diff --git a/installer/MergeModules/Debug/Microsoft_VC142_CRT_x64.msm b/installer/MergeModules/Debug/Microsoft_VC142_CRT_x64.msm
deleted file mode 100644
index ad68639c66..0000000000
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diff --git a/installer/MergeModules/Release/Microsoft_VC142_CRT_x64.msm b/installer/MergeModules/Release/Microsoft_VC142_CRT_x64.msm
deleted file mode 100644
index e8dd42d05a..0000000000
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diff --git a/installer/PowerToysSetup/Product.wxs b/installer/PowerToysSetup/Product.wxs
index 1747f57caf..b24206f044 100644
--- a/installer/PowerToysSetup/Product.wxs
+++ b/installer/PowerToysSetup/Product.wxs
@@ -195,14 +195,6 @@
                   BinaryKey="PTCustomActions"
                   DllEntry="DetectPrevInstallPathCA"
                   />
-    <!-- Redist merge modules -->
-    <DirectoryRef Id="TARGETDIR">
-      <Merge Id="VCRedist" SourceFile="$(var.RepoDir)installer\MergeModules\$(var.Configuration)\Microsoft_VC142_CRT_x64.msm" DiskId="1" Language="0"/>
-    </DirectoryRef>
-    
-    <Feature Id="VCRedist" Title="Visual C++ 14.0 Runtime" AllowAdvertise="no" Display="hidden" Level="1">
-      <MergeRef Id="VCRedist"/>
-    </Feature>
 
     <!-- Close 'PowerToys.exe' before uninstall-->
     <Property Id="MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL" Value="Disable" />
@@ -339,7 +331,7 @@
           </RegistryKey>
         </RegistryKey>
 
-        
+
       </Component>
 
       <Component Id="settings_exe" Guid="A5A461A9-7097-4CBA-9D39-3DBBB6B7B80C" Win64="yes">
@@ -363,6 +355,12 @@
       <Component Id="osDetection_dll" Guid="AA370C25-4AC8-447B-A2FF-C99365C6BE67" Win64="yes">
         <File Source="$(var.BinX64Dir)os-detection.dll" KeyPath="yes" Checksum="yes" />
       </Component>
+      <Component Id="vcredist_dlls" Guid="CBE26CB0-3AD0-4336-A7D6-503046BADEBC" Win64="yes">
+        <!-- VCRuntime -->
+        <?foreach File in vcruntime140.dll;vcruntime140_1.dll;concrt140.dll;msvcp140.dll;msvcp140_1.dll;msvcp140_2.dll;msvcp140_codecvt_ids.dll;vccorlib140.dll?>
+          <File Id="$(var.File)" Source="$(var.RepoDir)installer\VCRuntime\$(var.File)" />
+        <?endforeach?>
+      </Component>
     </DirectoryRef>
     <DirectoryRef Id="SvgsInstallFolder" FileSource="$(var.BinX64Dir)svgs\">
       <Component Id="PowerToysSvgs" Guid="7C4D4EED-9338-423D-992C-DCE02F3E2D35" Win64="yes">
@@ -618,6 +616,10 @@
         <!-- xml -->
         <File Id="SettingsV2_Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.xr.xml" Source="$(var.BinX64Dir)SettingsUIRunner\Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.xr.xml"/>
         <File Id="SettingsV2_Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.UI.XamlHost.xml" Source="$(var.BinX64Dir)SettingsUIRunner\Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.UI.XamlHost.xml"/>
+        <!-- VCRuntime -->
+        <?foreach File in vcruntime140.dll;vcruntime140_1.dll;concrt140.dll;msvcp140.dll;msvcp140_1.dll;msvcp140_2.dll;msvcp140_codecvt_ids.dll;vccorlib140.dll?>
+          <File Id="SettingsV2_$(var.File)" Source="$(var.RepoDir)installer\VCRuntime\$(var.File)" />
+        <?endforeach?>
       </Component>
     </DirectoryRef>
     <DirectoryRef Id="SettingsV2AssetsInstallFolder" FileSource="$(var.BinX64Dir)SettingsUIRunner\Assets">
@@ -712,6 +714,7 @@
       <ComponentRef Id="Notice_md" />
       <ComponentRef Id="powertoysinterop_dll" />
       <ComponentRef Id="osDetection_dll" />
+      <ComponentRef Id="vcredist_dlls" />
       <ComponentRef Id="PowerToysSvgs" />
       <ComponentRef Id="Module_ShortcutGuide" />
       <ComponentRef Id="Module_FancyZones" />
@@ -766,6 +769,10 @@
           <File Id="File_$(var.File)" Source="$(var.BinX64Dir)modules\launcher\$(var.File)" />
         <?endforeach?>
         <File Source="$(var.BinX64Dir)SettingsUIRunner\Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.dll" />
+        <!-- VCRuntime -->
+        <?foreach File in vcruntime140.dll;vcruntime140_1.dll;concrt140.dll;msvcp140.dll;msvcp140_1.dll;msvcp140_2.dll;msvcp140_codecvt_ids.dll;vccorlib140.dll?>
+          <File Id="File_$(var.File)" Source="$(var.RepoDir)installer\VCRuntime\$(var.File)" />
+        <?endforeach?>
       </Component>  
       <Component Id="launcherAssetsComponent" Directory="AssetsFolder" Guid="6A86A414-D68B-49F0-A7AD-A342528D7ACD">
         <?foreach File in LockScreenLogo.scale-200.png;SplashScreen.scale-200.png;Square150x150Logo.scale-200.png;Square44x44Logo.scale-200.png;Square44x44Logo.targetsize-24_altform-unplated.png;StoreLogo.png;Wide310x150Logo.scale-200.png?>
diff --git a/installer/VCRuntime/concrt140.dll b/installer/VCRuntime/concrt140.dll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e1fad948cb
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diff --git a/installer/VCRuntime/msvcp140.dll b/installer/VCRuntime/msvcp140.dll
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index 0000000000..94cbba79a1
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diff --git a/installer/VCRuntime/msvcp140_1.dll b/installer/VCRuntime/msvcp140_1.dll
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index 0000000000..efb7d98dd0
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diff --git a/installer/VCRuntime/msvcp140_2.dll b/installer/VCRuntime/msvcp140_2.dll
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index 0000000000..d135c2a4cc
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diff --git a/installer/VCRuntime/msvcp140_codecvt_ids.dll b/installer/VCRuntime/msvcp140_codecvt_ids.dll
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index 0000000000..606446ca23
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diff --git a/installer/VCRuntime/vccorlib140.dll b/installer/VCRuntime/vccorlib140.dll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..07c5f4b9fb
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diff --git a/installer/VCRuntime/vcruntime140.dll b/installer/VCRuntime/vcruntime140.dll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f59e67e97f
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diff --git a/installer/VCRuntime/vcruntime140_1.dll b/installer/VCRuntime/vcruntime140_1.dll
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index 0000000000..f564204746
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