It's also possible to include the Redistributable DLLs with your installer in *merge modules*. **This method is now deprecated because libraries deployed this way can't be updated automatically by Windows Update.** Redistributable merge modules, or Microsoft Installer modules (*`.msm`* files), are optional components available in the Visual Studio Installer. When installed, merge modules for the Redistributable DLLs are found in your Visual Studio installation directory under `%VCToolsRedistDir%\MergeModules\`. In Visual Studio 2015 and earlier versions of Visual Studio, these files are found in your *Program Files* or *Program Files (x86)* directory in a `Common Files\Merge Modules` subdirectory. For more information about use of these files, see [Redistributing components by using Merge Modules](redistributing-components-by-using-merge-modules.md).
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