VcRedist

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en-US/VcRedist-help.xml

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    <command:details>

      <command:name>Export-VcManifest</command:name>

      <command:verb>Export</command:verb>

      <command:noun>VcManifest</command:noun>

      <maml:description>

        <maml:para>Exports the Visual C++ Redistributables JSON manifest to an external file.</maml:para>

      </maml:description>

    </command:details>

    <maml:description>

      <maml:para>Reads the Visual C++ Redistributables JSON manifests included in the VcRedist module and exports the JSON to an external file. This enables editing of the JSON manifest for custom scenarios.</maml:para>

    </maml:description>

    <command:syntax>

      <command:syntaxItem>

        <maml:name>Export-VcManifest</maml:name>

        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="1" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Path</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Path to the JSON file the content will be exported to.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

      </command:syntaxItem>

    </command:syntax>

    <command:parameters>

      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="1" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Path</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Path to the JSON file the content will be exported to.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

    </command:parameters>

    <command:inputTypes />

    <command:returnValues>

      <command:returnValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>System.String</maml:name>

        </dev:type>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para></maml:para>

        </maml:description>

      </command:returnValue>

    </command:returnValues>

    <maml:alertSet>

      <maml:alert>

        <maml:para>Author: Aaron Parker Twitter: @stealthpuppy</maml:para>

      </maml:alert>

    </maml:alertSet>

    <command:examples>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>Export-VcManifest -Path "C:\Temp\VisualCRedistributablesSupported.json"</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Export the list of supported Visual C++ Redistributables to C:\Temp\VisualCRedistributablesSupported.json.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

    </command:examples>

    <command:relatedLinks>

      <maml:navigationLink>

        <maml:linkText>Export the Redistributable Manifests:</maml:linkText>

        <maml:uri>https://vcredist.com/export-vcmanifest/</maml:uri>

      </maml:navigationLink>

    </command:relatedLinks>

  </command:command>

  <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp">

    <command:details>

      <command:name>Get-InstalledVcRedist</command:name>

      <command:verb>Get</command:verb>

      <command:noun>InstalledVcRedist</command:noun>

      <maml:description>

        <maml:para>Returns the installed Visual C++ Redistributables.</maml:para>

      </maml:description>

    </command:details>

    <maml:description>

      <maml:para>Queries the registry to find the installed Visual C++ Redistributables on the local system and returns the list to the pipeline. This includes the primary Redistributable entries by default and can export the additional and minimum Redistributable components also listed in the Registry.</maml:para>

    </maml:description>

    <command:syntax>

      <command:syntaxItem>

        <maml:name>Get-InstalledVcRedist</maml:name>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>ExportAll</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Export all installed Redistributables including the Additional and Minimum Runtimes typically hidden from Programs and Features.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

      </command:syntaxItem>

    </command:syntax>

    <command:parameters>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>ExportAll</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Export all installed Redistributables including the Additional and Minimum Runtimes typically hidden from Programs and Features.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

    </command:parameters>

    <command:inputTypes />

    <command:returnValues>

      <command:returnValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>System.Management.Automation.PSObject</maml:name>

        </dev:type>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para></maml:para>

        </maml:description>

      </command:returnValue>

    </command:returnValues>

    <maml:alertSet>

      <maml:alert>

        <maml:para>Author: Aaron Parker Twitter: @stealthpuppy</maml:para>

      </maml:alert>

    </maml:alertSet>

    <command:examples>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>Get-InstalledVcRedist</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Returns the installed Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables from the current system.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>Get-InstalledVcRedist -ExportAll</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Returns the installed Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables from the current system including the Additional and Minimum Runtimes.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

    </command:examples>

    <command:relatedLinks>

      <maml:navigationLink>

        <maml:linkText>Get the locally installed Redistributables:</maml:linkText>

        <maml:uri>https://vcredist.com/get-installedvcredist/</maml:uri>

      </maml:navigationLink>

    </command:relatedLinks>

  </command:command>

  <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp">

    <command:details>

      <command:name>Get-VcList</command:name>

      <command:verb>Get</command:verb>

      <command:noun>VcList</command:noun>

      <maml:description>

        <maml:para>Returns an object of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables for use with other VcRedist functions.</maml:para>

      </maml:description>

    </command:details>

    <maml:description>

      <maml:para>This function reads the Visual C++ Redistributables listed in an internal manifest (or an external JSON file) into an object that can be passed to other VcRedist functions.</maml:para>

      <maml:para>A complete listing of the supported and all known redistributables is included in the module. By default, Get-VcList will only return a list of the supported Visual C++ Redistributables. To return any of the unsupported Redistributables, the -Export parameter is required with the output filtered with Where-Object.</maml:para>

      <maml:para>The internal manifest can be exported with Export-VcManifest.</maml:para>

    </maml:description>

    <command:syntax>

      <command:syntaxItem>

        <maml:name>Get-VcList</maml:name>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="1" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Release</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Specifies the release (or version) of the redistributables to return.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String[]</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String[]</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>@("2010", "2012", "2013", "2019")</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="2" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Architecture</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Specifies the processor architecture to of the redistributables to return. Can be x86 or x64.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String[]</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String[]</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>@("x86", "x64")</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="3" aliases="Xml">

          <maml:name>Path</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Provide a path to an external VcRedist manifest file.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>(Join-Path -Path $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Module.ModuleBase -ChildPath "VisualCRedistributables.json")</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

      </command:syntaxItem>

      <command:syntaxItem>

        <maml:name>Get-VcList</maml:name>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="1" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Export</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Defines the list of Visual C++ Redistributables to export - All, Supported or Unsupported Redistributables. Defaults to exporting the Supported Redistributables.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>Supported</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

      </command:syntaxItem>

    </command:syntax>

    <command:parameters>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="1" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Release</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Specifies the release (or version) of the redistributables to return.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String[]</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String[]</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>@("2010", "2012", "2013", "2019")</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="2" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Architecture</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Specifies the processor architecture to of the redistributables to return. Can be x86 or x64.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String[]</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String[]</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>@("x86", "x64")</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="3" aliases="Xml">

        <maml:name>Path</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Provide a path to an external VcRedist manifest file.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>(Join-Path -Path $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Module.ModuleBase -ChildPath "VisualCRedistributables.json")</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="1" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Export</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Defines the list of Visual C++ Redistributables to export - All, Supported or Unsupported Redistributables. Defaults to exporting the Supported Redistributables.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>Supported</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

    </command:parameters>

    <command:inputTypes />

    <command:returnValues>

      <command:returnValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>System.Management.Automation.PSObject</maml:name>

        </dev:type>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para></maml:para>

        </maml:description>

      </command:returnValue>

    </command:returnValues>

    <maml:alertSet>

      <maml:alert>

        <maml:para>Author: Aaron Parker Twitter: @stealthpuppy</maml:para>

      </maml:alert>

    </maml:alertSet>

    <command:examples>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>Get-VcList</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Return an object of the supported Visual C++ Redistributables from the embedded manifest.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>Get-VcList</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Returns the supported 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2019, x86 and x64 versions of the supported Visual C++ Redistributables from the embedded manifest.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>Get-VcList -Export All</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Returns a list of the all Visual C++ Redistributables from the embedded manifest, including unsupported versions.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 4 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>Get-VcList -Export Supported</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Returns the full list of supported Visual C++ Redistributables from the embedded manifest. This is the same as running Get-VcList with no parameters.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 5 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>Get-VcList -Export Unsupported | Where-Object { $_.Release -eq "2008" }</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Returns the full list of unsupported Visual C++ Redistributables from the embedded manifest and filters for the 2008 versions of the Redistributables.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 6 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>Get-VcList -Release 2013, 2019 -Architecture x86</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Returns the 2013 and 2019 x86 Visual C++ Redistributables from the list of supported Redistributables in the embedded manifest.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 7 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>Get-VcList -Path ".\VisualCRedistributables.json"</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Returns a list of the Visual C++ Redistributables listed in the external manifest VisualCRedistributables.json.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

    </command:examples>

    <command:relatedLinks>

      <maml:navigationLink>

        <maml:linkText>Get the list of Visual C++ Redistributables:</maml:linkText>

        <maml:uri>https://vcredist.com/get-vclist/</maml:uri>

      </maml:navigationLink>

    </command:relatedLinks>

  </command:command>

  <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp">

    <command:details>

      <command:name>Import-VcConfigMgrApplication</command:name>

      <command:verb>Import</command:verb>

      <command:noun>VcConfigMgrApplication</command:noun>

      <maml:description>

        <maml:para>Creates Visual C++ Redistributable applications in a ConfigMgr site.</maml:para>

      </maml:description>

    </command:details>

    <maml:description>

      <maml:para>Creates an application in a Configuration Manager site for each Visual C++ Redistributable and includes setting whether the Redistributable can run on 32-bit or 64-bit Windows and the Uninstall key for detecting whether the Redistributable is installed.</maml:para>

      <maml:para>Use Get-VcList and Get-VcRedist to download the Redistributable and create the array of Redistributables for importing into ConfigMgr.</maml:para>

      <maml:para>Applications will be imported into the ConfigMgr with the default properties similar to the following:</maml:para>

      <maml:para>Location: Applications\VcRedists Name: Visual C++ Redistributable 2019 x86 14.28.29913.0 Administrator comments: Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2019 x86 14.28.29913.0 imported by Import-VcConfigMgrApplication Publisher: Microsoft Software version: 14.28.29913.0 Language: en-US Date published: 18/03/2021 Localized application name: Visual C++ Redistributable 2019 x86 14.28.29913.0 User documentation: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/support/ Link text: https://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/ Privacy URL: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=521839 Keywords: Visual C++ Redistributable</maml:para>

      <maml:para>Deployment type: Name: SCRIPT_Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2019 Technology: Script Installer Administrator comments: Generated by Import-VcConfigMgrApplication Content location: \configmgr\Applications\VcRedists\2019\14.28.29913.0\x86\ Installation program: VC_redist.x86.exe /install /quiet /norestart Uninstall program: "%ProgramData%\Package Cache\{03d1453c-7d5c-479c-afea-8482f406e036}\VC_redist.x86.exe" /uninstall /quiet /noreboot Detection method: (Registry path)</maml:para>

    </maml:description>

    <command:syntax>

      <command:syntaxItem>

        <maml:name>Import-VcConfigMgrApplication</maml:name>

        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="1" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>VcList</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>An array containing details of the Visual C++ Redistributables from Get-VcList.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">PSObject</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>PSObject</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="2" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Path</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>A folder containing the downloaded Visual C++ Redistributables.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="3" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>CMPath</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Specify a UNC path where the Visual C++ Redistributables will be distributed from</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="4" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>SMSSiteCode</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Specify the Site Code for ConfigMgr app creation.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="5" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>AppFolder</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Import the Visual C++ Redistributables into a sub-folder. Defaults to "VcRedists".</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>VcRedists</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="6" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Publisher</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Optionally specify a publisher string to use in the Configuration Manager application.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>Microsoft</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="7" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Keyword</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Specify a keyword or keywords to add to the Configuration Manager application.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>Visual C++ Redistributable</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Silent</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Add a completely silent command line install of the VcRedist with no UI. The default install is passive.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>NoCopy</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Do not copy the Visual C++ Redistributable binaries when importing applications into Configuration Manager.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="wi">

          <maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="cf">

          <maml:name>Confirm</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

      </command:syntaxItem>

    </command:syntax>

    <command:parameters>

      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="1" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>VcList</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>An array containing details of the Visual C++ Redistributables from Get-VcList.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">PSObject</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>PSObject</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="2" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Path</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>A folder containing the downloaded Visual C++ Redistributables.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="3" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>CMPath</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Specify a UNC path where the Visual C++ Redistributables will be distributed from</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="4" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>SMSSiteCode</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Specify the Site Code for ConfigMgr app creation.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="5" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>AppFolder</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Import the Visual C++ Redistributables into a sub-folder. Defaults to "VcRedists".</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>VcRedists</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Silent</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Add a completely silent command line install of the VcRedist with no UI. The default install is passive.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>NoCopy</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Do not copy the Visual C++ Redistributable binaries when importing applications into Configuration Manager.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="6" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Publisher</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Optionally specify a publisher string to use in the Configuration Manager application.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>Microsoft</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="7" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Keyword</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Specify a keyword or keywords to add to the Configuration Manager application.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>Visual C++ Redistributable</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="wi">

        <maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="cf">

        <maml:name>Confirm</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

    </command:parameters>

    <command:inputTypes />

    <command:returnValues>

      <command:returnValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>System.Management.Automation.PSObject</maml:name>

        </dev:type>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para></maml:para>

        </maml:description>

      </command:returnValue>

    </command:returnValues>

    <maml:alertSet>

      <maml:alert>

        <maml:para>Author: Aaron Parker Twitter: @stealthpuppy</maml:para>

      </maml:alert>

    </maml:alertSet>

    <command:examples>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>$VcList = Get-VcList

Save-VcRedist -VcList $VcList -Path "C:\Temp\VcRedist"

Import-VcConfigMgrApplication -VcList $VcList -Path "C:\Temp\VcRedist" -CMPath "\\server\share\VcRedist" -SMSSiteCode LAB</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Download the supported Visual C++ Redistributables to "C:\Temp\VcRedist", copy them to "\server\share\VcRedist" and import as applications into the ConfigMgr site LAB.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

    </command:examples>

    <command:relatedLinks>

      <maml:navigationLink>

        <maml:linkText>Import Redistributables into ConfigMgr:</maml:linkText>

        <maml:uri>https://vcredist.com/import-vcconfigmgrapplication/</maml:uri>

      </maml:navigationLink>

    </command:relatedLinks>

  </command:command>

  <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp">

    <command:details>

      <command:name>Import-VcMdtApplication</command:name>

      <command:verb>Import</command:verb>

      <command:noun>VcMdtApplication</command:noun>

      <maml:description>

        <maml:para>Creates Visual C++ Redistributable applications in a Microsoft Deployment Toolkit share.</maml:para>

      </maml:description>

    </command:details>

    <maml:description>

      <maml:para>Creates an application in a Microsoft Deployment Toolkit share for each Visual C++ Redistributable and includes properties such as target Silent command line, Platform and Uninstall key.</maml:para>

      <maml:para>Use Get-VcList and Get-VcRedist to download the Redistributables and create the array for importing into MDT.</maml:para>

      <maml:para>Applications will be imported into the MDT Deployment share with the default properties similar to the following:</maml:para>

      <maml:para>Location: Applications\VcRedists Name: Visual C++ Redistributable 2019 x86 14.28.29913.0 Comments: Generated by Import-VcMdtApplication Short name: Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2019 x86 Version: 14.28.29913.0 Publisher: Microsoft Language: en-US Source directory: .\Applications\Microsoft VcRedist\2019\14.28.29913.0\x86 Quiet install command: .\VC_redist.x86.exe /install /quiet /norestart Working directory: .\Applications\Microsoft VcRedist\2019\14.28.29913.0\x86 Uninstall registry key name: {03d1453c-7d5c-479c-afea-8482f406e036} Hide this application in the Deployment Wizard: Yes</maml:para>

    </maml:description>

    <command:syntax>

      <command:syntaxItem>

        <maml:name>Import-VcMdtApplication</maml:name>

        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="1" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>VcList</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>An array containing details of the Visual C++ Redistributables from Get-VcList.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">PSObject</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>PSObject</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="2" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Path</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>A folder containing the downloaded Visual C++ Redistributable binaries.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="3" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>MdtPath</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>The local or network path to the MDT deployment share.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="4" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>AppFolder</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Specify a folder within the Applications node that the VcRedists will be imported into. Defaults to 'VcRedists'.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>VcRedists</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="5" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>MdtDrive</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Optionally specifiy a name for the PSDrive to use when connecting to the MDT deployment share.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>DS001</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="6" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Publisher</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Optionally specify a publisher string to use in the MDT application.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>Microsoft</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="7" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Language</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Optionally specify the language property applied to the MDT application.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>En-US</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Silent</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Add a completely silent command line install of the VcRedist with no UI. The default install is passive.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>DontHide</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Specify that the option 'Hide this application in the Deployment Wizard' is not selected.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Force</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Force the import and overwrite of an existing application in the MDT deployment share.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="wi">

          <maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="cf">

          <maml:name>Confirm</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

      </command:syntaxItem>

    </command:syntax>

    <command:parameters>

      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="1" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>VcList</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>An array containing details of the Visual C++ Redistributables from Get-VcList.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">PSObject</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>PSObject</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="2" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Path</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>A folder containing the downloaded Visual C++ Redistributable binaries.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="3" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>MdtPath</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>The local or network path to the MDT deployment share.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="4" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>AppFolder</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Specify a folder within the Applications node that the VcRedists will be imported into. Defaults to 'VcRedists'.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>VcRedists</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Silent</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Add a completely silent command line install of the VcRedist with no UI. The default install is passive.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>DontHide</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Specify that the option 'Hide this application in the Deployment Wizard' is not selected.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Force</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Force the import and overwrite of an existing application in the MDT deployment share.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="5" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>MdtDrive</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Optionally specifiy a name for the PSDrive to use when connecting to the MDT deployment share.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>DS001</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="6" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Publisher</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Optionally specify a publisher string to use in the MDT application.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>Microsoft</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="7" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Language</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Optionally specify the language property applied to the MDT application.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>En-US</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="wi">

        <maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="cf">

        <maml:name>Confirm</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

    </command:parameters>

    <command:inputTypes />

    <command:returnValues>

      <command:returnValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>System.Management.Automation.PSObject</maml:name>

        </dev:type>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para></maml:para>

        </maml:description>

      </command:returnValue>

    </command:returnValues>

    <maml:alertSet>

      <maml:alert>

        <maml:para>Author: Aaron Parker Twitter: @stealthpuppy</maml:para>

      </maml:alert>

    </maml:alertSet>

    <command:examples>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>Get-VcList | Save-VcRedist -Path C:\Temp\VcRedist | Import-VcMdtApplication -Path C:\Temp\VcRedist -MdtPath \\server\deployment</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Retrieves the list of Visual C++ Redistributables, downloads them to C:\Temp\VcRedist and imports each Redistributable into the MDT deployment share at \server\deployment.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>$VcList = Get-VcList -ExportAll

Save-VcRedist -VcList $VcList -Path C:\Temp\VcRedist

Import-VcMdtApplication -VcList $VcList -Path C:\Temp\VcRedist -MdtPath \\server\deployment -Bundle</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Retrieves the list of supported and unsupported Visual C++ Redistributables in the variable $VcList, downloads them to C:\Temp\VcRedist, imports each Redistributable into the MDT deployment share at \server\deployment and creates an application bundle.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

    </command:examples>

    <command:relatedLinks>

      <maml:navigationLink>

        <maml:linkText>Import Redistributables into MDT</maml:linkText>

        <maml:uri>https://vcredist.com/import-vcmdtapplication/</maml:uri>

      </maml:navigationLink>

    </command:relatedLinks>

  </command:command>

  <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp">

    <command:details>

      <command:name>Install-VcRedist</command:name>

      <command:verb>Install</command:verb>

      <command:noun>VcRedist</command:noun>

      <maml:description>

        <maml:para>Installs the Visual C++ Redistributables on the local system.</maml:para>

      </maml:description>

    </command:details>

    <maml:description>

      <maml:para>Installs the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables from a list created by Get-VcList and downloaded into a folder structure locally with Save-VcRedist. Supports both passive and silent installation of the Redistributables. Useful for Windows deployments including creating gold images via HashiCorp Packer where the Redistributables can be downloaded and installed at runtime.</maml:para>

    </maml:description>

    <command:syntax>

      <command:syntaxItem>

        <maml:name>Install-VcRedist</maml:name>

        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="1" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>VcList</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>An array containing details of the Visual C++ Redistributables from Get-VcList.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">PSObject</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>PSObject</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="2" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Path</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>A path to the folder containing the downloaded Visual C++ Redistributables.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>(Resolve-Path -Path $PWD)</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Silent</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Perform a completely silent install of the VcRedist with no UI. The default install is passive.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Force</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Perform an installation of a Visual C++ Redistributable even if it is already installed on the local system.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="wi">

          <maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="cf">

          <maml:name>Confirm</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

      </command:syntaxItem>

    </command:syntax>

    <command:parameters>

      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="1" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>VcList</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>An array containing details of the Visual C++ Redistributables from Get-VcList.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">PSObject</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>PSObject</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="2" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Path</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>A path to the folder containing the downloaded Visual C++ Redistributables.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>(Resolve-Path -Path $PWD)</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Silent</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Perform a completely silent install of the VcRedist with no UI. The default install is passive.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Force</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Perform an installation of a Visual C++ Redistributable even if it is already installed on the local system.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="wi">

        <maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="cf">

        <maml:name>Confirm</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

    </command:parameters>

    <command:inputTypes />

    <command:returnValues>

      <command:returnValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>System.Management.Automation.PSObject</maml:name>

        </dev:type>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para></maml:para>

        </maml:description>

      </command:returnValue>

    </command:returnValues>

    <maml:alertSet>

      <maml:alert>

        <maml:para>Author: Aaron Parker Twitter: @stealthpuppy</maml:para>

      </maml:alert>

    </maml:alertSet>

    <command:examples>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>$VcRedists = Get-VcList -Release 2013, 2019 -Architecture x64

Install-VcRedist -VcList $VcRedists -Path C:\Temp\VcRedists</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Installs the 2013 and 2019 64-bit Visual C++ Redistributables listed in $VcRedists and downloaded to C:\Temp\VcRedists.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>$VcRedists = Get-VcList -Release "2012","2013",2017" -Architecture x64

Install-VcRedist -VcList $VcRedists -Path C:\Temp\VcRedists</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Installs only the 64-bit 2012, 2013 and 2017 Visual C++ Redistributables listed in $VcRedists and downloaded to C:\Temp\VcRedists.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>$VcRedists = Get-VcList -Release "2012","2013",2017" -Architecture x64    

Install-VcRedist -VcList $VcRedists -Path C:\Temp\VcRedists -Silent</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Installs all supported Visual C++ Redistributables using a completely silent install.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

    </command:examples>

    <command:relatedLinks>

      <maml:navigationLink>

        <maml:linkText>Install the Redistributables:</maml:linkText>

        <maml:uri>https://vcredist.com/install-vcredist/</maml:uri>

      </maml:navigationLink>

    </command:relatedLinks>

  </command:command>

  <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp">

    <command:details>

      <command:name>New-VcMdtBundle</command:name>

      <command:verb>New</command:verb>

      <command:noun>VcMdtBundle</command:noun>

      <maml:description>

        <maml:para>Creates Visual C++ Redistributable applications in a Microsoft Deployment Toolkit share.</maml:para>

      </maml:description>

    </command:details>

    <maml:description>

      <maml:para>Creates an application in a Microsoft Deployment Toolkit share for each Visual C++ Redistributable and includes properties such as target Silent command line, Platform and Uninstall key.</maml:para>

      <maml:para>Use Get-VcList and Get-VcRedist to download the Redistributables and create the array for importing into MDT.</maml:para>

      <maml:para>The bundle will be imported into the MDT Deployment share with the default properties similar to the following:</maml:para>

      <maml:para>Location: Applications\VcRedists Name: Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables Comments: Application bundle for installing Visual C++ Redistributables. Generated by New-VcMdtBundle Short name: Visual C++ Redistributables Version:2021-Mar-18 Publisher: Microsoft Language: en-US Dependencies: (VcRedists in the MDT share)</maml:para>

    </maml:description>

    <command:syntax>

      <command:syntaxItem>

        <maml:name>New-VcMdtBundle</maml:name>

        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="1" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>MdtPath</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>The local or network path to the MDT deployment share.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="2" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>AppFolder</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Import the Visual C++ Redistributables into a sub-folder. Defaults to "VcRedists".</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>VcRedists</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="3" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>MdtDrive</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Optionally specifiy a name for the PSDrive to use when connecting to the MDT deployment share.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>DS001</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="4" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Publisher</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Optionally specify a publisher string to use in the MDT bundle.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>Microsoft</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="5" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>BundleName</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Optionally specify a custom name for the MDT bundle.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>Visual C++ Redistributables</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="6" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Language</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Optionally specify the language property applied to the MDT application.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>En-US</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Force</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Force the import and overwrite of an existing bundle in the MDT deployment share.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="wi">

          <maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="cf">

          <maml:name>Confirm</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

      </command:syntaxItem>

    </command:syntax>

    <command:parameters>

      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="1" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>MdtPath</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>The local or network path to the MDT deployment share.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="2" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>AppFolder</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Import the Visual C++ Redistributables into a sub-folder. Defaults to "VcRedists".</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>VcRedists</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Force</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Force the import and overwrite of an existing bundle in the MDT deployment share.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="3" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>MdtDrive</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Optionally specifiy a name for the PSDrive to use when connecting to the MDT deployment share.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>DS001</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="4" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Publisher</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Optionally specify a publisher string to use in the MDT bundle.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>Microsoft</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="5" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>BundleName</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Optionally specify a custom name for the MDT bundle.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>Visual C++ Redistributables</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="6" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Language</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Optionally specify the language property applied to the MDT application.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>En-US</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="wi">

        <maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="cf">

        <maml:name>Confirm</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

    </command:parameters>

    <command:inputTypes />

    <command:returnValues>

      <command:returnValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>System.Management.Automation.PSObject</maml:name>

        </dev:type>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para></maml:para>

        </maml:description>

      </command:returnValue>

    </command:returnValues>

    <maml:alertSet>

      <maml:alert>

        <maml:para>Author: Aaron Parker Twitter: @stealthpuppy</maml:para>

      </maml:alert>

    </maml:alertSet>

    <command:examples>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>Get-VcList | Get-VcRedist -Path C:\Temp\VcRedist | Import-VcMdtApp -Path C:\Temp\VcRedist -MdtPath \\server\deployment</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Retrieves the list of Visual C++ Redistributables, downloads them to C:\Temp\VcRedist and imports each Redistributable into the MDT deployment share at \server\deployment.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>$VcList = Get-VcList -ExportAll

Get-VcRedist -VcList $VcList -Path C:\Temp\VcRedist

Import-VcMdtApp -VcList $VcList -Path C:\Temp\VcRedist -MdtPath \\server\deployment -Bundle</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Retrieves the list of supported and unsupported Visual C++ Redistributables in the variable $VcList, downloads them to C:\Temp\VcRedist, imports each Redistributable into the MDT deployment share at \server\deployment and creates an application bundle.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

    </command:examples>

    <command:relatedLinks>

      <maml:navigationLink>

        <maml:linkText>Online Version:</maml:linkText>

        <maml:uri>https://vcredist.com/import-vcmdtapplication/</maml:uri>

      </maml:navigationLink>

      <maml:navigationLink>

        <maml:linkText>Create a Redistributables bundle in MDT:</maml:linkText>

        <maml:uri>https://vcredist.com/new-vcmdtbundle/</maml:uri>

      </maml:navigationLink>

    </command:relatedLinks>

  </command:command>

  <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp">

    <command:details>

      <command:name>Save-VcRedist</command:name>

      <command:verb>Save</command:verb>

      <command:noun>VcRedist</command:noun>

      <maml:description>

        <maml:para>Downloads the Visual C++ Redistributables from an manifest returned by Get-VcList.</maml:para>

      </maml:description>

    </command:details>

    <maml:description>

      <maml:para>Downloads the Visual C++ Redistributables from an manifest returned by Get-VcList into a folder structure that represents release, version and processor architecture. If the redistributable exists in the specified path, it will not be re-downloaded.</maml:para>

      <maml:para>For example, the following folder structure will be created when downloading the 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2019 Redistributables to C:\VcRedist:</maml:para>

      <maml:para>C:\VcRedist\2010\10.0.40219.325\x64 C:\VcRedist\2010\10.0.40219.325\x86 C:\VcRedist\2012\11.0.61030.0\x64 C:\VcRedist\2012\11.0.61030.0\x86 C:\VcRedist\2013\12.0.40664.0\x64 C:\VcRedist\2013\12.0.40664.0\x86 C:\VcRedist\2019\14.28.29913.0\x64 C:\VcRedist\2019\14.28.29913.0\x86</maml:para>

    </maml:description>

    <command:syntax>

      <command:syntaxItem>

        <maml:name>Save-VcRedist</maml:name>

        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="1" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>VcList</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Specifies the array that lists the Visual C++ Redistributables to download.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">PSObject</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>PSObject</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="2" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Path</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Specify a target folder to download the Redistributables to, otherwise use the current folder.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>(Resolve-Path -Path $PWD)</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="4" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Proxy</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Specifies a proxy server for the request, rather than connecting directly to the internet resource. Enter the URI of a network proxy server.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="5" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>ProxyCredential</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Specifies a user account that has permission to use the proxy server that is specified by the Proxy parameter. The default is the current user.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">PSCredential</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>PSCredential</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>[System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]::Empty</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>ForceWebRequest</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Force the use of Invoke-WebRequest instead of Start-BitsTransfer. Included for backwards compatibility only.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Priority</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Force the priority when using Start-BitsTransfer. Included for backwards compatibility only.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>Foreground</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>NoProgress</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Specify this switch with -Verbose to show verbose output but also suppress Invoke-WebRequest progress to speed downloads.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="wi">

          <maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="cf">

          <maml:name>Confirm</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

      </command:syntaxItem>

    </command:syntax>

    <command:parameters>

      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="1" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>VcList</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Specifies the array that lists the Visual C++ Redistributables to download.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">PSObject</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>PSObject</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="2" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Path</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Specify a target folder to download the Redistributables to, otherwise use the current folder.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>(Resolve-Path -Path $PWD)</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>ForceWebRequest</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Force the use of Invoke-WebRequest instead of Start-BitsTransfer. Included for backwards compatibility only.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Priority</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Force the priority when using Start-BitsTransfer. Included for backwards compatibility only.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>Foreground</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="4" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Proxy</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Specifies a proxy server for the request, rather than connecting directly to the internet resource. Enter the URI of a network proxy server.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="5" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>ProxyCredential</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Specifies a user account that has permission to use the proxy server that is specified by the Proxy parameter. The default is the current user.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">PSCredential</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>PSCredential</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>[System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]::Empty</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>NoProgress</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Specify this switch with -Verbose to show verbose output but also suppress Invoke-WebRequest progress to speed downloads.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="wi">

        <maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="cf">

        <maml:name>Confirm</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

    </command:parameters>

    <command:inputTypes />

    <command:returnValues>

      <command:returnValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>System.Management.Automation.PSObject</maml:name>

        </dev:type>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para></maml:para>

        </maml:description>

      </command:returnValue>

    </command:returnValues>

    <maml:alertSet>

      <maml:alert>

        <maml:para>Author: Aaron Parker Twitter: @stealthpuppy</maml:para>

      </maml:alert>

    </maml:alertSet>

    <command:examples>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>Save-VcRedist -VcList (Get-VcList) -Path C:\Redist</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Downloads the supported Visual C++ Redistributables to C:\Redist.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>Get-VcList | Save-VcRedist -Path C:\Redist</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Passes the list of supported Visual C++ Redistributables to Save-VcRedist and downloads the Redistributables to C:\Redist.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>$VcList = Get-VcList -Release 2013, 2019 -Architecture x86

Save-VcRedist -VcList $VcList -Path C:\Redist</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Passes the list of 2013 and 2019 x86 supported Visual C++ Redistributables to Save-VcRedist and downloads the Redistributables to C:\Redist.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 4 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>Save-VcRedist -VcList (Get-VcList -Release 2010, 2012, 2013, 2019) -Path C:\Redist</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Downloads the 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2019 Visual C++ Redistributables to C:\Redist.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 5 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>Save-VcRedist -VcList (Get-VcList -Release 2010, 2012, 2013, 2019) -Path C:\Redist -Proxy proxy.domain.local</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Downloads the 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2019 Visual C++ Redistributables to C:\Redist using the proxy server 'proxy.domain.local'</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

    </command:examples>

    <command:relatedLinks>

      <maml:navigationLink>

        <maml:linkText>Download the Redistributables:</maml:linkText>

        <maml:uri>https://vcredist.com/save-vcredist/</maml:uri>

      </maml:navigationLink>

    </command:relatedLinks>

  </command:command>

  <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp">

    <command:details>

      <command:name>Uninstall-VcRedist</command:name>

      <command:verb>Uninstall</command:verb>

      <command:noun>VcRedist</command:noun>

      <maml:description>

        <maml:para>Uninstall the installed Visual C++ Redistributables on the local system.</maml:para>

      </maml:description>

    </command:details>

    <maml:description>

      <maml:para>Uninstall the specified Release and/or Architecture of the installed Visual C++ Redistributables on the local system. All or specific Visual C++ Redistributables can be uninstalled.</maml:para>

    </maml:description>

    <command:syntax>

      <command:syntaxItem>

        <maml:name>Uninstall-VcRedist</maml:name>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="1" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Release</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Specifies the release of the redistributables to uninstall.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String[]</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String[]</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>@("2005", "2008", "2010", "2012", "2013", "2015", "2017", "2019")</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="2" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Architecture</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Specifies the processor architecture to of the redistributables to uninstall. Can be x86 or x64.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String[]</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String[]</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>@("x86", "x64")</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="wi">

          <maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="cf">

          <maml:name>Confirm</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

      </command:syntaxItem>

      <command:syntaxItem>

        <maml:name>Uninstall-VcRedist</maml:name>

        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="1" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>VcList</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Specifies the array that lists the Visual C++ Redistributables to download.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">PSObject</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>PSObject</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="wi">

          <maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="cf">

          <maml:name>Confirm</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

      </command:syntaxItem>

    </command:syntax>

    <command:parameters>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="1" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Release</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Specifies the release of the redistributables to uninstall.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String[]</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String[]</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>@("2005", "2008", "2010", "2012", "2013", "2015", "2017", "2019")</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="2" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Architecture</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Specifies the processor architecture to of the redistributables to uninstall. Can be x86 or x64.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String[]</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String[]</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>@("x86", "x64")</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="1" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>VcList</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Specifies the array that lists the Visual C++ Redistributables to download.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">PSObject</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>PSObject</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="wi">

        <maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="cf">

        <maml:name>Confirm</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

    </command:parameters>

    <command:inputTypes />

    <command:returnValues>

      <command:returnValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>System.Management.Automation.PSObject</maml:name>

        </dev:type>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para></maml:para>

        </maml:description>

      </command:returnValue>

    </command:returnValues>

    <maml:alertSet>

      <maml:alert>

        <maml:para>Author: Aaron Parker Twitter: @stealthpuppy</maml:para>

      </maml:alert>

    </maml:alertSet>

    <command:examples>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>Uninstall-VcRedist -Confirm:$True</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Uninstalls all installed x64, x86 2005-2019 Visual C++ Redistributables.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>Uninstall-VcRedist -Release 2008, 2010 -Confirm:$True</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Uninstalls all installed x64, x86 2008 and 2010 Visual C++ Redistributables.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>Uninstall-VcRedist -Release 2008, 2010 -Confirm:$True</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Uninstalls all installed x64, x86 2008 and 2010 Visual C++ Redistributables.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

    </command:examples>

    <command:relatedLinks>

      <maml:navigationLink>

        <maml:linkText>Online Version:</maml:linkText>

        <maml:uri>https://vcredist.com/install-vcredist/</maml:uri>

      </maml:navigationLink>

      <maml:navigationLink>

        <maml:linkText>Uninstall the Redistributables:</maml:linkText>

        <maml:uri>https://vcredist.com/uninstall-vcredist/</maml:uri>

      </maml:navigationLink>

    </command:relatedLinks>

  </command:command>

  <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp">

    <command:details>

      <command:name>Update-VcMdtApplication</command:name>

      <command:verb>Update</command:verb>

      <command:noun>VcMdtApplication</command:noun>

      <maml:description>

        <maml:para>Creates Visual C++ Redistributable applications in a Microsoft Deployment Toolkit share.</maml:para>

      </maml:description>

    </command:details>

    <maml:description>

      <maml:para>Creates an application in a Microsoft Deployment Toolkit share for each Visual C++ Redistributable and includes properties such as target Silent command line, Platform and Uninstall key.</maml:para>

      <maml:para>Use Get-VcList and Get-VcRedist to download the Redistributables and create the array for importing into MDT.</maml:para>

      <maml:para>Applications will be updated in the MDT Deployment share with the default properties similar to the following:</maml:para>

      <maml:para>Location: Applications\VcRedists Name: Visual C++ Redistributable 2019 x86 14.28.29913.0 Comments: Generated by Import-VcMdtApplication Short name: Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2019 x86 Version: 14.28.29913.0 Publisher: Microsoft Language: en-US Source directory: .\Applications\Microsoft VcRedist\2019\14.28.29913.0\x86 Quiet install command: .\VC_redist.x86.exe /install /quiet /norestart Working directory: .\Applications\Microsoft VcRedist\2019\14.28.29913.0\x86 Uninstall registry key name: {03d1453c-7d5c-479c-afea-8482f406e036} Hide this application in the Deployment Wizard: Yes</maml:para>

    </maml:description>

    <command:syntax>

      <command:syntaxItem>

        <maml:name>Update-VcMdtApplication</maml:name>

        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="1" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>VcList</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>An array containing details of the Visual C++ Redistributables from Get-VcList.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">PSObject</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>PSObject</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="2" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Path</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>A folder containing the downloaded Visual C++ Redistributables.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="3" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>MdtDrive</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Optionally specifiy a name for the PSDrive to use when connecting to the MDT deployment share.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>DS001</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="4" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Publisher</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Optionally specify a publisher string to use in the MDT application.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>Microsoft</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>MdtPath</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>The local or network path to the MDT deployment share.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>AppFolder</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Specify a folder within the Applications node that the VcRedists will be imported into. Defaults to 'VcRedists'.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>VcRedists</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Silent</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Add a completely silent command line install of the VcRedist with no UI. The default install is passive.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="wi">

          <maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="cf">

          <maml:name>Confirm</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

      </command:syntaxItem>

    </command:syntax>

    <command:parameters>

      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="1" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>VcList</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>An array containing details of the Visual C++ Redistributables from Get-VcList.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">PSObject</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>PSObject</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="2" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Path</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>A folder containing the downloaded Visual C++ Redistributables.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>MdtPath</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>The local or network path to the MDT deployment share.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>AppFolder</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Specify a folder within the Applications node that the VcRedists will be imported into. Defaults to 'VcRedists'.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>VcRedists</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Silent</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Add a completely silent command line install of the VcRedist with no UI. The default install is passive.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="3" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>MdtDrive</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Optionally specifiy a name for the PSDrive to use when connecting to the MDT deployment share.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>DS001</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="4" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Publisher</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Optionally specify a publisher string to use in the MDT application.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>Microsoft</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="wi">

        <maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="cf">

        <maml:name>Confirm</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

    </command:parameters>

    <command:inputTypes />

    <command:returnValues>

      <command:returnValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>System.Management.Automation.PSObject</maml:name>

        </dev:type>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para></maml:para>

        </maml:description>

      </command:returnValue>

    </command:returnValues>

    <maml:alertSet>

      <maml:alert>

        <maml:para>Author: Aaron Parker Twitter: @stealthpuppy</maml:para>

      </maml:alert>

    </maml:alertSet>

    <command:examples>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>Get-VcList | Save-VcRedist -Path C:\Temp\VcRedist | Import-VcMdtApp -Path C:\Temp\VcRedist -MdtPath \\server\deployment</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Retrieves the default list of supported Visual C++ Redistributables, downloads them to C:\Temp\VcRedist and imports each Redistributable into the MDT deployment share at \server\deployment.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>$VcList = Get-VcList -Export All

Save-VcRedist -VcList $VcList -Path C:\Temp\VcRedist

Import-VcMdtApp -VcList $VcList -Path C:\Temp\VcRedist -MdtPath \\server\deployment -Bundle</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Retrieves the list of supported and unsupported Visual C++ Redistributables in the variable $VcList, downloads them to C:\Temp\VcRedist, imports each Redistributable into the MDT deployment share at \server\deployment and creates an application bundle.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

    </command:examples>

    <command:relatedLinks>

      <maml:navigationLink>

        <maml:linkText>Update Redistributables in MDT:</maml:linkText>

        <maml:uri>https://vcredist.com/update-vcmdtapplication/</maml:uri>

      </maml:navigationLink>

    </command:relatedLinks>

  </command:command>

  <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp">

    <command:details>

      <command:name>Update-VcMdtBundle</command:name>

      <command:verb>Update</command:verb>

      <command:noun>VcMdtBundle</command:noun>

      <maml:description>

        <maml:para>Updates Visual C++ Redistributable application bundles in a Microsoft Deployment Toolkit share.</maml:para>

      </maml:description>

    </command:details>

    <maml:description>

      <maml:para>After importing or adding Visual C++ Redistributable applications in a Microsoft Deployment Toolkit share, an existing application bundle can be updated with GUIDs for the new Visual C++ Redistributable applications.</maml:para>

      <maml:para>The bundle will be updated into the MDT Deployment share with the default properties similar to the following:</maml:para>

      <maml:para>Location: Applications\VcRedists Name: Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables Comments: Application bundle for installing Visual C++ Redistributables. Generated by New-VcMdtBundle Short name: Visual C++ Redistributables Version:2021-Mar-18 Publisher: Microsoft Language: en-US Dependencies: (VcRedists in the MDT share)</maml:para>

    </maml:description>

    <command:syntax>

      <command:syntaxItem>

        <maml:name>Update-VcMdtBundle</maml:name>

        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="1" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>MdtPath</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>The local or network path to the MDT deployment share.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="2" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>MdtDrive</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Optionally specifiy a name for the PSDrive to use when connecting to the MDT deployment share.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>DS001</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="3" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>Publisher</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Optionally specify a publisher string to use in the MDT application. Defaults to "Microsoft".</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>Microsoft</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="4" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>BundleName</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Optionally specify a custom name for the MDT bundle. Defaults to "Visual C++ Redistributables".</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>Visual C++ Redistributables</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

          <maml:name>AppFolder</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>A sub-folder of Applications that the Visual C++ Redistributables are in. Defaults to "VcRedists".</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>String</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>VcRedists</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="wi">

          <maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="cf">

          <maml:name>Confirm</maml:name>

          <maml:description>

            <maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para>

          </maml:description>

          <dev:type>

            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

            <maml:uri />

          </dev:type>

          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

        </command:parameter>

      </command:syntaxItem>

    </command:syntax>

    <command:parameters>

      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="1" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>MdtPath</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>The local or network path to the MDT deployment share.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>AppFolder</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>A sub-folder of Applications that the Visual C++ Redistributables are in. Defaults to "VcRedists".</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>VcRedists</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="2" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>MdtDrive</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Optionally specifiy a name for the PSDrive to use when connecting to the MDT deployment share.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>DS001</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="3" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>Publisher</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Optionally specify a publisher string to use in the MDT application. Defaults to "Microsoft".</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>Microsoft</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="4" aliases="none">

        <maml:name>BundleName</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Optionally specify a custom name for the MDT bundle. Defaults to "Visual C++ Redistributables".</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>String</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>Visual C++ Redistributables</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="wi">

        <maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="cf">

        <maml:name>Confirm</maml:name>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para>

        </maml:description>

        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>

          <maml:uri />

        </dev:type>

        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>

      </command:parameter>

    </command:parameters>

    <command:inputTypes />

    <command:returnValues>

      <command:returnValue>

        <dev:type>

          <maml:name>System.Management.Automation.PSObject</maml:name>

        </dev:type>

        <maml:description>

          <maml:para></maml:para>

        </maml:description>

      </command:returnValue>

    </command:returnValues>

    <maml:alertSet>

      <maml:alert>

        <maml:para>Author: Aaron Parker Twitter: @stealthpuppy</maml:para>

      </maml:alert>

    </maml:alertSet>

    <command:examples>

      <command:example>

        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------</maml:title>

        <dev:code>Get-VcList | Save-VcRedist -Path C:\Temp\VcRedist

Update-VcMdtApplication -VcList (Get-VcList) -Path C:\Temp\VcRedist -MdtPath \\server\deployment

Update-VcMdtBundle -MdtPath \\server\deployment</dev:code>

        <dev:remarks>

          <maml:para>Description: Retrieves the list of Visual C++ Redistributables, downloads them to C:\Temp\VcRedist and updates each Redistributable in the MDT deployment share at \server\deployment.</maml:para>

        </dev:remarks>

      </command:example>

    </command:examples>

    <command:relatedLinks>

      <maml:navigationLink>

        <maml:linkText>Update the Redistributables bundle in MDT:</maml:linkText>

        <maml:uri>https://vcredist.com/update-vcmdtbundle/</maml:uri>

      </maml:navigationLink>

    </command:relatedLinks>

  </command:command>

</helpItems>