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| function Get-VisualCRuntime { | |
| <# | |
| .SYNOPSIS | |
| Get Visual Studio Latest Installed RunTime | |
| .EXAMPLE | |
| Get-VisualCRuntime | |
| #> | |
| [CmdletBinding()] | |
| Param( | |
| [switch]$Latest # See here for latest https://aka.ms/vc14/vc_redist.x64.exe, https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170 | |
| ) | |
| $GetVCRunTime = Get-ChildItem "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\14.0\VC\Runtimes", "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\VisualStudio\14.0\VC\Runtimes" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | | |
| ForEach-Object { | |
| $name = $_.PSChildName | |
| $props = Get-ItemProperty $_.PsPath | |
| [PSCustomObject]@{ | |
| Runtime = $name | |
| Version = "$($props.Major).$($props.Minor).$($props.Bld).$($props.Rbld)" | |
| Installed = $props.Installed | |
| } | |
| } | Where-Object {$_.Installed -eq 1} | Sort Version | |
| if($Latest){ | |
| $VCRunTime = $GetVCRunTime | Select -Last 1 | |
| } | |
| else{ | |
| $VCRunTime = $GetVCRunTime | |
| } | |
| return $VCRunTime | |
| } |
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