Why does Microsoft Visual C++ make a network connection to microsoft.com during installation?

Question

During installation of our labviewn runtime engines, multiple Microsoft Visual C++ are being installed.
It seems that a network connection is being made to go.microsoft.com during this installation.
Why is this connection made? are files being downloaded or licenses checked somehow?

Answer 1

Hi @Nelis Denys ,

I suppose that the LabVIEW runtime engine requires some DLLs or framework of Microsoft Visual C++ to run. So the Microsoft Visual C++ will make a network connection to fetch more information about installation and update.

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Sincerely,
Anna