DirectX End-User Runtime Installer silent install and uninstall

Installs a number of runtime libraries from the legacy DirectX SDK for some games that use D3DX9, D3DX10, D3DX11, XAudio 2.7, XInput 1.3, XACT, and/or Managed DirectX 1.1.

EXE x86x64 Updated 11 Nov 2026

Vendor: Microsoft Corporation
Category: Runtimes
Installer: Custom EXE installer
Architecture: x86, x64
Checked version: 9.29.1974.0
winget ID: Microsoft.DirectX
License: Proprietary (Freeware)
Download: Official download

Silent install

dxwebsetup.exe /Q

Download the installer from the direct download link.
Open an elevated Command Prompt: right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
Change to the folder with the installer, for example cd C:\Temp.
Run the command above. Adjust the file name if you downloaded a different version.

Or install with winget

winget install --id Microsoft.DirectX --exact --silent --scope machine --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements

Silent uninstall

winget

winget uninstall --id Microsoft.DirectX --exact --silent --accept-source-agreements

Run the command from an elevated Command Prompt.

About the Custom EXE installer installer

The vendor uses its own installer, so only the switches listed above are documented. Test them before mass deployment.

Deploy DirectX End-User Runtime Installer with Microsoft Intune

Package the installer as a Win32 app (.intunewin) and use these settings:

Install command	`dxwebsetup.exe /Q`
Uninstall command	Use the uninstaller from the install folder; winget is not available to the SYSTEM account by default.
Install behavior	System