Retail Visual C++ libraries vs UWP Visual C++ libraries

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  1. OpenSourceGhost

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    #2 abbodi1406, May 14, 2024
    Don't
     
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    #3 OpenSourceGhost, May 15, 2024 (OP)
    I was obviously looking for learning why or why not based on difference between UWP and non-UWP versions of VC++ redist packages.

    I have yet to run into a single issue after replacing non-UWP VC++ runtimes with UWP ones (as a test) for all applications that use such libraries on my PC.
     
  4. abbodi1406

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    #4 abbodi1406, May 15, 2024
    Because they are the same files for both
    you are doing pointless effort
     
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    #5 OpenSourceGhost, May 20, 2024 (OP)
    UWP versions are smaller in size and don't use VCRuntime140_Threads.dll. Can you link me to some in-depth information about these libraries?
     
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    Is it possible to remove all UWP VC++ and only have legacy packages?