Microsoft Visual C 2015 Redistributable 2022 X64 |link| Download Jun 2026

If you encounter this error, it means a partial or corrupted version of the redistributable is blocking the installer.

If you encounter issues during or after installation, try:

net stop wuauserv net stop cryptSvc net stop bits net stop msiserver ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 catroot2.old net start wuauserv net start cryptSvc net start bits net start msiserver microsoft visual c 2015 redistributable 2022 x64 download

How to Download and Install: Navigate to the official Microsoft website.

The latest VC++ 2022 redistributable requires Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11 . It will not install on older, unsupported Windows versions (Vista, XP). For those, you must find the older standalone 2015 redistributable. If you encounter this error, it means a

When downloading and installing the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable, ensure that you:

: Use the link above to get the vc_redist.x64.exe file. It will not install on older, unsupported Windows

Pros:

When a developer writes a program in C++, they link it to specific "runtime libraries" (DLL files like msvcp140.dll , vcruntime140.dll , etc.). Instead of embedding these large libraries into every single program (which would waste hard drive space and RAM), the program calls upon the Redistributable package already installed on your system.