Service TechSmith Agent (TechSmith Agent) Failed to Start

Problem

Image of the error message for Camtasia windows. Contains TechSmith Agent Service failure

When installing or attempting to use Camtasia Editor 2025, an error occurs with the text of:

 Service "Techsmith Agent (TechSmithAgent) failed to start. Verify you have sufficient privileges to start system services.

Solution

Please install the latest update for Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable. Here is the page where the latest download would be available: C++ Download Please select the option for x64 near the middle of the page:

Image of the download options for C++ 

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