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This is the most common point of confusion. You might see versions for 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, and a combined 2015-2022 package. You will also see (32-bit) and x64 (64-bit) versions. Here is why you have a dozen of them:

If you’ve ever tried to launch a game and received an error saying a .dll file (like MSVCP140.dll or VCRUNTIME140.dll ) is missing, it’s almost always because the corresponding Visual C++ Redistributable is missing or corrupted. visual c redistributable