title: Unable to install tensorflow on Win10 - ImportError: DLL load failed
body: <p>Trying to run <code>import tensorflow as tf</code> but it failed.
  I just installed tensorflow but is not allowing to import it.</p>
  
  <p>This is the error</p>
  
  <pre><code>---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  ImportError                               Traceback (most recent call last)
  ~\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow.py in &lt;module&gt;()
       57 
  ---&gt; 58   from tensorflow.python.pywrap_tensorflow_internal import *
       59   from tensorflow.python.pywrap_tensorflow_internal import __version__
  
  ~\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py in &lt;module&gt;()
       27             return _mod
  ---&gt; 28     _pywrap_tensorflow_internal = swig_import_helper()
       29     del swig_import_helper
  
  ~\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py in swig_import_helper()
       23             try:
  ---&gt; 24                 _mod = imp.load_module('_pywrap_tensorflow_internal', fp, pathname, description)
       25             finally:
  
  ~\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda\lib\imp.py in load_module(name, file, filename, details)
      242         else:
  --&gt; 243             return load_dynamic(name, filename, file)
      244     elif type_ == PKG_DIRECTORY:
  
  ~\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda\lib\imp.py in load_dynamic(name, path, file)
      342             name=name, loader=loader, origin=path)
  --&gt; 343         return _load(spec)
      344 
  
  ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.
  
  During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
  
  ImportError                               Traceback (most recent call last)
  &lt;ipython-input-17-64156d691fe5&gt; in &lt;module&gt;()
  ----&gt; 1 import tensorflow as tf
  
  ~\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\__init__.py in &lt;module&gt;()
       22 
       23 # pylint: disable=g-bad-import-order
  ---&gt; 24 from tensorflow.python import pywrap_tensorflow  # pylint: disable=unused-import
       25 
       26 from tensorflow._api.v1 import app
  
  ~\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\__init__.py in &lt;module&gt;()
       47 import numpy as np
       48 
  ---&gt; 49 from tensorflow.python import pywrap_tensorflow
       50 
       51 # Protocol buffers
  
  ~\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow.py in &lt;module&gt;()
       72 for some common reasons and solutions.  Include the entire stack trace
       73 above this error message when asking for help.""" % traceback.format_exc()
  ---&gt; 74   raise ImportError(msg)
       75 
       76 # pylint: enable=wildcard-import,g-import-not-at-top,unused-import,line-too-long
  
  ImportError: Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "C:\Users\AMartinez147\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow.py", line 58, in &lt;module&gt;
      from tensorflow.python.pywrap_tensorflow_internal import *
    File "C:\Users\AMartinez147\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py", line 28, in &lt;module&gt;
      _pywrap_tensorflow_internal = swig_import_helper()
    File "C:\Users\AMartinez147\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py", line 24, in swig_import_helper
      _mod = imp.load_module('_pywrap_tensorflow_internal', fp, pathname, description)
    File "C:\Users\AMartinez147\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda\lib\imp.py", line 243, in load_module
      return load_dynamic(name, filename, file)
    File "C:\Users\AMartinez147\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda\lib\imp.py", line 343, in load_dynamic
      return _load(spec)
  ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.
  
  
  Failed to load the native TensorFlow runtime.
  
  See https://www.tensorflow.org/install/errors
  
  for some common reasons and solutions.  Include the entire stack trace
  above this error message when asking for help.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>this is the <code>pip list</code></p>
  
  <pre><code>Package                            Version   
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