Always run MSVC runtime installer

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -1452,6 +1452,11 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
+      - name: Download MSVC runtime
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: build
+        run: curl -f -O -L https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.$(test "${{matrix.arch}}" = "x86_64" && echo "x64" || echo "${{matrix.arch}}").exe
+
       - name: Create nsis installer
         shell: cmd
         working-directory: build

dist/windows/strawberry.nsi.in

@@ -208,14 +208,16 @@ FunctionEnd
 !ifdef msvc
 !define vc_redist_file "vc_redist.${arch}.exe"
 Function InstallMSVCRuntime
-  ${registry::Read} "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\14.0\VC\Runtimes\${arch}" "Version" $R0 $R1
+  SetOutPath "$TEMP"
-  ${If} $R0 == ""
+  File "${vc_redist_file}"
+  ; ${registry::Read} "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\14.0\VC\Runtimes\${arch}" "Version" $R0 $R1
+  ; ${If} $R0 == ""
     SetDetailsView hide
-    inetc::get /caption "Downloading..." "https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/${vc_redist_file}" "$TEMP\${vc_redist_file}" /end
+    ; inetc::get /caption "Downloading..." "https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/${vc_redist_file}" "$TEMP\${vc_redist_file}" /end
     ExecWait '"$TEMP\${vc_redist_file}" /install /passive'
     Delete "$TEMP\${vc_redist_file}"
     SetDetailsView show
-  ${EndIf}
+  ; ${EndIf}
 FunctionEnd
 !endif