Why do games need a special version of DirectX?

 

The DirectX graphics program or system is part of the Windows system, where every time you install a new copy of Windows, you will find that DirectX is installed automatically with the installation of Windows, and you can make sure of this if you use Driver Booster after installing Windows directly to find that there is True, a copy of the DirectX program, but it is old, and it will advise you to modify it, but why when you install a new game or install the famous gaming platform Steam, you will find that it downloads another copy of the DirectX program, even though it is on the computer, and what is the benefit of that program to run games or others From the graphics and based on these questions, we have devoted this article to know all the previous things in a simplified way.

 

What is DirectX

 

It is a program or graphic system located inside the Windows system, as it is an essential part of the Windows system, and it was created in order to support the operation of many programs and games, as it is used in all 3D images that appear on the computer, and it is also used to support the playback of videos and sounds, so it is not rich About it inside every computer, but why do games depend on it so much, and to answer that matter, you must know first what the reality of games is, as it is a group of 3D designs or graphic designs in general, and as I mentioned in the previous lines that DirectX is the primary goal of its existence In the system is the support and operation of the graphics on the computer, so the games need it in order to work properly on the computer, but there are some games that do not depend on the presence of the DirectX program or do not depend on its version, there are some other programs that you can download to support and run the games and The most famous of these programs is OpenGL and Vulkan, which is an application programming interface that performs the same function as DirectX.

 

What are the versions of DirectX?

 

In the beginning, there was the main version or the main component, which is DirectX 3D, which is responsible for all 3D shapes or designs, and the second component, which is DirectDraw, which is responsible for the way the previous shapes are displayed on the computer screen, and there are many, many other components, and all of these components were merged And the release of the first working interface, which is DirectX, and it was necessary with the development of operating systems that the program is developed continuously, so for example, DirectX 9 is compatible with Windows XP, and the version of DirectX 11 is compatible with Windows 7, and Windows 10 includes a version of DirectX 12, and you can confirm this by By typing dxdiag in the search box in Windows and then clicking on the icon that will appear in front of you to show you a window containing much information about the program to notice the word DirectX Version and written in front of it the version number of the program.

 

Why do games download software?

 

Most of the games that are downloaded from the Steam platform during their installation, every time they install the DirectX program even though it is in the system or that one of the games has been installed before, why if it is reinstalled the answer to this question is very simple as it is a precautionary step only for Make sure that their game will work well, and I will now tell you the answer in detail? The games are designed on one of the versions of the DirectX program, where the developers of the game target the category of users for the same version, but in that case users of other versions will not be able to try the game, so what is used is It is called the DirectX library, and it contains many files that belong to all versions, so you can try other games. You can see these files through the following path C:\Windows\System32, but that path is for 64bit users, but if you are a 32bit user, you can Identify that library or DirectX files through the following path C:\Windows\SysWOW64 Therefore, the step of reinstalling DirectX is important in order to add important files to run the game with suspicion l correct.

 

Solving DirectX problems

 

In some cases, you may encounter problems with DirectX files, whether they are missing files to run games, or during the installation process, and an error message appears repeatedly. To get rid of that problem, you can do two things. The first solution is to go to the game file or program file that you are facing with that problem and search for A file called DXSETUP.exe, and this file is always found in the games. After you find it, you run it and install it to notice that the problem has disappeared after that. The second solution that you can try is to search for the files that the game needs, download them from the Internet, and add them inside the game folder or inside files in Windows.