# Plugin doesn't load in FL20

**URL:** <https://forum.juce.com/t/plugin-doesnt-load-in-fl20/37618>\
**Category:** General JUCE discussion\
**Created:** [February 14, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/plugin-doesnt-load-in-fl20/37618 "2020-02-14T22:30:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/plugin-doesnt-load-in-fl20/37618/2 "2020-02-14T22:39:37Z")

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This is the runtime, that is expected to be installed on your user’s system.

- One solution is to prepare an installer that installs the redistributables (which your other users seemed to have done by some other software)
- Another solution is to switch your project to link the runtime statically (setting in the Projucer)

At some point it was requested to use the shared runtime to save resources, but seemingly microsoft lifted that limitation, making it not so bad to switch back to the static linked runtime.

For further information have a look at this thread:

> [@IMPORTANT BREAKING CHANGE: JUCE will now use dynamic linking for the Windows runtime by default](https://forum.juce.com/t/important-breaking-change-juce-will-now-use-dynamic-linking-for-the-windows-runtime-by-default/25276):
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> We have decided to dynamically link to the Windows runtime by default if you are building for Windows. If you do not override the default setting in the Projucer, then this means that you must ensure that the Windows runtime is installed on your customer’s computer for your plug-in/app to work. Unfortunately, this is necessary to workaround a limitation in a recent Windows update (see notes below). [32] More details: When building your app/plug-in you need to choose if you want to include the…

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