VCRUNTIME140.dll Missing Error Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10

Before proceeding with the installation of softwares, you must ensure that certain elements are installed on your system, otherwise softwares will absolutely not run and it will show this error

Download and install redistribution packages  VC10, VC11, VC13 and VC14:

•     VC10 Packages (Visual C++ 2010 SP1)
      https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8328
      https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=13523
•     VC11 Packages (Visual C++ 2012 Update 4) The two files VSU4\vcredist_x86.exe and
      VSU4\vcredist_x64.exe to be download are on the same page: 
      http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679
  
•     VC13 Packages[/b] (Visual C++ 2013) The two files VSU4\vcredist_x86.exe and
      VSU4\vcredist_x64.exe
•     VC14 Packages (Visual C++ 2015) The two files vcredist_x86.exe and vcredist_x64.exe
      to be download are on the same page:
       https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=52685
       https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/download/details.aspx?id=48145
•     VC Packages x64 (Visual C++ 2017)