While the itself is just a runtime package (not something you interact with directly), an interesting feature from a developer or system admin perspective is:

If you meant a feature within Visual Studio 2017 IDE related to redistributables, that would be the – useful for creating Windows Installers that bundle the exact runtime version your app needs. visual studio 2017 redistributable

Visual Studio - 2017 Redistributable

While the itself is just a runtime package (not something you interact with directly), an interesting feature from a developer or system admin perspective is:

If you meant a feature within Visual Studio 2017 IDE related to redistributables, that would be the – useful for creating Windows Installers that bundle the exact runtime version your app needs.