This article explains how to extract a single DirectX DLL file from the DirectX installation package if you receive an error about a "missing" or "not found" DirectX DLL file. This information covers all Microsoft operating systems, including Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.

Recovering an individual missing DirectX DLL file is as simple as browsing through a few folders and copying the file to the desired location.

On the Microsoft website, select Search at the top of the page and search for DirectX.

Browse through the search results and select Download DirectX End-User Runtimes (MM YY) for the most recent release date.