The above screenshot shows that DirectX 11 is installed on a Windows 8.1 system. Under DirectX features, there will be an option to enable or disable each of the features given above.To enable or disable these features, follow the steps below: While DirectX takes care of both display and audio, there are three major features of DirectX that you may enable or disable as per your requirement.įor optimum performance, all three of these features should be enabled. Please note that if you have multiple graphics cards installed in your PC, there will be multiple display tabs for each graphics card. You can enable or disable DirectX features for each graphics card separately. Download DirectXįrom Windows 8 onwards, Microsoft is not distributing DirectX separately. If you want to update DirectX, you will need to enable Windows Updates. #Directx 11 installer manual#įor Windows 10 (DirectX 12)ĭirectX 12 does not have a manual standalone setup which can be downloaded separately. If you want to keep your DirectX version updated, you should enable automatic Windows Updates if disabled earlier. This will ensure that your DirectX 12 on Windows 10 is up to date. The same procedure applies for Windows 8 (DirectX 11.1) and Windows 8.1 (DirectX 11.2) For Windows 7 (DirectX 11) Tip: You can enable or disable Windows Update using the command line. If you are using Windows 7, you can download the DirectX 11 update for Windows 7 from here:ĭownload DirectX 11 update for Windows 7 SP1 For Windows Vista (DirectX 10) #Directx 11 installer windows 8.1# I have not been able to find the direct download link for DirectX 10 but there are forks of DirectX 10 available for download. You can download these to upgrade your Windows XP to DirectX 10 but these are not recommended.

You can search Google for the actual download files: That’s why I’m only listing their names and not the download links. If you are using earlier versions of Windows like Windows Vista and Windows XP, you may download some DirectX versions given below (Offline installers): DirectX 10 For XP By KM-Software For Windows XP (DirectX 9). The web installer will automatically download the right and the latest version of DirectX for your Windows computer.

Directx 11 setup