As an example, the video game Valorant released an update today that did not include the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Runtime, causing the game not to work after the update was installed.

When I start up Quake 3, it goes to a white screen and then all of a sudden this error message appears with a "ok" button:Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime ...

It is available for download here. It is a batch file installer that includes all Visual C++ Libraries. Related: Fix Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library errors 4] Delete Temporary Files on PC ...

What is Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable & why do I have so many multiple Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable packages installed? If you have these questions, see this post.