2018 is almost over, 2019 is quickly approaching and you know what's gonna bring 2019? New version of Visual Studio and Intel Parallel Studio, which basically means new version of C++ Redistributable.
Intel already released the new Intel C++ Redistributable and they are compatible with Windows XP, so a big fat "thank you" to Intel.
As to M$, the Microsoft C++ Redistributable 2019 have not been released yet, as Visual Studio 2019 is still in beta, but I hope they'll support XP.
https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/redistributable-libraries-for-intel-c-and-fortran-2019-compilers-for-windows