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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Incorrect Windows Installer Check for VC++ Redistributable Dependency","articleBody":"The root cause of this issue is that the check is specific to a registry key that gets created when the VC++ redistributable package is directly installed via the suggested link. It overlooks scenarios where those files are installed via Windows Update.\r\n\r\nA secondary issue is that the test should be tagged to only execute on Windows systems.\r\n\r\nSteps to reproduce\r\n------------------\r\n\r\nBuild the MSI for a Windows SKU using commit 54e892ab06fc0b705a329be8061df9f77cbd54f8 and run it on a system that does not have Visual Studio 2015 or the VC++ redistributable package installed via MSI. The dependency is required, but it can be installed via Windows Update.\r\n\r\nExpected behavior\r\n-----------------\r\n\r\nThe MSI installs without error.\r\n\r\nActual behavior\r\n---------------\r\n\r\nThe failure message is, \"PowerShell requires the Visual Studio C++ 2015 x64 redistributables to be installed...\" This occurs on a fully patched system that has the dependency installed via Windows Update.\r\n\r\nEnvironment data\r\n----------------\r\n\r\nBeta.5 + commit 54e892ab06fc0b705a329be8061df9f77cbd54f8\r\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/mirichmo","@type":"Person","name":"mirichmo"},"datePublished":"2017-08-24T22:11:27.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":12},"url":"https://github.com/4665/PowerShell/issues/4665"}