Do I need Microsoft Visual C++ redistributable?

The Visual C++ Redistributable installs Microsoft C and C++ (MSVC) runtime libraries . These libraries are required by many applications built by using Microsoft C and C++ tools.11 Kas 2021

We don’t recommend that you delete any Visual C++ redistributable, because doing so could make multiple applications on your computer stop working . Given how little space they take up and how broadly they are used, it doesn’t seem worth the hassle to mess with your current ecosystem of standard library files.

You can uninstall any (or all) Visual C++ redistributable , but if the application program that requires it is still installed, that program will no longer work.