| Visual Studio Version | Runtime Year | Key DLLs | |----------------------|--------------|-------------------------------| | 2013 | v120 | msvcp120.dll, msvcr120.dll | | 2015-2022 | v140–v143 | vcruntime140.dll, vcruntime140_1.dll, msvcp140.dll, vccorlib140.dll |
Without correct runtime versions, applications may fail to launch with common errors like "The code execution cannot proceed because VCRUNTIME140.dll was not found." 2.1 Why Separate Runtimes? Unlike early versions of Visual C++ (e.g., 6.0) which statically linked or used a shared system-wide MSVCRT.dll , modern MSVC versions require redistributable packages. This allows multiple applications to share the same runtime version, reducing disk usage and enabling security updates via Windows Update. 2.2 Key Versions The installer is version-specific. Common versions include: visual c++ runtime installer
$url = "https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe" $out = "$env:TEMP\vc_redist.x64.exe" Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $out Start-Process -FilePath $out -ArgumentList "/quiet /norestart" -Wait Remove-Item $out | Visual Studio Version | Runtime Year |
Analysis and Implementation of the Visual C++ Runtime Installer vccorlib140.dll | Without correct runtime versions