64-bit
msixdownload.microsoft.com · publisher domain- File name
- UAPSignedBinary_Microsoft.DirectX.x64.appx
- SHA-256
- a042086b3eb11f354b28d7047ce6b249bc828c0f299a7b5e54a7e0adb112332b
DirectX End-User Runtime Installer
by Microsoft Corporation · Proprietary (Freeware)
85/100how this is calculated
Installs a number of runtime libraries from the legacy DirectX SDK for some games that use D3DX9, D3DX10, D3DX11, XAudio 2.7, XInput 1.3, XACT, and/or Managed DirectX 1.1.
Getting the DirectX offline installer
Almost everyone searching for this is trying to fix a game that will not start because a d3dx9 or xinput DLL is missing. The DirectX End-User Runtime installs those legacy libraries, which Windows does not include by default even though DirectX itself is built in.
The package listed here is Microsoft's redistributable, which contains the legacy runtime components rather than DirectX as a whole.
Nothing here upgrades your DirectX version. Windows 10 and 11 already ship DirectX 12; this adds the older per-game DLLs that installers from the DirectX 9 era expected to find.
This does not install DirectX 12
DirectX 12 comes with Windows and cannot be installed separately. If a game reports a missing d3dx9_43.dll or similar, that is the legacy runtime, and that is what this package provides.
Record
- Latest version
- 9.29.1974.0
- Release date
- 18 Apr 2011
- Package identifier
- Microsoft.DirectX
Official downloads
These URLs are the ones Microsoft Corporation declares in its own manifest. We do not proxy or shorten them, and we do not host a copy.
32-bit
msixdownload.microsoft.com · publisher domain- File name
- UAPSignedBinary_Microsoft.DirectX.x86.appx
- SHA-256
- b4db87c59a79e9109c2c8ec5c05855582671dc17d717c897619f786959ecdb5a
64-bit
exedownload.microsoft.com · publisher domain- File name
- dxwebsetup.exe
- SHA-256
- 2cf71d098c608c56e07f4655855a886c3102553f648df88458df616b26fd612f
- Silent install
- /Q
32-bit
exedownload.microsoft.com · publisher domain- File name
- dxwebsetup.exe
- SHA-256
- 2cf71d098c608c56e07f4655855a886c3102553f648df88458df616b26fd612f
- Silent install
- /Q
any
exedownload.microsoft.com · publisher domain- File name
- dxwebsetup.exe
- SHA-256
- 2cf71d098c608c56e07f4655855a886c3102553f648df88458df616b26fd612f
- Silent install
- /Q
Verify the file you downloaded
Run this against the file on disk. If the output does not match the hash below, the file is not what Microsoft Corporation published. Delete it.
Windows · PowerShell
Get-FileHash "UAPSignedBinary_Microsoft.DirectX.x64.appx" -Algorithm SHA256macOS · Linux
shasum -a 256 "UAPSignedBinary_Microsoft.DirectX.x64.appx"Expected output
a042086b3eb11f354b28d7047ce6b249bc828c0f299a7b5e54a7e0adb112332b
How we scored this 85 out of 100
| Signal | Finding | Points |
|---|---|---|
| SHA-256 hash published | 5 of 5 installers ship a SHA-256 hashWithout a published hash there is no way to prove the file you downloaded is the file the publisher built. | 30 / 30 |
| Binary provenance | 5 on the publisher's own domainThe strongest signal against a repackaged installer: the file should come from the publisher, not from a mirror nobody vouches for. | 35 / 35 |
| Served over HTTPS | 5 of 5 over HTTPSAn installer fetched over plain HTTP can be modified in transit. | 15 / 15 |
| Release recency | last release about 186 months agoSoftware that has not shipped in years accumulates unpatched vulnerabilities. | 0 / 15 |
| Licence declared | Proprietary (Freeware)A declared licence tells you what you are actually allowed to do with the software. | 5 / 5 |
Version history6 on record
Every version with a published manifest, newest first. Useful when you need an older build for compatibility.
- UVAtlas
- ToolKit
- ShaderCompiler
- Mesh
- CapsViewer
- 9.29.1974.0
Common questions
- Does the DirectX offline installer upgrade my DirectX version?
- No. Windows 10 and 11 already include DirectX 12 and it cannot be upgraded separately. This package installs the legacy DirectX 9 era runtime DLLs that many older games require.
- A game says d3dx9_43.dll is missing. Does this fix it?
- Yes, that is exactly what the DirectX End-User Runtime provides. Never download individual DLL files from third-party sites, which is a well-known malware vector; install the official runtime instead.