Launcher keeps causing MS Visual C++ Redistributable permission to pop up

whitecrow

Since the small patch a day or two ago, every time I start the ESO launcher from Steam it asks me if I want to allow Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable to make changes. I said yes the first time and rebooted, but it keeps asking me every time I start it.

What can I do?

Fennwitty

I'm getting it too since yesterday, and still today. I felt no desire to install it through the ESO launcher.

blktauna

oh I wondered what this was....

whitecrow

It seems to have stopped doing this.

Fennwitty

Still happened for me today.

Sambucca1973

Check Windows Update. The same thing happened to me with the Launcher and I let it install. Decided to check WU, because it was weird coming from ZOS. Sure enough, there were two updates for Visual C. Has not happened since.

Fennwitty

All I have is a feature update.

MercilessnVexed

Oh thank goodness it's not just me! I mean, no this is bad! The situation is not good, but I'm not alone in the boat now!

MercilessnVexed

Sambucca1973 wrote: »

Check Windows Update. The same thing happened to me with the Launcher and I let it install. Decided to check WU, because it was weird coming from ZOS. Sure enough, there were two updates for Visual C. Has not happened since.

I did that immediately but I have no updates left. I checked all Microsoft updates, made sure all Microsoft products would be updated, nothing left. I still have the C++ bit.

ZOS_Bill

As there are multiple threads regarding issues with the Launcher and a UAC prompt, we are going to close this thread. The discussion below has information on why this behavior is happening on some PC's with ESO installed.

running the launcher triggered a WIndows UAC popup