Microsoft | Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable Package X64

With Bill's guidance, John successfully downloaded and installed the package. His application sprang to life, and the error message disappeared into oblivion.

The VC++ 2013 x64 redist is a quiet workhorse. You don’t notice it until it’s missing, and then everything breaks. For modern devs: (or use the merge module). For users: if an old app asks for it, install it from Microsoft’s official download, not some “DLL download” site. microsoft visual c++ 2013 redistributable package x64