where do i find microsoft visual C++ minimum runtime

Question

i get the error saying a game cant find microsoft visual C++ 2022 x86 minimum runtime constantly where do i find it in my computer files

Answer 1

Hi @Anonymous ,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum.

The runtime includes some libraries and files, no need to find it manually.

For the issue you got, normally, there are two causes. One is that the minimum runtime wasn’t installed correctly or even wasn’t installed. The other is that some games will detect the runtime and copy some files and libraries to their own game folder. If they didn’t copy correctly or the files don’t appear in the specific directory, then the error appears.

About the above two causes, you can try following methods:

=> For the first cause

1. Open Control Panel => Programs => Programs and Features, check if the "Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86)" package has been installed. You can install it manually and separately from this link: Latest Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Version
2. If the "Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86)" package hasn’t been installed or you get any error when installing it manually, try to download, install and use this troubleshooter tool to uninstall and reinstall it.

=> For the second cause

1. Make sure that the "Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86)" package has been installed on your machine without any error.
2. Contact this game’s support/author, confirm with them if this game copies the related minimum runtime files to the specific folder. Check that specific folder, see if some files are missing.
3. If it still doesn’t work, try to reinstall the game and its corresponding programs.

Best regards,

Tianyu

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