Overview

You may want to know if you can deploy Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio through LanGuard.

Solution

LanGuard does not currently support VC Redist packages. If you would like to see this implemented in a future version, you can try Submitting a Feature Request for this functionality.

In the meantime, it is possible to use a workaround:

1. Download the latest VC Redist.
2. Create a batch file with the following contents:

   <installer_file_name> /install /passive /norestart

   For example, for the latest x64 installer, the above would be "VC_redist.x64.exe /install /passive /norestart".

3. Open the LanGuard Dashboard.
4. Deploy the installer file as an auxiliary file, and the batch file as non-auxiliary, according to the Deploying Custom Software on Remote Machines with the GFI LanGuard Server article.
5. Restart the target machines after the installation is complete.