If you want to setup and use Deepseek-R1 in Visual Studio Code, follow the steps mentioned in this tutorial.

Once downloaded, double-click on the downloaded vc_redist.x64.exe file. The Microsoft Visual C++-2015 Redistributable screen will be displayed and ask you to agree to the license terms and conditions.

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