nRF Connect for Desktop (v4.2.0 x64) MS Visual C++ Redistributable

[GNotman]

OS: Windows 11 Home 22H2 64bit

It appears that the nRF Connect 64bit installer does not install the correct Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for x64 systems.

Running the installer nrfconnect-setup-4.2.0-x64, it installs: Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable (x86) - 14.0.23026

The main application runs, but attempting to launch any of the included applications such as the Programmer result in errors such as these:

(The specified module could not be found. ...\nrf-device-lib-js.node)

Installing the command line tools first resolves / hides this issue.

e.g. nrf-command-line-tools-10.23.0-x64 installs: Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable (x64) - 14.28.29914

[Karl Ylvisaker]

Hello,

Installing the command line tools first resolves / hides this issue.

The nRF Command Line Tools are a prerequisite for all applications that interface with a Nordic device directly.
As described in the getting started pages it must be installed prior to using the nRF Connect SDK.
I have made an internal ticket to our technical writers to have this requirement highlighted in the Getting Started with the nRF Connect SDK documentation section as well, thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Best regards,
Karl