Microsoft Visual C++ Download and Install
Microsoft Visual C++ (also called Visual C++, MSVC, VC++, or VC) is Microsoft’s C++ development tool with an integrated development environment that provides C, C++, CLI, and other programming languages.
It also integrates convenient debugging tools like Windows Application Programming Interface (Windows API), 3D animation DirectX API, and Microsoft .NET framework. Currently, the latest version is Microsoft Visual C++ 2022.
If you want to download and install the Microsoft Visual C++ programming tool, you can download and install Microsoft Visual Studio, which and help you install C++, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Node.js.
The process is as follows:
Step 1: Download Visual Studio from this page. Run the Visual Studio installer file.
Step 2: Customize your installation by selecting Workloads, Individual components, Language packs, and Installation locations.
Is there a tool helping you install VC++ standalone? Yes, you can. The tool is Visual C++ Build Tools 2015. To know more, you can click this page.
Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package Download and Install
If you want to run apps based on VC++ programing language, your PC requires the corresponding Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package.
Here is a table listing the commonly-used Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Packages.
Visual Studio versions since Visual Studio 2015 share the same Redistributable files.
If you want to download the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable Package (x64)/(x86), the Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable Package (x64)/(x86), the Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable Package (x64)/(x86), or Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 Redistributable Package (x64)/(x86), you just need to click the last link.
After downloading the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package, you just double-click to run it. Then, follow the wizard to install the runtime environment.
Bottom Line
If your app requires a Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package, you need to download it. If your PC has installed many different Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Packages, don’t uninstall any of them because different apps rely on different packages.
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