high
confirmed
Windows · AGN-KB-CFX-0005
Error loading component adhesive.dll
The message
Error loading component adhesive.dll
This specific component needs a newer Windows 10 than the one installed. Updating Windows is the fix.
What you see
- FiveM fails at startup naming adhesive.dll
- The PC is running an old Windows 10 build
What usually causes it
- The Windows 10 installation is outdated. Cfx.re documents the requirement as Windows 10 version 1703 or later
Worth checking first
- Check the Windows version by running winver — Cfx.re names this command directly
- Compare it against version 1703
Safe steps, one at a time
- Run winver and note the version shown
- If it is older than 1703, install outstanding Windows updates and restart
- Back up anything important before a Windows feature update, as with any large change
- If Windows Update itself will not run, that is a Windows problem to solve first — it has its own troubleshooter
These are suggestions, not instructions. Do only what you are comfortable with, back up anything important first, and stop if a step does not match what is on your screen. Advice, risk and responsibility.
When to stop and ask staff
Not an AGN issue.
Looks like
Player computer
What staff will need
- Windows version from winver
- Exact message
Applies to
Independent of AGN version.
Last reviewed Fri Sep 18.
Still stuck?
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- Out of disk space or a nearly full drive
- Unsupported or out-of-date Windows build