From 2868346fb9b42896751ea9c9fd3ba90ff11a4018 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: exurd <7785022+exurd@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2025 01:39:40 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add script: Install VC Redist AIO.ps1

Thanks to Traxof63 for the solution to long MSI installs:
https://github.com/microsoft/Windows-Sandbox/issues/68

Install VC Redist AIO.ps1: Use direct link instead of kutt.itt

I had some concerns about the security of the link shortener... So I'm just going to update it to the redirection, which is the GitHub release URL.
---
 Installer Scripts/Install VC Redist AIO.ps1 | 86 +++++++++++++++++++++
 README.md                                   |  3 +-
 2 files changed, 88 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 Installer Scripts/Install VC Redist AIO.ps1

diff --git a/Installer Scripts/Install VC Redist AIO.ps1 b/Installer Scripts/Install VC Redist AIO.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2db157f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Installer Scripts/Install VC Redist AIO.ps1	
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+# URLs for the latest Visual C++ Redistributables
+$urls = @(
+    "https://github.com/abbodi1406/vcredist/releases/latest/download/VisualCppRedist_AIO_x86_x64.exe"  # https://github.com/abbodi1406/vcredist
+)
+
+# VisualCppRedist AIO does not include any ARM64 installers,
+# and it's not planned to have ARM64 support.
+# https://github.com/abbodi1406/vcredist/issues/110
+if ($env:PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE -eq 'ARM64') {
+    $urls += "https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.arm64.exe"
+}
+
+# Directory to save the downloads
+$downloadPath = "$env:TEMP"
+
+# https://stackoverflow.com/a/25127597
+Function Get-RedirectedUrl {
+    Param (
+        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
+        [String]$URL
+    )
+    $request = [System.Net.WebRequest]::Create($URL)
+    $request.Method = "HEAD"
+    $request.AllowAutoRedirect=$false
+    $response=$request.GetResponse()
+
+    If ($response.StatusCode -eq "Found")
+    {
+        $response.GetResponseHeader("Location")
+    }
+}
+
+# To improve download performance, the progress bar is suppressed. [2, 6]
+$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
+
+# There is a bug that makes MSI installs take *FOREVER* to finish.
+# https://github.com/microsoft/Windows-Sandbox/issues/68
+# There is a solution: temporarily turn off Smart App Control.
+# Thanks, Traxof63!
+Function Set-SmartAppControl {
+    Param (
+        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
+        [String]$Num
+    )
+    Write-Host "Setting CI Policy 'VerifiedAndReputablePolicyState' to $Num..."
+    Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CI\Policy" -Name "VerifiedAndReputablePolicyState" -Value $Num
+    # Only problem is, CiTool does not exit without user interaction. This means
+    # that we create a process that uses around 664k of Memory... Ugh, Microsoft!
+    Start-Process -FilePath "CiTool.exe" -ArgumentList "-r" -WindowStyle Hidden
+}
+
+Set-SmartAppControl "0"
+
+foreach ($url in $urls) {
+    $redirectUrl = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileName((Get-RedirectedUrl $url))
+    $fileName = $redirectUrl.Split('/')[-1]
+    $filePath = Join-Path $downloadPath $fileName
+
+    Write-Host "Downloading $fileName..."
+    Write-Host $filePath
+    # Download the file without a progress bar [1, 4]
+    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $filePath
+
+    if (Test-Path $filePath) {
+        Write-Host "Installing $fileName..."
+        # Silently install the redistributable and wait for it to complete [3, 5, 9]
+        if ($url -match "https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.arm64.exe") {
+            Start-Process -FilePath $filePath -ArgumentList "/install /quiet /norestart" -Wait
+        } else {
+            Start-Process -FilePath $filePath -ArgumentList "/ai" -Wait
+        }
+        Write-Host "$fileName has been installed."
+        # Optional: Remove the installer after installation
+        # Remove-Item -Path $filePath
+    } else {
+        Write-Host "Error: Failed to download $fileName."
+    }
+}
+
+# Turn Smart App Control back on
+Set-SmartAppControl "1"
+
+# Restore the default progress preference
+$ProgressPreference = 'Continue'
+
+Write-Host "Script execution finished."
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e1f2d06..cf77ab6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ PowerShell scripts that can install apps or components not normally included in
 - `Install-Microsoft-Store.ps1`: Installs the Microsoft Store via the Windows Update APIs
   - Unlike other similar scripts, mine does NOT use any third party APIs like UUP Dump or RG-Adguard at all
   - (All web requests go directly to Microsoft servers. Even those fetching the download URLs in the first place)
-- `Install VC Redist.ps1`: Installs the latest Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables, which are commonly required by other software.
+- `Install VC Redist.ps1`: Installs each architecture for [the latest Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170#latest-microsoft-visual-c-redistributable-version) (2015-2022), which is commonly required by other software.
+  - `Install VC Redist AIO.ps1`: An alternative script that installs every Visual C++ Redistributable via [VisualCppRedist AIO Pack](https://github.com/abbodi1406/vcredist) by abbodi1406. Recommended if you're frequently running older programs.
 
 ## 🛠️ General Scripts