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WiX v4/v5 - Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable - 14.40.33810
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wix-v5-bootstrap-download-vcredist-sample.wxs
<Wix xmlns="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs"
xmlns:bal="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs/bal"
xmlns:util="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs/util">
<Bundle
Name="Example Product"
Version="1.2.3.4"
Manufacturer="John Doe"
Copyright="© 2023 John Doe"
AboutUrl="https://example.net/"
UpgradeCode="01234567-89AB-CDEF-0123-456789ABCDEF"
Condition="VersionNT &gt;= v6.1">
<BootstrapperApplication>
<bal:WixStandardBootstrapperApplication
LicenseUrl="https://example.net/license.html"
ShowVersion="yes"
SuppressOptionsUI="yes"
Theme="hyperlinkLargeLicense" />
</BootstrapperApplication>
<!-- v6.1 Service Pack 1 -->
<bal:Condition
Message="This application requires Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2."
Condition="NOT ((VersionNT = v6.1) AND (ServicePackLevel &lt; 1))" />
<!-- v6.3 KB2919355 -->
<util:FileSearch
Id="HAL.DLL"
Path="[WindowsFolder]System32\hal.dll"
Result="version"
Variable="NT603HALVER"
Condition="VersionNT = v6.3" />
<bal:Condition
Message="This application requires S14 Update (KB2919355) for Windows 8.1 / Server 2012 R2."
Condition="NOT ((VersionNT = v6.3) AND (NT603HALVER &lt; v6.3.9600.17031))" />
<!-- processor architecture -->
<util:RegistrySearch
Id="REG_ARCH"
Root="HKLM"
Key="SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment"
Value="PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE"
Result="value"
Variable="ARCH_NAME" />
<!-- Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) runtime minimum msi package version -->
<util:ProductSearch
Id="VCRUNTIME_X86"
Result="version"
Variable="VCRUNTIME_X86_VER"
UpgradeCode="65E5BD06-6392-3027-8C26-853107D3CF1A"
Condition="VersionNT" />
<!-- Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) runtime minimum msi package version -->
<util:ProductSearch
Id="VCRUNTIME_X64"
Result="version"
Variable="VCRUNTIME_X64_VER"
UpgradeCode="36F68A90-239C-34DF-B58C-64B30153CE35"
Condition="VersionNT64 AND (ARCH_NAME = &quot;AMD64&quot;)"
After="REG_ARCH" />
<!-- Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (Arm64) runtime msi package version -->
<util:ProductSearch
Id="VCRUNTIME_ARM64"
Result="version"
Variable="VCRUNTIME_ARM64_VER"
UpgradeCode="DC9BAE42-810B-423A-9E25-E4073F1C7B00"
Condition="(ARCH_NAME = &quot;ARM64&quot;)"
After="REG_ARCH" />
<!-- Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable runtime msi package version -->
<Variable Name="VCRUNTIME_VER" Type="version" Value="14.40.33810.0" />
<Chain>
<!-- use wix command to get ExePackagePayload attributes -->
<!-- example: wix burn remotepayload VC_redist.x86.exe -out x86.wxs -->
<!-- Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.40.33810 -->
<ExePackage
Id="VC_REDIST_X86"
DisplayName="Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.40.33810"
Cache="remove"
PerMachine="yes"
Permanent="yes"
Protocol="burn"
InstallCondition="VersionNT"
DetectCondition="(VCRUNTIME_X86_VER &gt;= VCRUNTIME_VER) AND VersionNT"
InstallArguments="/install /quiet /norestart"
RepairArguments="/repair /quiet /norestart"
UninstallArguments="/uninstall /quiet /norestart">
<ExePackagePayload
Name="VC_redist.x86.exe"
ProductName="Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.40.33810"
Description="Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.40.33810"
Hash="91A6283F774F9E2338B65AA835156854E9E76AED32F821B13CFD070DD6C87E1542CE2D5845BEB5E4AF1DDB102314BB6E0AD6214D896BB3E387590A01EAE0C182"
Size="13867304"
Version="14.40.33810.0"
DownloadUrl="https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/9c69db26-cda4-472d-bdae-f2b87f4a0177/A32DD41EAAB0C5E1EAA78BE3C0BB73B48593DE8D97A7510B97DE3FD993538600/VC_redist.x86.exe" />
</ExePackage>
<!-- Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.40.33810 -->
<ExePackage
Id="VC_REDIST_X64"
DisplayName="Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.40.33810"
Cache="remove"
PerMachine="yes"
Permanent="yes"
Protocol="burn"
InstallCondition="VersionNT64 AND (ARCH_NAME = &quot;AMD64&quot;)"
DetectCondition="(VCRUNTIME_X64_VER &gt;= VCRUNTIME_VER) AND VersionNT64 AND (ARCH_NAME = &quot;AMD64&quot;)"
InstallArguments="/install /quiet /norestart"
RepairArguments="/repair /quiet /norestart"
UninstallArguments="/uninstall /quiet /norestart">
<ExePackagePayload
Name="VC_redist.x64.exe"
ProductName="Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.40.33810"
Description="Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.40.33810"
Hash="5935B69F5138AC3FBC33813C74DA853269BA079F910936AEFA95E230C6092B92F6225BFFB594E5DD35FF29BF260E4B35F91ADEDE90FDF5F062030D8666FD0104"
Size="25397512"
Version="14.40.33810.0"
DownloadUrl="https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/1754ea58-11a6-44ab-a262-696e194ce543/3642E3F95D50CC193E4B5A0B0FFBF7FE2C08801517758B4C8AEB7105A091208A/VC_redist.x64.exe" />
</ExePackage>
<!-- Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (Arm64) - 14.40.33810 -->
<ExePackage
Id="VC_REDIST_ARM64"
DisplayName="Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (Arm64) - 14.40.33810"
Cache="remove"
PerMachine="yes"
Permanent="yes"
Protocol="burn"
InstallCondition="(ARCH_NAME = &quot;ARM64&quot;)"
DetectCondition="(VCRUNTIME_ARM64_VER &gt;= VCRUNTIME_VER) AND (ARCH_NAME = &quot;ARM64&quot;)"
InstallArguments="/install /quiet /norestart"
RepairArguments="/repair /quiet /norestart"
UninstallArguments="/uninstall /quiet /norestart">
<ExePackagePayload
Name="VC_redist.arm64.exe"
ProductName="Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 Redistributable (Arm64) - 14.40.33810"
Description="Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 Redistributable (Arm64) - 14.40.33810"
Hash="76A467E992E4F2CBAE261CFB8C64274782E3D420A61F52458662AA1C3A843ED8F4E340D4C237BB080BE1F2E86D7C4E5F4859FFDA8FDCA4E77375FD4D49663D14"
Size="11531032"
Version="14.40.33810.0"
DownloadUrl="https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/1754ea58-11a6-44ab-a262-696e194ce543/15B8F5B2106DC7A7BD83AB57B796770E0F4ECB891AD19BF655C9D6A9DA650AD2/VC_redist.arm64.exe" />
</ExePackage>
</Chain>
</Bundle>
</Wix>
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nathancorvussolis commented Nov 3, 2025

In conclusion, you do not need change UpgradeCode.
ProductCode changes with version upgrades, but UpgradeCode does not change with version upgrades for the same product.

https://docs.firegiant.com/wix/tutorial/sprint1/spike-explore-package/#package

https://docs.firegiant.com/wix/schema/wxs/package/

Use wix command like this,

wix burn extract VC_redist.x64.exe -oba outba_dir -o out_dir

See this file,

outba_dir\BootstrapperApplicationData.xml

And you can see UpgradeCode in "vcRuntimeMinimum_x64" package properties.

<WixPackageProperties Package="vcRuntimeMinimum_x64" Vital="yes" DisplayName="Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Minimum Runtime - 14.44.35211" DownloadSize="1200828" PackageSize="1200828" InstalledSize="2457608" PackageType="Msi" Permanent="no" LogPathVariable="WixBundleLog_vcRuntimeMinimum_x64" RollbackLogPathVariable="WixBundleRollbackLog_vcRuntimeMinimum_x64" Compressed="yes" DisplayInternalUI="no" ProductCode="{43B0D101-A022-48F4-9D04-BA404CEB1D53}" UpgradeCode="{36F68A90-239C-34DF-B58C-64B30153CE35}" Version="14.44.35211" InstallCondition="(VersionNT64) AND NOT (Arm64_Check = &quot;ARM64&quot;)" Cache="yes" />

Or check the msi package file directly with some tool like Orca.exe.

out_dir\WixAttachedContainer\packages\vcRuntimeMinimum_amd64\vc_runtimeMinimum_x64.msi

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