tensorflow: Tensorflow (cpu) missing DLL on import

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System information

• OS Platform and Distribution (e.g., Linux Ubuntu 16.04): Windows 10 64bit
• TensorFlow installed from (source or binary): pip install tensorflow; pip install --upgrade tensorflow; pip install --upgrade https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/windows/cpu/tensorflow-1.11.0-cp36-cp36m-win_amd64.whl etc.)
• TensorFlow version: Tried multiple from 1.4.0 - 1.11.0
• Python version: Python 3.6
• Installed using virtualenv? pip? conda?: Yes to all 3
• CUDA/cuDNN version: As far as I know I don’t need it for the CPU Version.
• GPU model and memory: NA

Describe the problem Can’t import Tensorflow, missing DLL: Traceback (most recent call last): File "<input>", line 1, in <module> File "C:\Program Files\JetBrains\PyCharm Community Edition 2018.2.4\helpers\pydev\_pydev_bundle\pydev_import_hook.py", line 20, in do_import module = self._system_import(name, *args, **kwargs) File "venv\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\__init__.py", line 22, in <module> from tensorflow.python import pywrap_tensorflow # pylint: disable=unused-import File "C:\Program Files\JetBrains\PyCharm Community Edition 2018.2.4\helpers\pydev\_pydev_bundle\pydev_import_hook.py", line 20, in do_import module = self._system_import(name, *args, **kwargs) File "venv\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\__init__.py", line 52, in <module> from tensorflow.core.framework.graph_pb2 import * File "C:\Program Files\JetBrains\PyCharm Community Edition 2018.2.4\helpers\pydev\_pydev_bundle\pydev_import_hook.py", line 20, in do_import module = self._system_import(name, *args, **kwargs) File "venv\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\core\framework\graph_pb2.py", line 6, in <module> from google.protobuf import descriptor as _descriptor File "C:\Program Files\JetBrains\PyCharm Community Edition 2018.2.4\helpers\pydev\_pydev_bundle\pydev_import_hook.py", line 20, in do_import module = self._system_import(name, *args, **kwargs) File "venv\lib\site-packages\google\protobuf\descriptor.py", line 47, in <module> from google.protobuf.pyext import _message File "C:\Program Files\JetBrains\PyCharm Community Edition 2018.2.4\helpers\pydev\_pydev_bundle\pydev_import_hook.py", line 20, in do_import module = self._system_import(name, *args, **kwargs) ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified procedure could not be found.

Provide the exact sequence of commands / steps that you executed before running into the problem

• Installed vc_redist64.exe
• Open Python import tensorflow

Any other info / logs

• I already reinstalled Python completly
• reinstalled vc_redist multiple times
• and tried everything I found over google. Not sure if I am messing something up.