Microsoft has a program Install and Uninstall troubleshooter to fix these issues.

Keep in mind that one or many C++ Redistributable packages could be installed without appearing on the Programs and Features list. Restart the machine and Run the setup package again. Run the setup package again to install the consolidated C++ Redistributable package. Uninstall the Visual C++ Redistributable packages as described above through Programs and Features. If none of the Visual C++ Redistributable packages listed meet the criterion, skip to Option 2. In Windows, navigate to Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features, and search for Visual C++ Redistributable packages.

Uninstall these packages that may have the year 2015 or later in the name. If the system already has one of these later editions of a C++ Redistributable package, installing a consolidated package will fail. These Redistributable packages after 2015 are available in consolidated packages. We start by looking at the installed Programs and Features to see if a conflicting version is already installed. Consider the situation where the 2015-2019 Visual C++ Redistributable package fails to install.

Redistributable packages 'are required by many applications built by using Microsoft C and C++ tools.' Apps using 'a Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable package must be installed on the target system before you install the app' ( Microsoft Docs, 2021). To 'fix problems that block programs from being installed or removed,' we need to find the root cause.

Posted by Robert Joseph on 10 November 2021 08:34 AM

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