You must be wondering why there are so many versions of Visual C++ Redistributable? Today, let's learn with Techzezo what is Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable? And what effect does it have when installed on your computer.
What is Microsoft Visual C++?
Visual C++ is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) used to create Windows applications in the C, C++, and C++/CLI programming languages. It was originally a standalone product but is now part of Microsoft Visual Studio. Microsoft Visual C++ Runtimes provides developers with a single application in which they can write, edit, test, and debug. The programming environment includes access to shared code libraries, allowing developers to use code that has been developed for specific sequences of actions instead of having to rewrite it separately. from the beginning. Shared code (shared code) comes in the form of dynamic link libraries (DLL), a term that most Windows users have encountered in some cases.When it comes time to deploy software to users, developers will have 2 choices. They can bundle DLLs into the application installation or rely on a standard package of shared code. Most of them choose the latter and that package is called Visual C++ Redistributable. There are several advantages to using redistributable. Packages are provided by Microsoft, which checks and updates bug fixes and security fixes. The redistributable also provides a single installation on the user's computer that multiple programs can use at the same time.
Why are there so many Visual C++ on the computer?
Some are installed by Windows. The specific versions installed depend on the version of Windows you are using. I'm using Windows 11 Pro 64Bit, with Visual C++ Redistributables 2012 and 2013 available. In addition, you also notice that there are both 32 bit (x86) and 64 bit (x64) versions installed (this is not user self-installed). but because Windows installed, I can't intervene, unless you don't like it later, you can uninstall). If you have 32-bit Windows, you won't see the 64-bit versions of redistributable. But if you install 64-bit Windows (which almost all computers have these days), you'll see both versions, because 64-bit Windows can run both 64-bit and 32-bit applications.
Sometimes you will get an unexpected message the first time you run a program saying that the redistributable package is installing. You'll see this many times if you're a PC gamer, especially if downloading the game through Steam.
Usually, this means that the developer has selected the latest software package downloaded from Microsoft at the time of installation. Packages are sometimes included with the application. Below is an image of the current AMD graphics driver installation, you may need to install Visual C++ Redistributable 2012 and 2013.
Should Microsoft Visual C++ be removed?
You never know which apps use which redistributable. If you uninstall a program, that program will not automatically remove the redistributable, because it doesn't know what other applications are using it. There are bound to be some unnecessary redistributable packages - but if you manually remove a redistributable package that some programs are still using, you could render them inoperable and even cause problems. in Windows settings.Advice for you is not to uninstall Visual C++
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