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Update to newer VC version - at least VS 2015

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#2,112 opened on Mar 6, 2022

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Description

With this change, the bat choco install would find vcredist 2015-2019 already installed on most Windows 10 systems.

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Research direction
Find the Chocolatey install script (likely in packaging/chocolatey/) and update the Visual C++ redistributable version from 2013 to 2015 or later.
Tech stack
rust
Domain
build systemrelease
Issue type
Chore
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
1
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Under 1 hour
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
GitChocolatey
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
85