I uninstalled everything, but it's giving me an error message (as you can see) that one cannot be uninstalled.
I cannot install Microsoft Visual C++, and I've followed all the steps previously mentioned.
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Louis Shopen
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I am on windows XX64, 25H2 and I have tried the posted fix, but it did not work for me or does not work on windows 11. I checked the registry and those entries are no long there. Is there and updated fix for this? I followed all the rest of the steps except for the registry part and it's not working. I've tried unsing the ininstall/install application, etc. to no avail.
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Ramesh Srinivasan 74,825 Reputation points Independent Advisor2026-02-08T01:51:54.65+00:00 Hi Louis,
- Please post the VC++ redist setup error message screenshot of the errors you're getting.
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appwiz.cplvia the Run dialog. This launches the Programs and Features applet. Search forc++using the search box at the top. In the results window, resize the panes so the entries are fully visible. Post a screenshot of the applet. Here's a sample screenshot.
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Louis Shopen 0 Reputation points
2026-02-08T00:39:54.4966667+00:00 Update: it also says that it cannot remove the C++ Additional Runtime cannot be removed.
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kagiyama yutaka 1,165 Reputation points2026-02-08T07:03:02.26+00:00 Thank you for ur reply.
the msg u’re seeing means the 2022 additional‑runtime entry is already corrupted in the installer database… windows won’t reinstall or remove it while that broken record is still sitting there. a full dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth is the only thing that resets that record so the vc++ bundle can register clean again I think.
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Louis Shopen 0 Reputation points
2026-02-08T00:32:30.7833333+00:00 It still doesn't work after following your instructions, it now says it can't locate the C++ 2022 additional runtime.
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kagiyama yutaka 1,165 Reputation points
2026-02-08T00:20:18.22+00:00 On 25h2 the vc++ installer usually fails when windows has a half‑applied servicing stack… that’s why the old reg fix isn’t there anymore.
Resetting the servicing state with dism /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup tends to free it up and vc++ goes in clean after.