diff --git a/client/electron/assets/installer.nsh b/client/electron/assets/installer.nsh
index 6182b2cb26e..efc69008092 100644
--- a/client/electron/assets/installer.nsh
+++ b/client/electron/assets/installer.nsh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 !define WINFSP_VERSION "2.1.25156"
 !define WINFSP_FILE "winfsp-${WINFSP_VERSION}.msi"
+!define VC_REDIST_FILE "vc_redist.x64.exe"
 
 !macro installWinFSP
     File /oname=$PLUGINSDIR\${WINFSP_FILE} ${PROJECT_DIR}\build\${WINFSP_FILE}
@@ -25,6 +26,12 @@
     ${EndIf}
 !macroend
 
+!macro installVCRedist
+    File /oname=$PLUGINSDIR\${VC_REDIST_FILE} ${PROJECT_DIR}\build\${VC_REDIST_FILE}
+    ExecWait '"$PLUGINSDIR\${VC_REDIST_FILE}" /install /passive /norestart'
+!macroend
+
 !macro customInstall
     !insertmacro mayInstallWinFSP
+    !insertmacro installVCRedist
 !macroend
diff --git a/client/electron/package.cjs b/client/electron/package.cjs
index 92b842c2146..7d5e5f513ec 100644
--- a/client/electron/package.cjs
+++ b/client/electron/package.cjs
@@ -152,7 +152,15 @@ const options = {
     buildResources: 'assets',
   },
 
-  files: ['assets/**/*', '!assets/installer.nsh', 'build/**/*', '!build/**/*.js.map', '!build/**/*.msi', 'app/**/*'],
+  files: [
+    'assets/**/*',
+    '!assets/installer.nsh',
+    'build/**/*',
+    '!build/**/*.js.map',
+    '!build/**/*.msi',
+    '!build/vc_redist.x64.exe',
+    'app/**/*',
+  ],
 
   publish: publishConfig,
 
diff --git a/client/electron/scripts/before-pack.cjs b/client/electron/scripts/before-pack.cjs
index bb504d7507d..844717a3080 100644
--- a/client/electron/scripts/before-pack.cjs
+++ b/client/electron/scripts/before-pack.cjs
@@ -9,10 +9,15 @@ const WINFSP_URL = `https://github.com/winfsp/winfsp/releases/download/${WINFSP_
 const WINFSP_SHA256SUM = 'Bzpw4A93Qj40vtmLhuYA3vkzk7pYIiBPrFeikyTbn3o=';
 const WINFSP_DEST_FILE = `build/winfsp-${WINFSP_VERSION}.msi`;
 
+// Stable permalink to the latest VC++ 2015-2022 redistributable (covers vc14–vc17).
+// No version pinning is possible with this URL, so no sha256 verification.
+const VC_REDIST_URL = 'https://aka.ms/vc14/vc_redist.x64.exe';
+const VC_REDIST_DEST_FILE = 'build/vc_redist.x64.exe';
+
 /**
  *
  * @param {string} url
- * @param {string} sha256sum The expected sha256sum in base64
+ * @param {string | null} sha256sum The expected sha256sum in base64, or null to skip verification
  * @param {path} dest
  */
 async function downloadFile(url, sha256sum, dest) {
@@ -41,9 +46,11 @@ async function downloadFile(url, sha256sum, dest) {
   });
   await pipeline(httpStream, hashStream, destStream);
 
-  const fileDigest = hash.digest('base64');
-  if (fileDigest !== sha256sum) {
-    throw new Error(`Failed to download ${url}: sha256sum mismatch: got ${fileDigest} expected ${sha256sum}`);
+  if (sha256sum !== null) {
+    const fileDigest = hash.digest('base64');
+    if (fileDigest !== sha256sum) {
+      throw new Error(`Failed to download ${url}: sha256sum mismatch: got ${fileDigest} expected ${sha256sum}`);
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -57,6 +64,10 @@ exports.default = async function beforePack(context) {
       await downloadFile(WINFSP_URL, WINFSP_SHA256SUM, WINFSP_DEST_FILE).then(() =>
         console.log(`WinFSP downloaded to ${WINFSP_DEST_FILE}`),
       );
+      console.log('Downloading VC++ Redistributable');
+      await downloadFile(VC_REDIST_URL, null, VC_REDIST_DEST_FILE).then(() =>
+        console.log(`VC++ Redistributable downloaded to ${VC_REDIST_DEST_FILE}`),
+      );
       break;
     default:
       console.log(`No hook for platform ${context.electronPlatformName}`);