
Not all versions of Windows can run the latest versions of DirectX. If you have Windows 10, then you already have the latest version of DirectX installed. In order to manually download DirectX 12 for Windows, navigate to the Microsoft official website and download the DirectX 12 installer. To get the latest version of DirectX for your version of Windows, use Windows Update. We recommend that you select Yes to help ensure that your drivers have been signed by a publisher that has verified their authenticity. The first time you use the DirectX Diagnostic Tool, you might be asked whether you want to check if your drivers are digitally signed.

In the DirectX Diagnostic Tool, select the System tab, then check the DirectX version number under System Information. To check which version of DirectX is on your PC using the DirectX Diagnostic Tool, select the Start button and type dxdiag in the search box, then press Enter. If your PC doesn't have the right version of DirectX installed (the product box should tell you which one you need), your game might not work properly. We can say that DirectX is the layer between the CPU and GPU drivers.Ĭommands: Figuring out which command crashed during a game takes less time - DirectX records the executed commands, as well as those that are in the process of execution and this information is still available after the crash occurs.DirectX is a suite of multimedia technologies required by many Windows games. The CPU- GPU Divide: DirectX can communicate with the drivers of famous GPU manufacturers (AMD, Nvidia, and Intel) across devices. It is perfect for powering PC and Xbox games, and mostly 4K games on Xbox One X.ĭebugging: With this latest version, developers have access to the contents of resource memory - this is great for spotting errors in the code and the time doing so is optimized. Gaming: As mentioned above, DirectX is especially related to video games. Every DirectX update is available through Windows Update.


Disclaimer: the versions after DirectX 11 are included in Windows 8/Server 2016/10, and there are no stand-alone packages.
