Visual C Redistributable [new] (2025)

While it might look like "bloatware," deleting these packages will likely break several apps or games on your system. Since they take up very little disk space (usually a few megabytes each), there is no real benefit to removing them. If you uninstall a 2012 version and then try to run a program that relies on it, that program simply won't start. How to keep them updated

An app built with the 2010 version of Visual Studio requires the 2010 Redistributable. It cannot use the 2013 version. visual c redistributable