DirectX 11.1 hidden in the Win7 version of the IE10 download package

Author: Zhou Pu

Microsoft said in the official blog has just published an article in which they have been provided a way to get part of DirectX 11.1 features for Windows 7 users: download version Win7 IE10 installation package when, It also gets a feature pack that contains some of the features of DirectX 11.1.
DirectX 11

Microsoft said that Windows 8's "DirectX 11.1 runtime" (runtime) supports Direct3D 11.1, new Direct2D and DirectWrite, DXGI 1.2 and new WIC.

And Windows 7 SP1 users can get some of the features of "DirectX 11.1 Runtime" through an update called "KB 2670838". This update was included in the Windows 7 version of the IE10 download that was just released recently. In addition, in addition to installing Windows 7 version of IE10, users can also download and install "KB 2670838".

Click to download: Windows 7 version IE10 browser (preview version)

Click to download: KB 2670838 function package (32-bit)

Click to download: KB 2670838 function package ( 64-bit)

<;KB 2670838"; for Win7 users can bring the following DirectX 11.1 features:

1, ID3D11Device1, ID2D1Factory1, IDWriteFactory1, IDXGIFactory2, IWICImagingFactory2, ID3DUserDefinedAnnotation and related APIs ;

2, through the ID3DDeviceContextState to improve Direct3D 11 device interoperability, including improved interoperability with Direct2D /DirectWrite;

3, D3D11_FEATURE_DATA_D3D9_OPTIONS feature detection;

4, in addition to the new Windows 8 WIC feature, this update also fixes the decoding of 96bpp floating point TIFF images.

Note: "KB 2670838" contains the latest components in DirectX 11.1, but only for the WDDM 1.1 driver on Windows 7.

A few days ago, it was reported that DirectX 11.1 only supported the latest Windows 8, Windows RT and Windows Server 2012. Microsoft has no plans to provide DirectX 11.1 for Windows 7. This news has caused many Windows 7 users. dissatisfied.