Windows 10: Microsoft visual C++ 2015-2022 Cannot repair or uninstall because of error 0x80070641

Went through other questions answered to try to repair/fix the problem but cannot find/locate "windows installer" to fix the problem. I've also tried just re-downloading and installing it but again, it won't work. Opened the Services through services.msc but cannot locate the "windows installer" to do any of the other stepps on the suggestions. I also cannot use the "repair" function to solve the issues.

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Cannot install Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022

I was able to fix this in quite a few computers by doing the following:

1. First make sure all VC++ redistributable packages from 2015 onwards were uninstalled.
   
2. Open "regedit" and navigate to "Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products"
   
   1. Search within all the child keys that have a product name of "Microsoft Visual C++ 2015...", "Microsoft Visual C++ 2019...", "Microsoft Visual C++ 2022...", etc.
      
   2. If you are having trouble with just the x64 version then you don't need to uninstall the x86 and its registry keys.
      
3. Try to install it again, it should work.
   

 

Cant uninstall Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable 2015 to 2022

Don't you want your programs to work??

Read this information about them:

Why Are There So Many “Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables ...

Any additional versions of the Visual C++ Redistributable you see on your system were installed along with some program that required it. When a developer codes in a specific version of Visual C++, the code libraries for that version must also be present on the user’s system for the application to run. That means that, for example, if a developer used Visual C++ 2005 (or Visual Studio 2005) to create a program you’re installing, you can expect to see the Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable installed on your system along with the program.

 

Microsoft visual c++ 2015 error when running steam games

When i launch a steam game that needs to install visual c++ i get this error



If i hit ok i get this error



Ive gone through my program list and uninstalled all of the microsoft visual C++ programs listed, and reinstalled them but i still get the error.