Although you can download and install all of the supported (and unsupported) Redistributables, the primary aim of the module is to provide a fast way to download and import the Redistributables into the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit or System Center Configuration Manager for operating system deployments. In a way yes, this module does exactly what you can do with Chocolatey - install the Visual C++ Redistributables directly to the local machine.
Why VcRedist?Īt this point, I’m sure you’re saying to yourself - “Aaron, haven’t you just created Chocolatey?”. Refactoring the script into a module has been a great little project for creating my first PowerShell function and publishing it to the PowerShell Gallery. Long-term maintenance of the full feature set in a single script is a little unwieldy so I’ve re-written the script and created a PowerShell module - VcRedist. Last year I wrote a PowerShell script that can download, install or import the Visual C++ Redistributables into MDT or ConfigMgr. Note: for a more up to date version of the content in this article, VcRedist now has documentation available here:
