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games won't start - vcruntime140.dll and msvcp140.dll missing

Two different games and an editing app all throw an error saying vcruntime140.dll or msvcp140.dll was not found. Windows 11, fully updated. Should I be downloading those dll files individually or is there a proper way to fix this?
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alexs Oct 26, 2026
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Both of those come from the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable. Search for the latest supported 2015-2022 redistributable on Microsoft's own site and install BOTH the x64 and the x86 versions, even on 64-bit Windows - plenty of games are still 32-bit and want the x86 one. Restart after. Whatever you do, don't grab the single DLL from one of those dll download sites. Wrong version at best, malware at worst.
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