The same thing applies to Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. If you are still using Windows XP, just update its DirectX to the latest version and see the difference yourself. If you are a hardcore gamer or a multimedia enthusiast, then you will love every bit of the new versions of DirectX. If you want to know more about all the versions of DirectX, you may visit this Wikipedia page.
There were quite a few other updates and versions which were either minor or Operating System specific. These are only the major updates that I have listed. 6.00) –> Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008ĭirectX 11 –> Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2ĭirectX 11.1 –> Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows Server 2012ĭirectX 11.2 –> Windows 8.1, Windows RT, Windows Server 2012 R2ĭirectX 11.3 and DirectX 12 –> Windows 10 4.09) –> Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows Server 2003 R2ĭirectX 10.1 (ver.