DirectX Software Development Kit

Microsoft Download Center Archive

Published: 8 September 2009
Version: 9.27.1734
Category: SDK
Language: English

Download the complete DirectX SDK, which contains the DirectX Runtime and all DirectX software required to create DirectX compliant applications.

This DirectX SDK release contains updates to tools, utilities, samples, documentation, and runtime debug files for x64 and x86 platforms.
For additional information please see Microsoft DirectX Developer Center along with reviewing the Readme for last-minute updates.

Files

Status: Deleted

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Files
DXSDK_Aug09.exe SHA1: `5b9b969ed7b6cf5534bb7350e44c09b3573b0e71` Size: 550.85 MB

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System Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-Bit x86), Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 editions, Windows Vista Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2003 x64 editions, Windows Server 2008 Datacenter, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise, Windows Server 2008 Standard, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Starter, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition (32-Bit x86), Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition (32-Bit x86), Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition (32-bit x86), Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2000 Server, Datacenter x64 Edition, Enterprise x64 Edition, Standard x64 Edition, Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition, Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition, Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition, Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition, Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition, Windows Small Business Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, Windows Essential Business Server, Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard, Windows Vista 64-bit Editions Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86), Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86), Standard Edition (32-bit x86), Web Edition, Windows Vista Business N, Windows Vista Home Basic N, Windows Vista Starter N, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V, Hyper-V Server 2008, Windows Web Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V, Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium, Windows Home Server, Search Server 2008

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