diff --git a/electron-builder.yml b/electron-builder.yml
index 751686cc..dd10e81a 100644
--- a/electron-builder.yml
+++ b/electron-builder.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ win:
   extraResources:
     - from: binaries/7z.exe
     - from: binaries/7z.dll
-    - from: resources/commonredist/**
   target:
     - nsis
     - portable
diff --git a/resources/commonredist/dotNetFx40_Full_setup.exe b/resources/commonredist/dotNetFx40_Full_setup.exe
deleted file mode 100644
index 384fb834..00000000
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diff --git a/resources/commonredist/dxwebsetup.exe b/resources/commonredist/dxwebsetup.exe
deleted file mode 100644
index 07ef6b81..00000000
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diff --git a/resources/commonredist/install.bat b/resources/commonredist/install.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index 05602898..00000000
--- a/resources/commonredist/install.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-@echo off
-:: Request admin privileges if not already elevated
-net session >nul 2>&1
-if %errorLevel% neq 0 (
-    echo Requesting administrative privileges...
-    powershell -Command "Start-Process '%~f0' -Verb RunAs"
-    exit
-)
-
-:: Change to the script’s directory
-cd /d "%~dp0"
-
-echo Installing prerequisites silently...
-
-:: Install .NET Framework 4.0
-if exist dotNetFx40_Full_setup.exe dotNetFx40_Full_setup.exe /q /norestart /log dotnet_install.log
-
-:: Install DirectX
-if exist dxwebsetup.exe dxwebsetup.exe /Q
-
-:: Install OpenAL
-if exist oalinst.exe oalinst.exe /silent
-
-:: Install Visual C++ Redistributables (2015-2019)
-if exist vcredist_2015-2019_x64.exe vcredist_2015-2019_x64.exe /quiet /norestart
-if exist vcredist_2015-2019_x86.exe vcredist_2015-2019_x86.exe /quiet /norestart
-
-:: Install older Visual C++ Redistributables
-if exist vcredist_x64.exe vcredist_x64.exe /quiet /norestart
-if exist vcredist_x86.exe vcredist_x86.exe /quiet /norestart
-
-:: Install XNA Framework 4.0
-if exist xnafx40_redist.msi msiexec /i xnafx40_redist.msi /quiet /norestart
-
-echo Installation complete!
-pause
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/commonredist/oalinst.exe b/resources/commonredist/oalinst.exe
deleted file mode 100644
index 0b61822d..00000000
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diff --git a/resources/commonredist/vcredist_2015-2019_x64.exe b/resources/commonredist/vcredist_2015-2019_x64.exe
deleted file mode 100644
index 7476d75a..00000000
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diff --git a/resources/commonredist/vcredist_2015-2019_x86.exe b/resources/commonredist/vcredist_2015-2019_x86.exe
deleted file mode 100644
index e1fe7cf7..00000000
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diff --git a/resources/commonredist/vcredist_x64.exe b/resources/commonredist/vcredist_x64.exe
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ae64fb4..00000000
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diff --git a/resources/commonredist/vcredist_x86.exe b/resources/commonredist/vcredist_x86.exe
deleted file mode 100644
index 57e15c0b..00000000
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diff --git a/resources/commonredist/xnafx40_redist.msi b/resources/commonredist/xnafx40_redist.msi
deleted file mode 100644
index 42bbb26c..00000000
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diff --git a/src/main/constants.ts b/src/main/constants.ts
index 5e0b0409..48390250 100644
--- a/src/main/constants.ts
+++ b/src/main/constants.ts
@@ -12,10 +12,9 @@ export const levelDatabasePath = path.join(
   `hydra-db${isStaging ? "-staging" : ""}`
 );
 
-export const databaseDirectory = path.join(app.getPath("appData"), "hydra");
-export const databasePath = path.join(
-  databaseDirectory,
-  isStaging ? "hydra_test.db" : "hydra.db"
+export const commonRedistPath = path.join(
+  app.getPath("userData"),
+  "CommonRedist"
 );
 
 export const logsPath = path.join(app.getPath("userData"), "logs");
diff --git a/src/main/events/index.ts b/src/main/events/index.ts
index 25d4b941..d2ced3de 100644
--- a/src/main/events/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/events/index.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import "./misc/show-open-dialog";
 import "./misc/get-features";
 import "./misc/show-item-in-folder";
 import "./misc/get-badges";
-import "./misc/install-commonredist";
+import "./misc/install-common-redist";
 import "./torrenting/cancel-game-download";
 import "./torrenting/pause-game-download";
 import "./torrenting/resume-game-download";
diff --git a/src/main/events/misc/install-common-redist.ts b/src/main/events/misc/install-common-redist.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..34e609ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/events/misc/install-common-redist.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { registerEvent } from "../register-event";
+import { CommonRedistManager } from "@main/services/common-redist-manager";
+
+const installCommonRedist = async (_event: Electron.IpcMainInvokeEvent) => {
+  if (await CommonRedistManager.canInstallCommonRedist()) {
+    CommonRedistManager.installCommonRedist();
+  }
+};
+
+registerEvent("installCommonRedist", installCommonRedist);
diff --git a/src/main/events/misc/install-commonredist.ts b/src/main/events/misc/install-commonredist.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index bce9c4cf..00000000
--- a/src/main/events/misc/install-commonredist.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import { app } from "electron";
-import path from "node:path";
-import cp from "node:child_process";
-import { registerEvent } from "../register-event";
-import { logger } from "@main/services";
-
-const installScriptPath = app.isPackaged
-  ? path.join(process.resourcesPath, "commonredist", "install.bat")
-  : path.join(
-      __dirname,
-      "..",
-      "..",
-      "resources",
-      "commonredist",
-      "install.bat"
-    );
-
-const installCommonRedist = async (_event: Electron.IpcMainInvokeEvent) => {
-  cp.execFile(installScriptPath, (error) => {
-    if (error) {
-      logger.error(error);
-    }
-  });
-};
-
-registerEvent("installCommonRedist", installCommonRedist);
diff --git a/src/main/main.ts b/src/main/main.ts
index c9a8e3a8..ad5e778f 100644
--- a/src/main/main.ts
+++ b/src/main/main.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { Downloader } from "@shared";
 import { levelKeys, db } from "./level";
 import type { UserPreferences } from "@types";
 import { TorBoxClient } from "./services/download/torbox";
-
+import { CommonRedistManager } from "./services/common-redist-manager";
 export const loadState = async () => {
   const userPreferences = await db.get<string, UserPreferences | null>(
     levelKeys.userPreferences,
@@ -65,4 +65,6 @@ export const loadState = async () => {
   await DownloadManager.startRPC(nextItemOnQueue, downloadsToSeed);
 
   startMainLoop();
+
+  CommonRedistManager.downloadCommonRedist();
 };
diff --git a/src/main/services/common-redist-manager.ts b/src/main/services/common-redist-manager.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c8c7b67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/services/common-redist-manager.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { commonRedistPath } from "@main/constants";
+import axios from "axios";
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import cp from "node:child_process";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { logger } from "./logger";
+
+export class CommonRedistManager {
+  private static readonly redistributables = [
+    "dotNetFx40_Full_setup.exe",
+    "dxwebsetup.exe",
+    "oalinst.exe",
+    "install.bat",
+    "vcredist_2015-2019_x64.exe",
+    "vcredist_2015-2019_x86.exe",
+    "vcredist_x64.exe",
+    "vcredist_x86.exe",
+    "xnafx40_redist.msi",
+  ];
+
+  public static async installCommonRedist() {
+    cp.execFile(path.join(commonRedistPath, "install.bat"), (error) => {
+      if (error) {
+        logger.error("Failed to run install.bat", error);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  public static async canInstallCommonRedist() {
+    return this.redistributables.every((redist) => {
+      const filePath = path.join(commonRedistPath, redist);
+
+      return fs.existsSync(filePath);
+    });
+  }
+
+  public static async downloadCommonRedist() {
+    if (!fs.existsSync(commonRedistPath)) {
+      await fs.promises.mkdir(commonRedistPath, { recursive: true });
+    }
+
+    for (const redist of this.redistributables) {
+      const filePath = path.join(commonRedistPath, redist);
+
+      if (fs.existsSync(filePath)) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      const response = await axios.get(
+        `https://github.com/hydralauncher/hydra-common-redist/raw/refs/heads/main/${redist}`,
+        {
+          responseType: "arraybuffer",
+        }
+      );
+
+      await fs.promises.writeFile(filePath, response.data);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/services/index.ts b/src/main/services/index.ts
index b942aa79..30b502f5 100644
--- a/src/main/services/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/services/index.ts
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ export * from "./ludusavi";
 export * from "./cloud-sync";
 export * from "./7zip";
 export * from "./game-files-manager";
+export * from "./common-redist-manager";