# Jupyter not starting in Win 10

**URL:** <https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/jupyter-not-starting-in-win-10/2480>\
**Category:** JupyterLab\
**Created:** [October 22, 2019, 1:07pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/jupyter-not-starting-in-win-10/2480 "2019-10-22T13:07:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![kashivis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@kashivis](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/kashivis)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2019, 8:49am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/jupyter-not-starting-in-win-10/2480/7 "2019-10-24T08:49:32Z")

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> [@kashivis](#):
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> ImportError: DLL load failed while importing win32api: The specified module could not be found.

Solved the issue using `C:\Users\<me>\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38-32\Scripts> python pywin32_postinstall.py` … the kernel seems to be working now.

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