DirectX Runtime

Collection of the latest updates to the DirectX libraries and graphics components to run games and graphics-intensive apps on Windows systems.

The DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer (DXEUDRI) is a software package developed by Microsoft that simplifies the installation of DirectX, a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming.

The package consists of a collection of DirectX libraries and components required to run several graphical interfaces on Windows.

The runtime includes support for a wide variety of hardware and software, including graphics cards, sound cards, and other hardware, as well as support for a range of programming languages and APIs.

Includes DirectX 9.0, 10 and 11

The main download of DirectX, dxwebsetup.exe will download all currently available versions of DirectX and its updates including DirectX 9.0, 9.0c, 10 and 11. This particular version was released in June 2010.

After extracting the files in a directory, you can run DXSETUP.exe which will update a Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10 system will all of the required libraries to run DirectX-compliant applications.

Not all of these libraries are installed by default on Windows 10, so DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer application may be necessary.

This web installer includes many of the fixes for errors encountered with older versions of the installation for a variety of graphics cards such as MSI, NVIDIA, AMD.

Note about the installer

DXEUDRI also automatically detects the hardware configuration of the user’s PC and only downloads the components of DirectX that are needed for the optimal performance of their games.

Features of DirectX Runtime

• Audio: Spatial sound for immersive gaming experiences.
• Compression: Improved compression of game data.
• Developer Tools: Optimized tools for game developers.
• DirectCompute: Support for GPGPU programming.
• DirectX Raytracing: Cutting-edge raytracing capabilities.
• Graphics: High-performance real-time 3D graphics.
• Hardware Support: Enhanced support for modern hardware.
• Multi-GPU: Support for multiple GPUs.
• Multi-Threading: Improved multi-threaded performance.
• Networking: Network gaming and real-time communication.
• SDK: Robust Software Development Kit.
• Security: Improved security features.
• Shader Model: Enhanced support for shader models.
• Video: Improved video playback and streaming.

Compatibility and License

DirectX Runtime is provided under a freeware license on Windows from components with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 9.29.1974 is the latest version last time we checked.

Is DirectX Runtime for Windows 11?

Yes. It can run on a PC with Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the operating system shouldn’t be a problem with Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista having been tested. Windows XP is supported. It runs on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems with no dedicated 64-bit download provided.

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