Ever since I reinstalled my Visual C++ redistributables in an attempt to fix another issue, many of my programs that use this dependency have become nonfunctional.
I am infuriated because every single "solution" I can find just instructs on a Visual C++ reinstall or manual .dll file replacement.
I reinstalled it by going into Programs and Features and clicking all versions of Visual C++, right-clicking them, and then clicking uninstall. I am on Windows 10.
My father also seems to have had similar issues which he could also not resolve via simply reinstalling Visual C++. He could only solve it by formatting his PC, which I really don't want to do.
I have had three issues:
Adobe InDesign refuses to start up due to a runtime error (the initial error that prompted me to reinstall Visual C++).
GTAV refusing to start due to files MSVCP140.dll and VCRUNTIME140.dll missing. Checking the System32 folder shows that both .dll files are present.
War Thunder Asset Viewer crashing when loading a model, error message says something about vcruntime
I have tried various fixes such as:
Installing all older versions (2008~2019)
Installing Visual C++ as administrator
Manually replacing the .dll files with online downloads.
Reinstalling the dysfunctional software (GTAV, War Thunder Asset Viewer)
All solutions known to me are ineffective and I am at my wit's end.
