| Library File | Description | |--------------|-------------| | vcruntime140.dll | Core C runtime functions (heap management, exception handling) | | vcruntime140_1.dll | Additional C runtime for newer VS 2019 features | | msvcp140.dll | Standard C++ library (iostreams, containers, algorithms) | | msvcp140_1.dll – msvcp140_4.dll | Additional C++ libraries | | concrt140.dll | Concurrency Runtime for parallel processing | | vcomp140.dll | OpenMP runtime for multi-threading | The 2019 redistributable has its own version number, typically starting with 14.2x (since Visual Studio 2015/2017/2019/2022 share a common versioning scheme — 14.0 for VS2015, 14.1x for VS2017, 14.2x for VS2019, and 14.3x+ for VS2022).
| Version | Release Date | Notes | |---------|--------------|-------| | 14.20.27508 | April 2019 | Initial release | | 14.28.29910 | July 2020 | Security and reliability updates | | 14.29.30133 | May 2021 | Latest for VS 2019 v16.11 | microsoft visual c++ redistributable 2019
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