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 right 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.
More than one architecture below. Check which one your Windows is if you are not sure.
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
Got a different hash, or one you cannot place? Paste it into the hash checker and it will tell you which program and version it belongs to, past releases included.
Errors this package fixes
If a program reported one of these as missing, this is the package it belongs to. Installing it puts the file where it goes, registered properly, which downloading the DLL on its own does not.
Install DirectX End-User Runtime Installer silently
The unattended switch below is the one Microsoft Corporation declares in the installer manifest, not one we guessed by trying flags.
64-bit · publisher-declared
.\dxwebsetup.exe /QRun it from the folder holding the downloaded file, in a terminal opened as administrator when the package installs for all users. Silent means no window and no prompts, so check the exit code rather than waiting for something to appear: 0 is success and 3010 means it worked but wants a reboot.
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 187 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 |
Is DirectX End-User Runtime Installer safe to download?
Yes, in the sense we can actually verify: the installer downloads from microsoft.com, which is a domain we have tied to Microsoft Corporation.
Every one of the 5 installers on this page comes with the SHA-256 Microsoft Corporation declared, so you do not have to take our word for it: hash the file you downloaded and compare.
What this does not tell you is whether the software itself is any good, or whether you want what it does once installed. A publisher can ship something you would rather not run and the download is still authentic. We answer the question we can measure and leave the other one to you.
If Windows says “Windows protected your PC” when you run it, that is SmartScreen reporting reputation, not a malware verdict — it shows up on perfectly legitimate software from small publishers and on releases that are simply new. The reverse matters more: no warning does not mean the file was checked.
How the 85/100 score is calculated · why the source matters more than the reputation
Install DirectX End-User Runtime Installer with winget
Windows ships with a package manager, and this program is in it. The identifier below is the one Microsoft's repository uses, which is also where the download URL and hash on this page come from.
Install
winget install --id Microsoft.DirectX --exactUpgrade later
winget upgrade --id Microsoft.DirectXWhy --exact: without it winget matches on name as well as identifier, and a search that returns more than one package makes it stop and ask rather than install. Pinning the identifier is what makes the command safe to put in a script.
Not installing anything, or getting an error back? The commands that actually come up covers upgrading everything at once, what --include-unknown is for, and why winget can be missing from a machine that should have it.
Every version on record1
Every DirectX End-User Runtime Installer version with a published manifest, newest first. The most recent ones are listed above with their file names and hashes.
- 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.
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