

XINPUT and XAUDIO2: KB 2670838 does not include XINPUT 1.4 or XAudio 2.8 on Windows 7. It requires KB 2670838 as well.ĭXDIAG: Even after applying KB 2670838 to Windows 7 SP1, DXDIAG will still report it as “DirectX 11”. IE11: There is an IE11 Preview for Windows 7 now available. Windows Update will be offering an update soon, but you can manually install it as well. Note: If you have the prerelease of either IE10 or KB 2670838 installed, you should update your system. You can resolve this by installing the Windows 8.x or 10 SDK standalone, VS 2012 or later, or the VS 2012 or later Remote Debugging Tools. The key issue is that the legacy DirectX SDK (June 2010) release version of the Debug Runtime is not compatible with KB 2670838. See DirectX 11.1 and Windows 7 for some additional notes about KB 2670838 as it impacts PIX for Windows, the debug runtime, and VS 2012 Graphics Diagnostics. The primary difference between the prerelease and the final version is that WARP supports Feature Level 11.0 with the updated runtime. IE10 for Windows 7 includes portions of the DirectX 11.1 runtime for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 via KB 2670838.įull technical details of what’s included in KB 2670838 are covered on Microsoft Docs. We will be glad to help.As of today, IE 10 for Windows 7 has been officially released.

Right-click on the setup file of the game and click on ‘ properties’.Ĭlick on the ‘ compatibility’ tab and check the box ‘ Run this program in compatibility mode for’ and select Windows 8/8.1 operating system from the drop down menu and proceed. You can also try to open the games in the compatibility mode. Some games comes with the supported DirectX application embedded within the game's application, so that you can install it manually from the game.

How to install the latest version of DirectX I suggest you to refer to the below article on How to install the latest version of DirectX. If you are unable to play games which doesn't support DirectX 12 then, you can manually download the supportable DirectX for the games. What happens when you try to play the games with the DirectX 12? Do you get any error message/code? If yes, then provide us the complete error message/code. I will certainly help you with the issue.īefore assisting further, I would like to ask you few questions: Unable to play some games with directx 12
