Test Redistributable URIs

Test-VcRedistUri validates the download URIs for the Visual C++ Redistributables by sending a HEAD request to each URI. Use this function to verify that download links are accessible before attempting to download with Save-VcRedist.

Parameters

Required parameters

• VcList - An array containing details of the Visual C++ Redistributables from Get-VcList

Optional parameters

• Proxy - Specifies a proxy server for the request
• ProxyCredential - Specifies credentials for the proxy server
• ShowProgress - Displays download progress. Progress is hidden by default

Examples

Test all supported Redistributable download URIs:

Get-VcList | Test-VcRedistUri

Example output:

Result       : True
Release      : 14
Architecture : x64
Version      : 14.50.35719.0
URI          : https://aka.ms/vc14/vc_redist.x64.exe

Test URIs for a specific release and architecture:

Get-VcList -Release 2019 -Architecture x64 | Test-VcRedistUri

Test all Redistributable URIs including unsupported versions:

Get-VcList -Export All | Test-VcRedistUri

Test URIs via a proxy server:

Get-VcList | Test-VcRedistUri -Proxy "http://proxy.domain.local"