
To update your drivers with Driver Easy, just click the Scan Now button, then when it lists the drivers you need to update, click Update. It’s a tool that detects, downloads and (if you go Pro) installs any driver updates your computer needs. If you’re not comfortable playing with device drivers, we recommend using Driver Easy. Whether you choose to update the device drivers manually, using Windows Update, or you use a trusted third party product, it’s essential that you have the latest correct device drivers for your operating system at all times. Moreover, if you would like to improve the gaming experience or system performance of your computer, we highly recommend you always keep your device drivers up-to-date. If you’ve had the Direct3D error, like Failed to initialize Direct3D, Direct3D Acceleration not available, you’ll need to update your graphics card driver besides installing the latest DirectX Note: If you want to upgrade DirectX further, you’ll need to upgrade your operating system. If you’re using Windows 7, please click Install updates if there’re any updates detected. If you’re using Windows 8 and onwards, Windows will install the available updates automatically after checking

Click Check for updates.(or Windows Update).On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key.Note: The screenshots below all are from Windows 10, but the steps also applies to other versions of Windows system. Check for updates for your computer’s system If the DirectX version on your computer isn’t the latest one, follow Step 2 to check for Windows Update.

If your DirectX is the latest one, great! You also get the latest Direct3D on your computer. Here’s the latest DirectX versions matching with the Windows system ( updated): Check if it’s the latest one with the below table. You’ll then see the DirectX version of your computer.
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Check if you have the latest DirectX on your computer’s system The updates are available through Windows Update. So you can download DirectX to get Direct3D.ĭirectX is included in Windows systems. You may know Direct3D is part of DirectX above. So, for the best performance of your apps like games, it’s important to keep your the version of Direct3D best match with your computer’s Windows system. Part of DirectX, Direct3D is used to render three-dimensional graphics in applications where performance is important, such as your video games.
