If you’ve tried installing Oracle VM VirtualBox recently, you might have run into a frustrating block: an error message stating that the Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable Package is required before you can proceed.
Si ya tenías VirtualBox instalado y solo necesitas el redistribuible, tras reiniciar ejecuta el instalador de VirtualBox y elige “Repair” (Reparar). If you’ve tried installing Oracle VM VirtualBox recently,
Starting with Visual Studio 2015, Microsoft unified the runtime libraries. This means: This means: | Error Message | Cause |
| Error Message | Cause | |---------------|-------| | The program can't start because MSVCP140.dll is missing | Missing VC++ 2019 runtime | | VBoxRT.dll unable to load | Broken or missing C++ libraries | | Installation failed with error 0x80070666 | Conflicting older runtime installed | | VirtualBox Manager crashes on launch | Incompatible or corrupted VC++ redist | Visit the Official Microsoft Site
The 2019 version is now part of a "unified" installer that covers 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2022. You only need one file to cover all of them. 1. Visit the Official Microsoft Site