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Questions tagged [directx]

DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) developed by Microsoft for Windows and Xbox. It is used to handle tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video. Use this tag only if your question is specifically about DirectX or a DirectX-related issue.

DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) developed by Microsoft for Windows and Xbox. It is used to handle tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video. DirectX provides a standardized way for software to interact with hardware, which makes it easier for developers to create games and other multimedia applications that run well on a variety of hardware configurations.

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Use this tag only if your question is specifically about DirectX or a DirectX-related issue.

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What is Direct X, and why do games keep on requesting different versions?

I am not very experienced with computers, and was wondering what Direct X actually does, on my PC. Why do various games request different versions? Should the latest version cover all of them, or do certain games only support specific versions?
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What's the difference between DirectX 10 and DirectX 9?

In Civilization V, when starting the game, it offers me the option of using DirectX 10 or DirectX 9. Are there any graphics quality or performance gains present when using the DirectX 10 version? I know that it would let me turn up the settings…
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What is the difference between DirectX 11 and 12?

I wanted to know this because older graphics hardware that only supported DirectX 11 now supports DirectX 12 too. This was not the case between DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 (i.e. DirectX 10 hardware could not support DirectX 11 games). What is the…
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DirectX setup Internal Error when installing Mass Effect 3

When trying to install Mass Effect 3 on my Windows 7 machine I got the following message at 99% installed: I have made sure that i have the most resent version of DirectX form the web installer. I found this video when searching for a…
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How do I resolve the "Launcher cannot query DirectX" error when launching L.A. Noire on Windows XP?

I keep getting a "The Launcher cannot query DirectX. Please update DirectX by installing the latest redistributable" error message when launching L.A. Noire. I'm on Windows XP, and this is the Steam version of the game. GPU: NVIDIA 9800 GTX+,…
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A game is asking to install an older DirectX version. Should I allow it?

I have the latest DirectX. However, I am installing an older game, and it asks if I would like to install DirectX 6.1. Should I allow the install program to do that?
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Does Starcraft 2 have better graphics with DirectX 10 than DirectX 9?

I seem to recall rumors that Starcraft 2 looked better when using DirectX 10 over DirectX 9. Is this true, and if so, can you give examples (preferably in screenshot form)?
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I'm trying to play an old game. Will installing an old DirectX version affect anything?

I'm trying to play an old Windows 98 game on Windows 7. The game is asking me to install DirectX 6. If I choose to install them, will this affect my system? (In other words, will this stop newer games from being playable, stop Flash websites from…
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State of Decay: YOSE won’t launch due to DirectX 11 error

I bought and installed State of Decay: Year One Survival Edition on Steam and then tried to play it, knowing it'd probably give me lag issues out the yang unless I did some serious witchcraft with my settings. Imagine my surprise when it tells me I…
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DirectX error when loading GTA4

I'm getting the following error when trying to load Grand Theft Auto 4. DD3D50 D3D Error - DirectX 9 video card required My PC specs: Core 2 Duo Intel 4 GB RAM 500 Hard drive But NO GRAPHICS CARD My question is where can I get DirectX 9? Is…
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The whole PC freezes, but only while I'm playing Fortnite?

I posted the question here but didn’t get an answer after 1 week, so it shouldn’t count as cross-posting. At first, I was wondering if DirectX 11/12 or Windows 10 was causing the issue. Now the question is whether the problem is caused by the…
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