MySql Workbench installer requires Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable Package to be installed, but it already is installed

Question

I\'ve looked everywhere online, but it doesn\'t look like anyone has been able to resolve this issue.

When I download and try to install MySql Workbench, I get prompted

Answer 1

I ran into this same problem and wanted to avoid installing an old version. I got success downloading the 32 bit visual studio version from:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=48145

I suspect it has something to do with the pathing in the installer which only identifies the 32 bit version of the visual studio library.