Can we ship application without VC++ redist package for VS 2019?

James J 586 Reputation points
2021-08-02T14:54:15.617+00:00

We have developed application using Visual Studio 2019 IDE. Which uses both .NET 4.8 and C++ 14 versions. Can we ship the application (32 bit) without adding VC++ redist 2019 x86. Our targetted platforms are

Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019.

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  1. David Lowndes 4,721 Reputation points
    2021-08-02T14:56:26.167+00:00

    If you can make your C++ application work when statically linked, yes.

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