DirectX Missing when launching games

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DirectX Missing when launching games

Ahmet Yusuf Çağatay 0

Whenever I try to launch any game, I get an error of directX component, saying that it is missing. (More specifically the classical 0x0000 7b something like that) Up until now I tried these things;

Redownload / repair directX
Reinstall windows 11 (by mistake I corrupted my OS at the end)
Delete directX (could not delete it)
Check C++ distributions of each year

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MUSTAFA SALAH 1,885 Reputation points

2026-04-30T15:01:22.21+00:00
Hello Ahmet,

Maybe: Bad game DLL files in game folder or Mods / reshade / copied DLL injectors

Inside the game folder, remove suspicious copied DLLs like:d3d9.dll / dxgi.dll / xinput1_3.dll

Questions for you:

Regarding: C++ distributions: Have you installed the (x64 & x86) versions?

Have you installed the DirectX from here: DirectX June 2010 files?

is it for (Every single game or Every single game)?

Have you updated your GPU Driver?

Final Note: Many games still need old DirectX components like:(d3dx9_43.dll / d3dcompiler_43.dll) & These are NOT included in modern Windows installs.

I hope that helps

Regards,
Mustafa

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MUSTAFA SALAH 1,885 Reputation points

2026-04-30T15:01:22.21+00:00

Hello Ahmet,

Maybe: Bad game DLL files in game folder or Mods / reshade / copied DLL injectors

Inside the game folder, remove suspicious copied DLLs like:d3d9.dll / dxgi.dll / xinput1_3.dll

Questions for you:

Regarding: C++ distributions: Have you installed the (x64 & x86) versions?

Have you installed the DirectX from here: DirectX June 2010 files?

is it for (Every single game or Every single game)?

Have you updated your GPU Driver?

Final Note: Many games still need old DirectX components like:(d3dx9_43.dll / d3dcompiler_43.dll) & These are NOT included in modern Windows installs.

I hope that helps

Regards,
Mustafa