Visual C++ Redistributable

ApplicationMicrosoft Corporation

Dem still dey call am vc redist, vcredist, msvc runtime, vcruntime140

Microsoft CorporationSystem

Shared Visual C++ runtimes. Games and apps dey most often ask for the 2015-2022 x64 package. One page, no be year-by-year SKU catalog. E no be Visual Studio.

Wetin you need know

One 2015-2022 redist page. E no be Visual Studio.

The current Microsoft package na the v14 redistributable wey plenty games still dey call 2015-2022. Older year SKUs dey, but dis article no dey catalog each of dem. devenv.exe na the IDE.

Wetin e be?: Shared C++ DLLs. 2015-2022 na the usual pack
Same as Visual Studio?: No. The IDE na different installer
Every year SKU?: No. One page for the current stack

Feex tok say

If Steam talk say make you install VC++ 2015-2022, I dey use Microsoft Learn, no be "all in one redist" pack. I no dey install Visual Studio for dat DLL.

Wetin be Visual C++ Redistributable?

The Visual C++ Redistributable dey install shared CRT and STL DLLs. vc_redist.x64.exe na the setup. vcruntime140.dll na wetin apps dey load. Visual Studio (devenv.exe) na different installer.

If you never use am before

If game talk say "install Visual C++ Redistributable", you go usually want the current 2015-2022 x64 package from Microsoft Learn. Dat one family dey cover apps wey dem build wit VS 2015 reach current VS 2022 toolsets. Dis no be Visual Studio the IDE. Dis page no be separate article for 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2013.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Run C++ games and apps

Most current titles dey ask for 2015-2022 x64. Na dis package, no be VS install.

x86 beside x64

32-bit game still dey want vc_redist.x86.exe. The x64 pack no dey replace am.

Older year SKUs only when dem call am

2010 or 2013 redists dey stay side by side if specific old app ask. Dem no be dis page default download.

Na who e dey for?

Players wey dia game dey close on top missing vcruntime140.dll
People wey almost install Visual Studio make dem take fix game
Admins wey dey keep one current 2015-2022 pack plus rare 2013 leftover

Current status

Visual C++ Redistributable (2005) na current shared c++ runtime from Microsoft Corporation. The vendor still dey point Windows users go https://learn.microsoft.com/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist.

How old e be?

Side-by-side year SKUs na the 2005-2013 model. From Visual Studio 2015 dey go, Microsoft dey keep one v14 redistributable wey dey update for place. 2015-2022 na the usual current stack wey games still dey name.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

2015-2022 x64 (v14)

2015-2022 x86

2013 and earlier (side by side, only if dem call am)

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system	Supported Windows release wey Microsoft list for the latest-supported VC++ redist page
RAM	The redist na very small thing. The game dey set RAM

Resource profile

CPU demand: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app
RAM demand: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
vc_redist.x64.exe	Installer. Resident pieces na DLLs like vcruntime140.dll, no be tray app.

Startup components

No Startup Apps entry. Apps dey load the DLLs when dem start.

File locations

Common Visual C++ Redistributable locations
Typical install	C:\Windows\System32\vcruntime140.dll

Common wahala dem

Install Visual Studio instead

The IDE include toolsets. The game want vc_redist.x64.exe. Different product.

All-in-one third-party pack

Those bundles dey spoil quick and dey mix old SKUs. Use the Learn permalink for 2015-2022.

How to get unstuck

Download vc_redist.x64.exe from the latest-supported Learn page

Dat permalink na the current 2015-2022 family. Repair the same package if DLLs spoil.

Install x86 only if the game na 32-bit

Task Manager > Details architecture dey help. Two redists on one PC dey normal.

Add 2013 or earlier only when dat setup call am

Those ones dey stay side by side. No gather every year as habit.

Alternatives

Static linking dey ship the CRT inside the app. MinGW runtimes na different toolchain. Visual Studio na the compiler IDE, no be substitute redist.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download	learn.microsoft.com/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist Official installer or vendor page
Help	learn.microsoft.com/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist Vendor support
Official site	learn.microsoft.com/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

The redist dey tiny. Any Windows PC wey the game support already fit hold 2015-2022 x64.

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

Visual C++ Redistributable official site · Vendor product page
Visual C++ Redistributable help · Vendor support
C++ binary compatibility 2015 and later · Why 2015-2022 share one redist family
Foxhole process map · First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

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