Visual Studio Redistributable 2013

You may notice several different "Redistributables" listed in your PC's Apps & Features. This is normal for two main reasons:

The Visual Studio Redistributable 2013 has several key features: visual studio redistributable 2013

Frameworks for building Windows-based applications. visual studio redistributable 2013

The 2013 version is perfectly tied to the Windows 8 era. While the code is from 2013, its architecture was designed for the "Modern UI" (formerly Metro) app ecosystem. visual studio redistributable 2013