You may encounter several errors related to DirectX in different scenarios — for example, when downloading, installing, upgrading, updating or running DirectX on your Windows 11/10 computer or when you try to run the DirectX installer package to install the component on your system. This post offers applicable solutions that can help you fix the Direct X errors.
Fix DirectX Error when downloading, installing, upgrading, updating or running on Windows 11/10
If several unrelated DirectX errors keep occurring on your PC, our suggested general fixes, presented below in no particular order, can be applied to any instance of these errors to successfully resolve the problems on your device.
- Run DirectX Diagnostic Tool (DxDiag)
- Run SFC and DISM scan
- Update Windows
- Install the previous version of DirectX
- Update graphics driver
- Install the latest Visual C++ Redistributables and the .NET Framework
Let’s look at the process description as it relates to each of the listed solutions.
1] Run DirectX Diagnostic Tool (DxDiag)
If you are having DirectX errors, you can begin troubleshooting by running the DirectX Diagnostic Tool (DxDiag) and see if that helps. Otherwise, continue with the next suggested fix.
Read: DirectX installation failed and not installing
2] Run SFC and DISM scan
While the DISM Tool can fix a corrupted system image, the System File Checker can fix and replace damaged Windows OS files. You may launch them with a single click thanks to our portable freeware FixWin.
Launch FixWin, then select Run System File Checker from the Welcome window. When the scan is finished, restart your computer. If necessary, run the DISM Tool to fix the system image.
Read: DirectX setup could not download the file
3] Update Windows
Many system flaws and concerns can be resolved using Windows Updates. You can try updating the most recent Windows updates if you have the DirectX 12 not working on Windows error and see if that helps. On the other hand, if the error started after a recent Windows update, you can perform System Restore or uninstall the update.
4] Install the previous version of DirectX
For some programs to function properly, you must install previous versions of DirectX. To do so, download the installer from this page.
Install the file after downloading it, then restart your machine. The majority of DirectX issues ought to be repaired after your machine restarts.
Read: DirectX failed to initialize error.
5] Update the graphics driver
Make sure you are running the most recent graphics driver version. If you have obsolete, corrupt, missing, or incompatible drivers, you may get DirectX errors. You must upgrade the graphics driver to resolve the problem using any of the methods below.
- You can manually update the graphics driver via Device Manager if you have already downloaded the .inf or .sys file for the driver.
- You can also update the driver via Command Prompt.
- In Windows Update, you can as well get the driver updates in the Optional Updates section.
- You can download the latest version of the driver from the graphics hardware manufacturer’s website.
- Another option available for you is to automatically update your drivers using any of the free Driver Update Software.
Read: How to use DirectX Diagnostic Tool for Troubleshooting
6] Install the latest Visual C++ Redistributables and the .NET Framework
This solution requires you to make sure you download and install the latest Visual C++ Redistributables and the .NET Framework on your Windows 11/10 system.
We hope this helps!
Read: DirectX encountered an unrecoverable error
Does Windows 11 support DirectX 11?
On Windows PCs, DirectX is typically installed by default. Microsoft released the most recent version of DirectX 12 Ultimate, which is included by default with Windows 11 and 10. However, some apps and programs still need earlier DirectX versions, such as DirectX 9 and 11.
Read: DirectX 12 is not supported on your system
How can I fix DirectX errors in Windows 11?
The most effective method to resolve DirectX issues is typically to completely uninstall the existing video drivers using the common Display Driver Uninstaller utility, restart your computer, and then reinstall the video card device drivers available on the support page for your PC. The suggestions in this post can also help you fix DirectX errors in Windows 11/10.
