runtime: dotnet fails with error: api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll is missing.

From @seancpeters on September 14, 2017 18:25

Steps to reproduce

Start with a clean machine configured with: Win 8.1 x64 ESN OS Install CLI 2.0 RTW

Expected behavior

dotnet commands execute properly.

Actual behavior

Running dotnet with any (or no) options fails, pops up an error dialog containing: “The program can not start because api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll is missing on the computer. Try reinstalling the program to correct this problem.”

Environment data

dotnet --info output:

N/A - running dotnet --info fails with the same error.

Copied from original issue: dotnet/cli#7654