput1_3.dll library. Some antivirus or antimalware software may find that activity suspicious and simply quarantine or remove the library from your computer. Without the library you will not be able to launch the game and other applications that require xinput1_3.dll for proper operation. The solution for this problem is very simple, you just need to download xinput1_3.dll file from here: https://fix4dll.com/xinput1_3_dll and after that install it by following the installation instructions provided on the downloading page. This have helped me to fix xinput1_3.dll is missing error in Prototype 2 on Windows 10 64 bit version.
If you are having the same issue with Prototype 2 and xinput1_3.dll library on your Windows 10 64 or 32-bit version, try this guide. If it was helpful, feel free to like and share it to help others.