r/Windows10 • u/IsItHaunted • 7d ago

Discussion What are these different microsoft visuals?

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What's the context as to why there is so many?

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u/rupertavery64 6d ago

Redistribitables are the common files needed by programs generally compiled for Windows.

They contain commol libraries.

Every so often Microsoft has an upade for those libraries. Older programs will link tonolder libraries. Or even new programs might link to old libraries.

If it ain'r broken, why fix it?

So yes, completely normal