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How to Download and Install DirectX

Instructions on updating to the latest version of DirectX

By Tim Fisher Tim Fisher Senior Vice President & Group General Manager, Tech & Sustainability Emporia State University Tim Fisher has more than 30 years' of professional technology experience. He's been writing about tech for more than two decades and serves as the VP and General Manager of Lifewire.
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lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on December 29, 2021 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email <h3> In This Article</h3> Expand Jump to a Section Download & Install DirectX DirectX & Windows Versions Find the Current DirectX Version Frequently Asked Questions All modern Windows operating systems include DirectX by default, so you probably won&#39;t ever need to install DirectX manually. However, Microsoft has been known to release updated versions, and installing the latest updates might be the fix to a DirectX problem you're having—such as dsetup.dll errors—or may give performance increases in your games and graphics programs. 1:36 Follow the steps below to update DirectX in any version of Windows.
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Expand Jump to a Section Download & Install DirectX DirectX & Windows Versions Find the Current DirectX Version Frequently Asked Questions All modern Windows operating systems include DirectX by default, so you probably won't ever need to install DirectX manually. However, Microsoft has been known to release updated versions, and installing the latest updates might be the fix to a DirectX problem you're having—such as dsetup.dll errors—or may give performance increases in your games and graphics programs. 1:36 Follow the steps below to update DirectX in any version of Windows.
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Installing DirectX will take less than 15 minutes. Depending on the version of Windows you&#39;re using, you might not be in need of a new version of DirectX. See the section below these steps to confirm that DirectX will work for your computer.
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Installing DirectX will take less than 15 minutes. Depending on the version of Windows you're using, you might not be in need of a new version of DirectX. See the section below these steps to confirm that DirectX will work for your computer.
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If you&#39;re not sure which version your computer has installed right now, there are instructions for doing that at the very bottom of this page. These steps work on Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.
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If you're not sure which version your computer has installed right now, there are instructions for doing that at the very bottom of this page. These steps work on Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.
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How to Download and Install DirectX

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<h2> How to Download and Install DirectX </h2> Visit the DirectX download page on Microsoft's site. Select your preferred language from the drop-down box and then choose Download to save the setup file to your computer. Open the dxwebsetup.exe file and complete the DirectX installation by following directions from Microsoft&#39;s website or from the installation program.
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How to Download and Install DirectX

Visit the DirectX download page on Microsoft's site. Select your preferred language from the drop-down box and then choose Download to save the setup file to your computer. Open the dxwebsetup.exe file and complete the DirectX installation by following directions from Microsoft's website or from the installation program.
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It should take less than a minute to install. Read carefully through the setup procedure.
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It should take less than a minute to install. Read carefully through the setup procedure.
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You might be asked to install something else like the Bing Bar. Just uncheck whatever you&#39;re not interested in to avoid installing it.
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You might be asked to install something else like the Bing Bar. Just uncheck whatever you're not interested in to avoid installing it.
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Whatever DirectX files are missing will be replaced as necessary. See the next section below for more information about DirectX in specific versions of Windows. Restart your computer, even if you're not prompted to do so.
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Whatever DirectX files are missing will be replaced as necessary. See the next section below for more information about DirectX in specific versions of Windows. Restart your computer, even if you're not prompted to do so.
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After restarting your computer, test to see if updating to the latest version of DirectX corrected the problem you were having. Lifewire / Maddy Price <h2> DirectX Windows Versions </h2> All versions of Windows don&#39;t support all versions of DirectX. Here&#39;s more on how each version of DirectX works across the Windows family.
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After restarting your computer, test to see if updating to the latest version of DirectX corrected the problem you were having. Lifewire / Maddy Price

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All versions of Windows don't support all versions of DirectX. Here's more on how each version of DirectX works across the Windows family.
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DirectX 12 is included with Windows 10 and is only supported in that version of Windows. Updates to DirectX 12 related files are only available through Windows Update.
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DirectX 12 is included with Windows 10 and is only supported in that version of Windows. Updates to DirectX 12 related files are only available through Windows Update.
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No standalone version of DirectX 12 is available. DirectX 11.4 &amp; 11.3 are only supported in Windows 10.
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No standalone version of DirectX 12 is available. DirectX 11.4 & 11.3 are only supported in Windows 10.
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As with DirectX 12.0, updates are only provided through Windows Update. DirectX 11.2 is supported in Windows 10 and Windows 8 (8.1+) only.
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DirectX 11.1 is supported in Windows 10 and Windows 8. Windows 7 (SP1) is supported as well but only after installing the Platform Update for Windows 7. DirectX 11.0 is supported in Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7.
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DirectX 11.1 is supported in Windows 10 and Windows 8. Windows 7 (SP1) is supported as well but only after installing the Platform Update for Windows 7. DirectX 11.0 is supported in Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7.
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Support for Windows Vista is available but only after installing the Platform Update for Windows Vista. DirectX 10 is supported in Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista. DirectX 9 is supported in Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.
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Support for Windows Vista is available but only after installing the Platform Update for Windows Vista. DirectX 10 is supported in Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista. DirectX 9 is supported in Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.
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If you have a program that calls for a DirectX 9 file in Windows 10 or Windows 8, installing the downloadable version (the process above) is the way to solve that problem—it will not &#34;downgrade&#34; your DirectX 10/11/12 install! This is also the latest version of DirectX that&#39;s compatible with Windows XP. <h2> How to Find the Current DirectX Version Number </h2> You can check which version of DirectX is installed on your computer through the DirectX Diagnostic Tool.
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If you have a program that calls for a DirectX 9 file in Windows 10 or Windows 8, installing the downloadable version (the process above) is the way to solve that problem—it will not "downgrade" your DirectX 10/11/12 install! This is also the latest version of DirectX that's compatible with Windows XP.

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Execute the dxdiag command from a command-line interface, such as the Run dialog box (WIN+R) or Command Prompt. If you see a message asking about checking for digitally signed drivers, press Yes or No; it doesn&#39;t really matter for what we&#39;re looking for here.
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Execute the dxdiag command from a command-line interface, such as the Run dialog box (WIN+R) or Command Prompt. If you see a message asking about checking for digitally signed drivers, press Yes or No; it doesn't really matter for what we're looking for here.
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From the System tab, look for the DirectX Version entry at the bottom of the list to see the DirectX version number. FAQ What does DirectX do? DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) required to play video games on a Windows PC.
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From the System tab, look for the DirectX Version entry at the bottom of the list to see the DirectX version number. FAQ What does DirectX do? DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) required to play video games on a Windows PC.
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It allows the games you play to &#34;talk&#34; to your computer&#39;s hardware, such as the graphics card, sound card, and memory. How do you update DirectX? You can get DirectX patches via Windows Update.
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It allows the games you play to "talk" to your computer's hardware, such as the graphics card, sound card, and memory. How do you update DirectX? You can get DirectX patches via Windows Update.
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Select Start &gt; Settings &gt; Windows Update &gt; Check for updates. If there&#39;s a newer version of DirectX available, you can download and install it here.<br/> How do you uninstall DirectX? Since DirectX is a necessary part of Windows, there&#39;s no official way to uninstall it.
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Select Start > Settings > Windows Update > Check for updates. If there's a newer version of DirectX available, you can download and install it here.
How do you uninstall DirectX? Since DirectX is a necessary part of Windows, there's no official way to uninstall it.
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But you may be able to roll back to a previous version of it. Open System Restore and choose a restore point that was created before DirectX was updated, then use the DirectX Diagnostic Tool to check and make sure you&#39;re on the earlier version. Where do you install DirectX end-user runtimes?
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But you may be able to roll back to a previous version of it. Open System Restore and choose a restore point that was created before DirectX was updated, then use the DirectX Diagnostic Tool to check and make sure you're on the earlier version. Where do you install DirectX end-user runtimes?
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If you download Microsoft's DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer, it installs a number of runtime libraries from the legacy DirectX SDK automatically. You may need these to run some video games that use D3DX9, D3DX10, D3DX11, XAudio 2.7, XInput 1.3, XACT, and/or Managed DirectX 1.1.
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