The Powershell below, updates/installs all Microsoft redistributable libraries. The general repository is here.
<#PSScriptInfo .VERSION 4.2 .GUID 03c695c0-bf45-4257-8156-89310e951140 .AUTHOR Jonathan E. Brickman .COMPANYNAME Ponderworthy Music .COPYRIGHT (c) 2024 Jonathan E. Brickman .TAGS .LICENSEURI https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause .PROJECTURI https://github.com/jebofponderworthy/windows-tools .ICONURI .EXTERNALMODULEDEPENDENCIES .REQUIREDSCRIPTS .EXTERNALSCRIPTDEPENDENCIES .RELEASENOTES GetRedists Retrieve, and install/update, all missing VC++ redistributable libraries currently being supported by Microsoft, using the excellent VcRedist module. .PRIVATEDATA #> <# .DESCRIPTION GetRedists - Get all current Microsoft VC++ redistributables #> Param() ####################################################################### # GetRedists # # v5.0 # ####################################################################### # # by Jonathan E. Brickman # # Retrieves and installs all of the Microsoft redistributable libraries # currently being supported, using the excellent VcRedist package. # # Copyright 2024 Jonathan E. Brickman # https://notes.ponderworthy.com/ # This script is licensed under the 3-Clause BSD License # https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause # and is reprised at the end of this file # # GetRedists is entirely dependent upon VcRedist: # https://docs.stealthpuppy.com/vcredist/function-syntax/get-vclist # for which profound gratitude is!!! # # "" "" "****************" " GetRedists " "****************" "" "" # Items needing work: # - Command-line option for location of repo folder # - Error handling; if errors occur at any stage, terminate and print. # Self-elevate if not already elevated. if (([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator")) { "Running elevated; good." "" } else { "Not running as elevated. Starting elevated shell." Start-Process powershell -WorkingDirectory $PWD.Path -Verb runAs -ArgumentList "-noprofile -noexit -file $PSCommandPath" return "Done. This one will now exit." "" } # Sets TLS version. Necessary for some situations. [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12 $reportStatus = '' $currentOp = '' function ShowProgress { param( [string]$reportStatus, [string]$currentOp ) Write-Progress -Activity "Get Microsoft Redistributables" -Status $reportStatus -PercentComplete -1 -CurrentOperation $currentOp # Write-Progress is not compatible with some remote shell methods. } 'Preparing Powershell environment...' Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Force > $null ShowProgress("Preparing Powershell environment...","Setting up to use Powershell Gallery...") Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -Force -ErrorAction 'SilentlyContinue' > $null Set-PSRepository -Name PSGallery -InstallationPolicy Trusted If (Get-InstalledModule -Name PsWindowsUpdate -ErrorAction 'SilentlyContinue') { Update-Module -Name PSWindowsUpdate -Force } Else { Install-Module -Name PSWindowsUpdate -Force } Import-Module PSWindowsUpdate ShowProgress("Preparing Powershell environment...","Checking and preparing module VcRedist...") # Install or update module VcRedist If (Get-InstalledModule -Name VcRedist -ErrorAction 'SilentlyContinue') { Update-Module -Name VcRedist -Force } Else { Install-Module -Name VcRedist -AllowClobber -Scope CurrentUser -Force } # Import VcRedist to this session Import-Module -Name VcRedist if ($False -eq (Test-Path C:\VcRedist -PathType Container)) { New-Item C:\VcRedist -ItemType Directory | Out-Null } '' 'Getting list of currently installed redistributables...' ShowProgress("Getting list of currently installed redistributables...","") $InstalledRedists = Get-InstalledVcRedist 'Getting list of currently available and supported redistributables...' '' ShowProgress("Getting list of currently available and supported redistributables...","") $AvailableRedists = Get-VcList ShowProgress("Checking and installing/upgrading as needed...","") # Create blank array of redists to install $RedistsToGet = @() # Initialize... $NothingMissing = $True # Cycle through all available redists # Using .ProductCode not .Version, .ProductCode will eliminate false downloads ForEach ($OnlineRedist in $AvailableRedists) { 'Checking: ' + $OnlineRedist.Name + '...' # Cycle through all redists currently installed, # checking to see if the available one being checked is there, # and if not, add it to the array of those to be installed. $IsInstalled = $False ForEach ($LocalRedist in $InstalledRedists) { If ($OnlineRedist.ProductCode -eq $LocalRedist.ProductCode) { 'Already installed.' "" $IsInstalled = $True break } } If ($IsInstalled -eq $False) { 'Needed.' "" $RedistsToGet += ,$OnlineRedist $NothingMissing = $False } } If ($NothingMissing -eq $True) { "No VC++ redistributables missing." "" Exit } ShowProgress("Retrieving all needed redistributables to repo folder...","") "Retrieving..." "" $ListOfDownloads = Get-VcRedist -Verbose -VcList $RedistsToGet -Path C:\VcRedist ShowProgress("Installing all needed redistributables from repo folder...","") "" "Installing and reporting current list..." "" Install-VcRedist -Verbose -VcList $RedistsToGet | ft # The old brute force get-them-all code # # ShowProgress("Retrieving all redistributables to repo folder...","") # Get-VcList | Get-VcRedist -Verbose -Path C:\VcRedist | Out-Null # ShowProgress("Installing all redistributables from repo folder...","") # Get-VcList | Install-VcRedist -Verbose -Path C:\VcRedist | Out-Null ShowProgress("Removing repo folder...","") Remove-Item C:\VcRedist -Recurse -Force | Out-Null ShowProgress("Done!","") # The 3-Clause BSD License # SPDX short identifier: BSD-3-Clause # Note: This license has also been called # the AYA>A>??sA??.??oNew BSD LicenseAYA>A>??sA??,A? or AYA>A>??sA??.??oModified BSD LicenseAYA>A>??sA??,A?. # See also the 2-clause BSD License. # Copyright 2018 Jonathan E. Brickman # Redistribution and use in source and binary # forms, with or without modification, are # permitted provided that the following conditions are met: # 1. 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