Visual C++ Redistributables

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Do I Need All These Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables?

Scroll through your installed apps and you’ll find a pile of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables. Are they wasting space? Can you remove them? I’ll explain what these entries actually do, why there are so many, and the surprisingly simple answer to what you should do about them.

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