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APIs such as Direct3D and DirectSound need to interact with hardware, and they do this through a device driver. Hardware manufacturers have to write these drivers for a particular DirectX version's device driver interface (or DDI), and test each individual piece of hardware to make them DirectX compatible. The DirectX Diagnostic Tool can also be opened by running 'dxdiag'* Start, Run, type: ''''dxdiag''''Windows XP: The support for Windows XP with Service Pack 3 ends April 8, 2014. As on 2014, the Latest Version of Direct X for XP is '''DirectX Version 9.0c'''. This will likely be the last version released for XP.DirectX 11.2 is included in Windows 8.1, Windows RT and Windows Server 2012 R2. == Installation ==* Go Directly to the DirectX download at Microsoft.com: [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7087 DirectX Installer]<big>WARNING!</big> WGA Virus [[Windows Genuine Advantage]] check is required to download DirectX 10 from Microsoft.com. Do not proceed if you are running a non-licensed version of Microsoft Windows.To '''AVOID THE WGA CHECK''' you can download the DirectX runtimes instead of using the web installer. * <del>DirectX End-User Runtimes download page</del> - ''Microsoft removed this page''.* [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7087 DirectX End-User Runtimes] download page.* [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109 DirectX End-User Runtimes (June 2010)] Outdated Download links: Each link above is to a specific version of DirectX. You will have to check Microsoft.com for the latest end user runtimes. The [[Windows Genuine Advantage]] section called HowTo Download Popular Microsoft Software from Microsoft and Skip the WGA Check also has DirectX downloads.There is no standalone update package for DirectX 11.2. You can only install this DirectX version through Windows Update in Windows 8.1, Windows RT and Windows Server 2012 R2.