If you are packaging your application for distribution, you must ensure the runtime is available on the user's machine.
If the installer says "Already installed," you can repair the files:
The is a critical system component required for executing applications developed with Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC). It provides essential functions and standard libraries (e.g., standard I/O, string manipulation, math operations, memory management) that C++ programs rely on, instead of each application bundling its own copies.
| Version | Common Redistributable Package | Associated DLLs | |---------|-------------------------------|------------------| | VS 2015/2017/2019/2022 | VC++ 2015-2022 Redist. (x86/x64) | vcruntime140.dll , vcruntime140_1.dll , msvcp140.dll | | VS 2013 | VC++ 2013 Redist. | msvcp120.dll , vcruntime120.dll | | VS 2010 | VC++ 2010 Redist. | msvcp100.dll , msvcr100.dll | | VS 2008 | VC++ 2008 Redist. | msvcp90.dll , msvcr90.dll |
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