Download directx 10 and 11

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No jargon. Pictures helped. Didn't match my screen. Incorrect instructions. Too technical. Not enough information. Whether it's from platforms like Steam or for games that have been purchased on other platforms or in hard copy format, DirectX 11 is necessary to take advantage of the graphics processing technology required to run them. These newer technologies take some of the load off of the CPU for processing power and pass them on to the graphics card for more realistic-looking graphics rendering.

This iteration of DirectX includes graphics in full color, video support, rich audio streaming and the ability to run 3D graphics with the proper polygons and pixel shaders.

It also comes with full installation for Direct3D 11 as well as the technologies included in other versions of the package that have grown up with the various versions of Windows over the past decade including DirectX 9 and DirectX Direct3D 11 is able to take advantage of all of the latest features in current generation PCs and the API is much faster than previous versions.

There may be issues with older video cards and especially those running on older versions of Windows such as Windows XP and Windows Vista. This can often lead to error messages such as Your graphics card does not support DirectX 11 features. A new video card is generally required to solve this issue. Windows 10 is fully compliant with DirectX 11 and all versions of Windows 8 and Windows 10 come pre-installed with DirectX Do one of the following: To start the installation immediately, click Open or Run this program from its current location.

To copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save or Save this program to disk. Note that the DirectX Runtime Direct3D, DirectInput, DirectSound is not part of this package as it is included as part of the Windows operating system, and therefore cannot be installed or uninstalled. Updating the DirectX Runtime is achieved by installing the latest Service Pack or obtaining a newer version of Windows.

The DirectX End-User Runtimes installer contains all of the components installed by the Web Installer in a single package and is recommended for those users that do not have an Internet connection during installation.