How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. In reply to neilpzz's post on March 22, How old are these programs and what were they designed for originally. I mean the maker of the game or program.
A program from may never work in Windows In reply to neilpzz's post on March 23, I just want to install DirectX 9 so this game will work, why would it never work in Windows 10? DirectX is a Windows-based collection of APIs designed by Microsoft to run and display applications which feature high-performance multimedia such as full-color graphics, 3D animations, video and audio.
DirectX is a necessity for any PC running the Windows OS; it is required by all applications which use rich graphical and multimedia elements, such as games which are dependent on DirectX to support its execution. DirectX was created due to concerns from lead developers at Microsoft that the upcoming release of Windows 95 would not be utilized by game programmers the same way MS-DOS was in creating new games, as Windows 95 had certain restrictions within its OS, hindering the game development process.
Developers came up with a solution for game programmers with the Direct3D and DirectPlay APIs and demonstrated their ability to play rich 3D graphical games over the internet. Microsoft later accommodated the separate Direct APIs into DirectX which became a single collection of application programming interfaces executing all graphical and audio elements.
DirectX is an essential runtime and is included with all Windows operating systems and is updated when your operating system is updated with the latest service pack or if you install a newer version of the OS. August 27, August 28, Skip to content Windows 10 Support. August 31, by Richard. Select Language:. Details Version:. File Name:. The way to check the DirectX version is to right-click on the Start menu and type the command dxdiag and press enter.
This will take you to the DirectX diagnostic tool, look for the system tab, and see what version of DirectX you have installed. Previously, you had to download and install your own, but after Windows 8, Microsoft included the APIs in the operating system. Windows 8.
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