This has to be the single best tech question video I have ever watched. The language was concise without oversimplifying, and was clearly penned with the layman in mind. I knew I was in a treat when you preempted the explanation with "there is a lot to go through here" and then I realized the runtime of the entire video is less than FOUR MINUTES. Truly, not all heroes wear capes. Thank you!

This is exactly what should an explanatory video is! concise and compact with IMPORTANT and RELIABLE information that is actually relevant to the title! Good Job!

oh my gosh this is the number 1 clearest and easiest explanation for tech stuff i have ever seen. dude you just need to contact all the tech companies and just go, pay me to make the clearest and most precise explanation video for you product you would make so much money and pretty sure anyone who ever had a tech question would absolutely love you for it.

A concise, clear and comprehensive explanation of those installed items. Now I know what they are, how they got there and how to handle them (basically, just leave them alone). Thank you.

Thank you! So glad I came looking for this answer you provided. I was just about ready to start "dumping" (uninstalling) what looked to me like a lot of extras of this. Your explanation was crystal clear. So, I didn't uninstall any of them, and consequently am NOT now experiencing a bunch of failures on my computer as a result. Thank God for tech geeks!

Excellent I always wondered what these Microsoft visual redistributable were and were they needed. I was about to delete the old ones and keep the new ones. Glad I first looked for a video about it. Now I know they maybe to help run older programs on my computer system. And, as they take up little space. I will leave them alone. Thank you for getting right to the point, saving us time. Many video here on You Tube; the presenters talk for ages. That can usually be summed up in just a few short sentences.

Man this video was great, it deserves more views.

Thank you for breaking things down in a way that even a beginner like me can grasp the concept effortlessly 🙌🏼🧠. Your explanation was so clear and straightforward!

I'm glad this is the first video I came across while tidying up my old laptop.

Thanks for the quick and straight. I'll leave 'em were they do the best good.

This is very helpful thank you! Also I found your voice very soothing and calming after freaking out about accidentally uninstalling all of them...

You'd of been a great teacher in school thank you understood 100 %

OMG! I can't believe I understood this in just one shot. You are an amazing teacher. Thank you so much. You made me feel I am so smart, but I know is not that, it is that you explained this so perfectly. Thanks again.

Fully agree with the previous comment, gives you actionable information and balanced advice, following a clear expose. Very nicely done.

Hi when i try to enter samp it gaves me the error (Microsoft Visual C++) what should i do?

Thank you for an excellent, concise response!

Thanks this is so helpful

Great Video! I will mention one scenario where it becomes annoying. In the corporate/enterprise world there are extra layers to think about. Essentially, the security behind the libraries. For example, a vulnerability scanner we use has detected that C++ Redistributable for 2010 (both x86 and x64) are no longer supported by Microsoft since 2020. So I can uninstall it, but there is a chance an application will stop working all together as the developer of the third-party application hasn't changed anything on their end. I won't necessarily know this as I see no way of seeing what installed apps reference what library. I'm hoping in the future, Microsoft maybe finds a way to make it easier to see what apps use what libraries as we can't keep old things especially if vulnerabilities are associated with them.

I just wish the C++ applications would tell you which application that were FOR!

I can see this growing into millions of subs. Keep going 👍🏻👍🏻

short, understandable, easy

I have a new computer and windows 10. New c++ installed and still this side by side error pops up. I wonder if all of this is a 64 bit problem

My PUBG game keeps crashing then i found a guide saying to delete them all and reinstall the most current one from the web and so i did and now that i just watched this video i feel like i should not of done that.the apps or programs that require it will ask me to download it again right? or will it just not work then i have to figure out how to fix it

Great explanation- thank you so much!

excellent, clear and concise. very helpful, thanks.

Thank you so much for this very clear and consise explanation.

I just wish more program installs listed this up front so you know why it was installed to run which program.

Thank you

Very clear! Thank you

Wow, i agree with other approving comments!

i deleted one then panicked and looked this up. idk which one i deleted tho. what do i do lol

I delete two but I still have 1 what do I do?

I have a big problem with my laptop , I am on windows 10 but sometimes I accidently update to windows 11 because of some games and my laptop needs to be repaired, so if I download all these microsoft visual c++ redistributable will it change again from my windows 10 to 11 or make some problems about that? Or nothing will happen and I can play games normaly on windows 10? Thank you if you answer!

Thank you for this clarification. Great delivery. Kudos...

Nice it helped me alot

If i just use my computer for gaming and I just want to play fortnite and apex do I need them?

Asking for an idiot of a friend of mine, what can they do if they mistakenly deleted some (a lot) of those said redistributables? Majority of my programs stopped working and I don't really know what I uninstalled please help.

So I install the x64 because my windows is x64 but when I try to play a game it says x84 or something isn’t there so I usually hit cancel and it lets me play the game and such. But now I cant download the EA app because of it now and I don’t know what to do

i was going to delete but still checked it is safe to delete or not. And i got my answer. Thank you

Is it possible to have all libraries without the need to download them one by one?

Is it important/essential for gaming?

I installed Corel Draw Graphic Suite 2023. After installation I have to sign in, and it is giving me a message that I am not connected to the internet. I contacted CorelDraw and they said I had to update the Microsoft Visual c++. I downloaded, and installed the Visual c++ 2022, but I still have the message of not being connected to the internet when I try to load the CorelDraw software and log in. Do you have any idea what could be the problem? Thank you.

Great simple explanation, subscribed user now.

i just removed most of the old ones is that bad? im talking about below 2010. thanks

Thanks :) i wanted to know about it

I've come across so many c++ files before installing the games. Do i need to install those files everytime i install a new game ?

What do I do if I accidentally deleted one of the C++ files? Where can I download them again?

Thank you so much!

Good video, but some small examples would be useful. Would `std::string` be included in the redistributable for example?

Why are not installed by default is beyond me The directx as well

weird question, does microsoft visual c++ slows down computers?

hello can i delete all c++ except 2022

Hi , our project uses Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package which is obsolete now , The system is at high risk of being exposed to security vulnerabilities. Since the vendor no longer provides updates, obsolete software is more vulnerable to viruses and other attacks. Customers have been advised to update to latest version of Microsoft VC++ Redistributable. Update would be helpful or is it the tedious process ? and how to proceed any suggestions

What do I do if they’ve been deleted?

I have 4 of them and they’re in russian which is really weird knowing i live in american what should i do with them?

i have deleted them in the past but when an update is installed, they keep coming back! ??????

Спасибо👍

I uninstalled it what can I do now?

thank you

3:27 for everybody asking the basic

Thank you so much

is it okay to uninstall it?

I deleted them all and now all my games are only getting 20-50 fps pls help

So basically i don’t need to worry about it ?

thanks sir

Yesterday, I was trying to free up more space and then I deleted all of those C++ Redistributed Visual files, which I think I would need to play some steam games. I had an error since yesterday telling me there’s a ddl error and the path can’t be found. I’m thinking I have to redownload all of those files, if I can but I don’t know which ones. Can someone help?

Can I delete them

its from visual studio code?

only 8k view I think it needs more

I deleted a bunch then looked up this video lol

i may or may not have made a mistake and deleted them

Confusing stuff

bro, I just wanted to play fall guys 😔👊

What happens if I deleted them?

well then i am screwed

Its a CIA backdoor

and here i am AFTER deleting 9/10 leaving the most recent one....

microsoft visual c++ 2015-2019 redistributable is harmful