Describes how to obtain the latest version of DirectX to enable games and multimedia applications on your system.

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. In the DirectX Diagnostic Tool, select the System tab, then check the DirectX version number under System Information .

DirectX is a suite of multimedia technologies required by many Windows games. 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.

You receive the following error message: Game cannot run because the version of Microsoft DirectX installed on your computer is incompatible. Please reinstall DirectX 9.0 by running Game Setup, or download the current version from www.microsoft.com/directx.

Describes how to obtain the latest version of DirectX to enable games and multimedia applications on your system.

To use the DirectX Diagnostic Tool to determine the version of DirectX that is installed on your computer, follow these steps: Click Start, and then click Run. Type dxdiag, and then click OK. On the System tab, note the version of DirectX that is displayed on the DirectX Version line.

Open and run DxDiag.exe. This tool is used to collect info about devices to help troubleshoot problems with DirectX sound and video. A support person might ask for this info, or you might post it in a forum when you ask for help.

To use the DirectX Diagnostic Tool to determine the version of DirectX that is installed on your computer, follow these steps: Click Start, and then click Run. Type dxdiag, and then click OK. On the System tab, note the version of DirectX that is displayed on the DirectX Version line.

This tool is used to collect info about devices to help troubleshoot problems with DirectX sound and video. A support person might ask for this info, or you might post it in a forum when you ask for help. In Windows, select Start and enter dxdiag into the search box on the taskbar.

Windows 11. Optimizations for windowed games improves gaming on your PC by using a new presentation model for DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 games that appear in a window or in a borderless window.