As an example, the video game Valorant released an update today that did not include the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Runtime, causing the game not to work after the update was installed.

1] Repair Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable packages The primary cause of Runtime Errors is the corruption of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable packages.

Apply any of the solutions presented in this post to fix error 0x80070666 when installing Microsoft Visual C++ package on Windows 11/10.

Visual Studio 2015, which Microsoft is positioning as a 'toolset for any developer targeting any device on any platform,' is now available for download.