Microsoft Visual C++ 2017/22

Usage and Config Patch
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Does anyone know where the Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 and Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 update fixlets are located?

I have looked in Updates for Windows Applications and Updates for Windows Applications Extended and do not see them.

I found the 2015 versions but that is all.

Update: Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable (x86) v14.44.35208.0 - Windows
Update: Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable (x64) v14.44.35208.0 - Windows (x64)

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Hi @jbruns2017 it’s these 2 fixlets that you found. We are in the process of renaming these 2 fixlets to adjust the name which reflects what it installs on the endpoint:

Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable

Therefore these are the 2 fixlets that you currently need:

ID Name Site Source Release Date Source
5602201 Update: Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable (x64) v14.44.35208.0 - Windows (x64) Updates for Windows Applications Extended 5/24/2025 Microsoft
5602301 Update: Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable (x86) v14.44.35208.0 - Windows Updates for Windows Applications Extended 5/24/2025 Microsoft

For more details, please see: Latest supported Visual C++ Redistributable downloads | Microsoft Learn

Thanks, Gus.

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When is the content going to change?

I am running patch policies on Windows boxes and the 2017 versions are NOT changing.

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That’s a good idea. I may do the same, at least for now, as I have additional relevance already I am adding for targeting.

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AI is telling me that the 14.44.35208 supersedes all the other 2015+ versions and it’s ok to remove the older ones from the list. MS supposedly has designed their installers to not damage the latest if older ones are removed since they share runtime libraries.

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True, with some caveats -

  • The x86 and x64 are separate; your applications may need one, the other, or both
  • The equivalence is only within the same major version. I.e. currently the 14.x are labeled as “2015 - 2022”. If your applications also need a “2012” runtime, that is not equivalent.
  • Microsoft may change the labels over time. The 14.x runtime started off as only “2015”; the “2015-2017”, “2015-2019” and “2015-2022” labels were added later, over time (which is why we originally did not include that label in the fixlets titles).

Originally when we built this fixlet, we templated both the Title and the Relevance from the same label (as with most of these Extended fixlets). Using the label “2015-2022” would not have matched existing installs that had the label “2015-2019” even though it should upgrade them. Using starts with "Microsoft Visual C++ 2015" matches both, as well as any future label changes.

(Just so you know the history on that label @gus )