The release date is listed as 27th November 2018 and the size is 126.7 MB. The availability of the runtime is for Xbox One, HoloLens, PC, Mobile device and Hub. But the page says that ‘DirectX Runtime is currently not available”. Interestingly, the title of the page says “Buy DirectX Runtime”. But if you go to this Store link, you will come across an entry DirectX Runtime. If you go to Microsoft Store and search for DirectX, you will not find anything. The current versions of DirectX in Windows 10 are 11.3 and 12. This means that the users will be able to update their DirectX installation instantly from Microsoft Store and not wait for the cumulative updates offered by Microsoft a few times a month. It seems like Microsoft is changing the strategy again and DirectX will be offered in Microsoft Store.

Although DirectX downloads are still available but from Windows 10, DirectX is updated using Windows Update. Microsoft used to offer new versions of DirectX as separate downloads. In Windows Vista, DirectX is only provided for backward compatibility purpose as it’s officially using DirectX 10.DirectX is a collection of APIs for enhancing multimedia including video, sound, and gaming. Both 32-bit and 64-bit editions is supported. So it’s recommended to turn on System Restore to create a restore point before installing.ĭirectX supports Windows 2000 Windows Home Server Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista Windows XP including Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. After installation, DirectX runtime cannot be uninstalled, so user only chance is to use System Restore to rollback the installation. This release (version ) of DirectX installer includes the bi-monthly D3DX, XInput, and Managed DirectX components up to June 2008. The DirectX end-user runtime installation includes all the latest and previous released DirectX runtime. DirectX includes security and performance updates, along with many new features across all technologies. DirectX is essential for Windows-based computers to run and display applications rich written with DirectX APIs, which handles tasks related to multimedia elements such as full-color graphics, video, 3D animation, and rich audio. Microsoft has released a new version of DirectX End-User Runtime version 9, normally known as DirectX9.

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