fix(windows): switch to system-wide VC++ redistributable, purge legacy app-local CRT DLLs, and harden documentation viewer

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -336,66 +336,10 @@ jobs:
             throw "Flutter Windows build failed."
           }
 
-          # ------------------------------------------------------------
-          # Bundle Microsoft Visual C++ CRT Runtime DLLs
-          # Fixes: vcruntime140.dll, vcruntime140_1.dll, msvcp140.dll missing errors
-          # ------------------------------------------------------------
           Write-Host ""
-          Write-Host "Locating Microsoft Visual C++ CRT x64 redistributable libraries..."
+          Write-Host "Verifying compiled Windows release binaries and plugin DLLs:"
           $releaseDir = "build\windows\x64\runner\Release"
-          $vswhere = "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe"
-          $copied = $false
-
-          if (Test-Path $vswhere) {
-            $vsPath = & $vswhere -latest -products * -property installationPath
-            if ($vsPath -and (Test-Path "$vsPath\VC\Redist\MSVC")) {
-              $crtDirs = Get-ChildItem -Path "$vsPath\VC\Redist\MSVC" -Recurse -Filter "Microsoft.VC*.CRT" |
-                Where-Object { $_.FullName -like "*\x64\*" -and $_.FullName -notlike "*debug*" -and $_.FullName -notlike "*onecore*" }
-              $targetCrtDir = $crtDirs | Select-Object -First 1
-              if ($targetCrtDir) {
-                Write-Host "Found CRT DLL directory at: $($targetCrtDir.FullName)"
-                Copy-Item -Path "$($targetCrtDir.FullName)\*.dll" -Destination $releaseDir -Force
-                $copied = $true
-              }
-            }
-          }
-
-          if (-not $copied) {
-            Write-Warning "CRT directory not found via vswhere. Searching System32 for required VC runtime DLLs..."
-            $requiredDlls = @(
-              "vcruntime140.dll",
-              "vcruntime140_1.dll",
-              "msvcp140.dll",
-              "msvcp140_1.dll",
-              "msvcp140_2.dll",
-              "msvcp140_atomic_wait.dll",
-              "msvcp140_codecvt_ids.dll",
-              "vcruntime140_threads.dll",
-              "concrt140.dll",
-              "vccorlib140.dll"
-            )
-            foreach ($dll in $requiredDlls) {
-              $sysPath = "$env:SystemRoot\System32\$dll"
-              if (Test-Path $sysPath) {
-                Copy-Item -Path $sysPath -Destination $releaseDir -Force
-                Write-Host "Copied $dll from System32"
-              }
-            }
-          }
-
-          $criticalDlls = @("vcruntime140.dll", "vcruntime140_1.dll", "msvcp140.dll")
-          foreach ($dll in $criticalDlls) {
-            $targetPath = Join-Path $releaseDir $dll
-            if (-not (Test-Path $targetPath)) {
-              Write-Warning "Missing critical CRT DLL: $dll in $releaseDir"
-            } else {
-              Write-Host "Verified bundled: $dll"
-            }
-          }
-
-          Write-Host ""
-          Write-Host "All DLLs bundled into Windows release:"
-          Get-ChildItem -Path "$releaseDir\*.dll" | Select-Object Name
+          Get-ChildItem -Path "$releaseDir\*.dll" | Select-Object Name, Length
 
       # ------------------------------------------------------------
       # Windows Installer