Windows 11 auto-updates DirectX via Windows Update—you're likely already on the latest version. To force an update, open Windows Update in the Windows 11 Settings app and click "Check for Updates." ...

If you see the error message, The following components are required to run this program, while trying to run programs, primarily games, on your Windows 11/10 PC, then ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. While Microsoft first announced DirectX 12 several months ago, this is the first time the company ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. If you've been following Windows releases closely over the past decade, the news that DirectX 12 will ...

Games are increasingly being rendered using AI, so Microsoft is bringing AI into the way future graphics chips will render games. Microsoft introduced DirectX Linear Algebra as well as the DirectX ...

In today’s post, we will attempt to understand why Microsoft DirectX 9 legacy overlay planes don’t work with Miracast displays on Windows 11/10 with Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 2.0 graphics ...

Microsoft and partners from Nvidia, AMD, Intel and Qualcomm showed off the next version of the DirectX gaming API, DirectX 12, at the 2014 Game Developers Conference today. According to Microsoft ...

If you're on the fence about upgrading to Windows 8 and its formerly-known-as-Metro tablet-style user interface, Microsoft may have just made the decision a little easier. The company has announced ...

Gamers stubbornly hanging on to Windows 7 and refusing to upgrade to Windows 10 may soon be able to play ray tracing-enabled titles on Microsoft’s older platform. The company is expanding its efforts ...