A: Not recommended. However, you can uninstall very old versions (2005, 2008) if you no longer run software from that era. Use a tool like VC++ Redistributable Runtime Detector to see which are actually used.
If you are a PC gamer or software tester: and keep all official installers there. After a fresh Windows install, run each one (x86 and x64 for each major version) once. You will never see a missing runtime error again. visual c redistributable runtimes
(often abbreviated as VC++ Redist or VCRedist) are a set of DLL (Dynamic Link Library) files provided by Microsoft. They allow programs written in C++ using a specific version of Microsoft Visual Studio to run on a computer that does not have that version of Visual Studio installed. A: Not recommended
Do uninstall older ones unless you are certain no program uses them. If you are a PC gamer or software