diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index ccba62541..7345ffe90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -471,6 +471,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Package (Windows, installer)
         if: runner.os == 'Windows'
         run: |
+          New-Item -Name NSISPlugins -ItemType Directory
+          Invoke-Webrequest https://github.com/negrutiu/nsis-nscurl/releases/latest/download/NScurl.zip -OutFile NSISPlugins\NScurl.zip
+          Expand-Archive -Path NSISPlugins\NScurl.zip -DestinationPath NSISPlugins\NSIScurl
           cd ${{ env.INSTALL_DIR }}
           makensis -NOCD "${{ github.workspace }}/${{ env.BUILD_DIR }}/program_info/win_install.nsi"
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cea61ddbf..3d70fe79b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -358,10 +358,6 @@ include(ECMQtDeclareLoggingCategory)
 ####################################### Program Info #######################################
 
 set(Launcher_APP_BINARY_NAME "prismlauncher" CACHE STRING "Name of the Launcher binary")
-if(MSVC)
-    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSTEM_RUNTIME_LIBS_SKIP true)
-    include(InstallRequiredSystemLibraries)
-endif()
 add_subdirectory(program_info)
 
 ####################################### Install layout #######################################
@@ -376,9 +372,6 @@ endif()
 if(NOT (UNIX AND APPLE))
     # Install "portable.txt" if selected component is "portable"
     install(FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${Launcher_Portable_File}" DESTINATION "." COMPONENT portable EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
-    if (MSVC)
-        install(FILES "${MSVC_REDIST_DIR}/vc_redist.x64.exe" DESTINATION "vc_redist/." COMPONENT portable EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL )
-    endif()
 endif()
 
 if(UNIX AND APPLE)
diff --git a/program_info/CMakeLists.txt b/program_info/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a7d4868f..30a435866 100644
--- a/program_info/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/program_info/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,16 +43,21 @@ configure_file(prismlauncher.manifest.in prismlauncher.manifest @ONLY)
 configure_file(prismlauncher.ico prismlauncher.ico COPYONLY)
 
 if(MSVC)
-    include(InstallRequiredSystemLibraries)
-    file(TO_NATIVE_PATH ${MSVC_REDIST_DIR} Native_MSVC_REDIST_DIR)
-    set(Launcher_MSVC_Redist_NSIS_Section "\
-Section \"Visual Studio Runtime\"
-  SetOutPath \"$INSTDIR\\vc_redist\"
-  File \"${Native_MSVC_REDIST_DIR}\\vc_redist.x64.exe\"
-  ExecWait \"$INSTDIR\\vc_redist\\vc_redist.x64.exe /install /passive /norestart\"
-  ; Delete \"$INSTDIR\\vc_redist\\vc_redist.x64.exe\"
-SectionEnd\
-")
+    set(Launcher_MSVC_Redist_NSIS_Section [=[
+!ifdef haveNSIScurl
+Section "Visual Studio Runtime"
+    DetailPrint 'Downloading Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable...'
+    NScurl::http GET "https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe" "$INSTDIR\vc_redist\vc_redist.x64.exe" /INSIST /CANCEL /Zone.Identifier /END
+    Pop $0
+    ${If} $0 == "OK"
+        DetailPrint "Download successful"
+        ExecWait "$INSTDIR\vc_redist\vc_redist.x64.exe /install /passive /norestart\"
+    ${Else}
+        DetailPrint "Download failed with error $0"
+    ${EndIf}
+SectionEnd
+!endif
+]=])
 endif()
 
 configure_file(win_install.nsi.in win_install.nsi @ONLY)
diff --git a/program_info/win_install.nsi.in b/program_info/win_install.nsi.in
index c75e066bd..a5c38599d 100644
--- a/program_info/win_install.nsi.in
+++ b/program_info/win_install.nsi.in
@@ -112,6 +112,16 @@ VIAddVersionKey /LANG=${LANG_ENGLISH} "LegalCopyright" "@Launcher_Copyright@"
 VIAddVersionKey /LANG=${LANG_ENGLISH} "FileVersion" "@Launcher_VERSION_NAME4@"
 VIAddVersionKey /LANG=${LANG_ENGLISH} "ProductVersion" "@Launcher_VERSION_NAME4@"
 
+;--------------------------------
+; Conditional comp with file exist
+
+!macro CompileTimeIfFileExist path define
+!tempfile tmpinc
+!system 'IF EXIST "${path}" echo !define ${define} > "${tmpinc}"'
+!include "${tmpinc}"
+!delfile "${tmpinc}"
+!undef tmpinc
+!macroend
 
 ;--------------------------------
 ; Shell Associate Macros
@@ -336,6 +346,19 @@ Section "" UninstallPrevious
 
 SectionEnd
 
+;------------------------------------
+; include nice plugins
+
+; NSIScurl - curl in NSIS
+; used for MSVS redist download
+; extract to ../NSISPlugins/NSIScurl
+; https://github.com/negrutiu/nsis-nscurl/releases/latest/download/NScurl.zip
+!insertmacro CompileTimeIfFileExist "../NSISPlugins/NSIScurl/Plugins/" haveNSIScurl
+!ifdef haveNSIScurl
+!AddPluginDir /x86-unicode     "../NSISPlugins/NSIScurl/Plugins/x86-unicode"
+!AddPluginDir /x86-ansi        "../NSISPlugins/NSIScurl/Plugins/x86-ansi"
+!AddPluginDir /amd64-unicode   "../NSISPlugins/NSIScurl/Plugins/amd64-unicode"
+!endif
 
 ;------------------------------------