Windows searches for DLLs in a specific order. It looks in the application folder first, then in the System folders, and finally in the directories listed in your system PATH variable. If an application installs an older version of a DLL in its own folder, but Windows finds a newer (and incompatible) version in the System folder first, it will load the wrong one.

Never rely on the global PATH or System32 for your custom DLLs. Always keep dependencies next to the executable or in a designated lib/ folder.

The message "An error has occurred while loading imports. Wrong DLL present"

At its core, this is a compatibility issue. When a program starts, it loads several Dynamic Link Library (DLL) files to function. This error triggers when:

You need to see which DLL is actually being loaded. Don't guess.