Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Minimum Runtime - 14.34.31931 vc_runtimeminimum_x86.msi

[Futomomo ⚞ ᴥ ⚟]

Most steam game I try and launch pip up with this same error and I can't play most of my games. I have been round and round in circles for literally hours with no fix. Please tell me there is someone out there who can help me.

[Blupanda]

Looks like you may have old Microsoft Runtime software installed on your PC. Maybe try checking if you can install latest version:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-US/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170

Note: if you have a 64 bit CPU (most modern CPUs are 64 bit), try downloading x64 versions of Microsoft Runtime, not x86 (which is likely for old 32 bit CPUs)

[Jaunitta 🌸]

Its recomended both as Steam is 32 bit.
Did you upgrade windows?
But easiest solution
Reinstall Steam. something must have gone wrong
To save a lot of downloading. Go Steam folder.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam
Delete everything except Dont touch
steamapps
STEAM userdata
STEAM file which is .exe then just click on Steam file icon it will reinstall and update.
Insure you run Steam as administrator

[lanevf]

I don't know if you are still having the issue, but the only way I've found to fix this issue is to completely reinstall Windows.

Seems like the new ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ runtime is bugged out, because all the troubleshooters that apply to this one don't work with the new 2022 version. Just happened to me again when I recently got the same bug, already reinstalled Windows and all my apps, I don't want to have to do it again.

Tempted to move to Linux.

Anyways, the fix I used was completely reinstall Windows through a USB bootable and cut your losses, and fixes I've found online seem to only apply to older versions of the Runtime and no longer work with the 2022 one because they've been merged.

I also don't know if this is the only fix, I'm not a software guy more of a hardware guy, so if you have found something else since you've posted this, lmk, because again. Got the same issue I just had and don't want to reinstall windows a 2nd time.

[Iceira]

Read other post about it, google all in one VC++ DL. or MS own page.

ps.
and all this is seen as user most know better then them. ( them is steam and game devs )

[This Is Not Beaver]

follow the steps of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0XNF0QIq10&ab_channel=TechnicalKhanSab

Use the troubleshooter to uninstall both Microsoft Visual Studio C++ 2017 x64 minimum runtime and additional runtime (this is a bit different from the video)
Restart your PC and install the latest Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable (as shown in the video). The link for installing is https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170

[Steven]

This thread was quite old before the recent post, so we're locking it to prevent confusion.