The most "useful feature" of the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2017 is actually its purpose:
Five minutes later, his phone buzzed.
"It says VCRUNTIME140.dll is missing. Also MSVCP140.dll. Did you forget to pack the game?" c++ redist 2017
There are several versions of C++ Redist available, including: The most "useful feature" of the Microsoft Visual