diff --git a/src/content/doc-surrealdb/installation/windows.mdx b/src/content/doc-surrealdb/installation/windows.mdx
index 265859e28..48ff7db0a 100644
--- a/src/content/doc-surrealdb/installation/windows.mdx
+++ b/src/content/doc-surrealdb/installation/windows.mdx
@@ -121,3 +121,14 @@ To ensure that you are using the latest version, update SurrealDB to version <Ve
 ```bash
 scoop update surrealdb
 ```
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+*Attempting to open the executable at the install location throws errors that the following DLLs are not installed*
+
+If you encounter an error saying that the following DLLs are not installed:
+* VCRUNTIME140.dll
+* MSVCP140.dll
+* VCRUNTIME140_1.dll
+
+Then you may need to install the [Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170#latest-microsoft-visual-c-redistributable-version).
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