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The Universal C Runtime (UCRT) is a Windows system component that provides standard C library functions used by applications compiled with Microsoft Visual C++. Many modern Windows applications, including Awesome Golf Simulator, depend on it to run.

Visual C++ Redistributable

The UCRT is distributed as part of the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable package. This package is a freely available runtime library that Microsoft provides for applications that cannot assume the runtime is already present on the target system.

When Awesome Golf Simulator is installed, the installer attempts to install the required Visual C++ Redistributable automatically. If that installation fails, or if the package is later removed by another process, the DLLs the app needs will be missing and the app will not start.

Windows version differences

Windows 10 and 11 include the UCRT as part of the operating system. Older versions — Windows 7 and early Windows 8 — do not, so the redistributable must be installed manually on those systems.