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Hi, I noticed Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable download links are broken.

Old links would redirect you to Microsoft Bing instead of redirect you actual package download links since today.

This pull request replaces the download links into the correct link.

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ttorble commented Dec 15, 2025

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Can you review the proposed changes?

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Pull request overview

This PR fixes broken download links for Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable packages that were redirecting to Bing instead of the actual download files. The two aka.ms short links have been replaced with direct download.visualstudio.microsoft.com URLs.

Key Changes

  • Replaced broken aka.ms/highdpimfc2013x86enu link with direct download URL for x86 redistributable
  • Replaced broken aka.ms/highdpimfc2013x64enu link with direct download URL for x64 redistributable

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