Microsoft.vclibs â—‰

microsoft.vclibs (full name often Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00 ) is a framework package that provides the Visual C++ runtime libraries for Universal Windows Platform (UWP) and Desktop Bridge (Centennial) apps. It ensures that C++-based Windows apps can run without requiring the user to manually install the full Visual C++ Redistributable.

If you are building a , prefer the Windows App SDK and its automatic handling of VC++ dependencies via Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK framework package (which itself depends on VCLibs). microsoft.vclibs