Windows 10: how to get DirectX .9 to work on windows 11

I have been trying to play an old game and I need direct x .9 for it and I've tried every runtime installer and it still wont work

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DirectX 9 on Windows 11

We have a desktop application we sell that requires DirectX 9 to function. If our customers upgrade their computers to Windows 11 are they going to have any issues with the software running/installing DirectX 9? Are there any ramifications or things we need to be aware of related to software that uses DirectX 9 running on Windows 11?

As I've searched online and read through various forums etc. I am seeing a lot of conflicting information but I haven't been able to find anything definitive or documented, so any authoritative help on this subject would be great.

Thanks in advance!

 

Microsoft Store: DirectX 9 required

We appreciate the update. Since the issue is still the same even if you have DirectX 9 or later, we suggest that you reinstall your graphic card drivers instead. Follow the steps below:

• Press Windows Key + X and choose Device Manager.
• Go to Display Adapters section and locate your graphic card driver.
• Right click the driver and choose Uninstall.
• Check Remove the driver software for this device and click
  OK.
• After you’ve uninstalled the driver, restart your computer.
• When your computer restarts, go to your graphic card manufacturer’s website and download the latest drivers for your graphic card.
• Install the downloaded drivers.

Let us know how it goes.

 

DirectX 11 isn't working

Hi Sondra,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand the inconvenience you are facing currently.

I would appreciate if you can provide us the following information to help us understand the issue better.

• Does this issue happens only with DirectX apps and games?
• Have you installed all the latest drivers?

If yes, then I suggest you to install all the updates and check if it work's.

Also suggest you to refer the link below and check if that helps.

DirectX Graphics and Gaming:

Windows help & learning

Hope the information helps. Please let us know if the issue persist and we will be happy to assist you further.