DirectX Platform Update for Windows 7 (PRE-RELEASE version)

[A Guy]

The Platform Update for Windows 7 enables improved features and performance on Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. It includes updates to the following DirectX components: Direct2D, DirectWrite, Direct3D, Windows Imaging Component (WIC), and Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform (WARP). In addition, there are updates to the Windows Animation Manager (WAM) , XPS Document API and the H.264 Video Decoder

System requirements

Supported operating systems: Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

Download Platform Update for Windows 7 from Official Microsoft Download Center

A Guy

 

[FallshirmjAEger]

I presume this is DX11.1 for Windows 7 then?

 

[stormy13]

Only portions of it. Also if you installed IE10, then you already have this.

KB 2670838 is installed as part of the IE10 Release Preview for Windows 7 download. It is also available as a standalone prerelease update.

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