
The Visual C++ Redistributables package contains the Visual C++ runtimes that are necessary for programs written with Microsoft Visual C++ to run correctly. Similarly, without the correct redistributable package, the program won’t run. The relationship between the Visual C++ Redistributables package and the programs that rely on it is similar to the relationship between a car and the gasoline it needs to run: without the fuel, the car won’t go anywhere.

Without these components, Visual C++ programs wouldn’t be able to access resources to run properly.

These components include the C Runtime (CRT), Standard C++, MFC, C++ AMP, and OpenMP libraries.

Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables are a package of libraries (files and resources) necessary for running programs developed with Microsoft Visual C++.
