MATLAB: Does the MATLAB installer quit after configuring Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable

Question

When I try to run the MATLAB installer, I briefly see a window that says "Configuring Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable" before being returned to the desktop. No error messages appear on the screen, the installer just stops.

Answer 1

This behavior indicates that the installation of the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable did not complete successfully. There are a few ways you can complete the installation.

Reboot the computer

Most of the time, rebooting the computer will allow pending Windows Update to complete which can fix the issue. Once the computer has been rebooted, run the MATLAB installer again to proceed past the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable installation.

Install Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable manually

The Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable can be launched directly from the following folders:

_temp_matlab_R20XXx_win64\bin\win64\vcredist_x64.exe  
_temp_matlab_R20XXx_win64\bin\win64\vc90\vcredist_x64.exe

Install both of these and reboot the machine to continue with the installation.