DirectX (English Wikipedia)

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microsoft.com

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support.microsoft.com

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blogs.msdn.microsoft.com

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news.microsoft.com

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docs.microsoft.com

"DirectX Media Objects". DirectShow. Microsoft Docs. June 5, 2019. DMOs have been superseded by Media Foundation Transforms (MFTs).
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msdn2.microsoft.com

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Yeung, Andrew (April 30, 2015). "DirectX 12 Multiadapter: Lighting up dormant silicon and making it work for you". MSDN DirectX Developer Blog. Microsoft. Archived from the original on August 20, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
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Bennett Sorbo (June 26, 2013). "What's New in Direct3D 11.2". Channel9 - BUILD 2013. around 20:00.
Chris Tector's segment of http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/DirectX-Developer-Blog/DirectX-Evolving-Microsoft-s-Graphics-Platform (starting approx. 18 minute in.)
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pcgamer.com

Willetts, Samual (July 27, 2020). "How DirectX defined PC gaming... with help from a shotgun-toting Bill Gates". PC Gamer. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
Moore, Bo (May 5, 2015). "DirectX 12 will be able to use your integrated GPU to improve performance". PC Gamer. Future US. Retrieved August 22, 2015.

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pcper.com

Michaud, Scott (May 4, 2015). "BUILD 2015: The Final DirectX 12 Reveal". PC Perspective. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.

pcpro.co.uk

J. Allard, PC Pro Interview Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine, April 2004

pcworld.com

"Microsoft ports DirectX 12 to Windows 7, giving some older PC games a performance boost". PCWorld. March 13, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.

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"Microsoft Announces Direct3D 12 For Linux / WSL2". May 19, 2020.

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semiaccurate.com

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shacknews.com

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unmashable.com

Windows 7 and D3D 11 release date Archived 2011-10-09 at the Wayback Machine

web.archive.org

Craig Eisler's blog post about the frenzy to build DirectX 1 through 5 on craig.theeislers.com
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J. Allard, PC Pro Interview Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine, April 2004
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"Microsoft Presents DirectX 10.1 Details at SIGGRAPH". August 7, 2007. Archived from the original on September 9, 2007. Retrieved August 27, 2007.
"Learn Network Inspire" (PDF). AMD. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
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"What's next for DirectX? A DirectX 11 overview — A DirectX 11 overview". Elite Bastards. September 1, 2008. Archived from the original on September 4, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
Windows 7 and D3D 11 release date Archived 2011-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
"Windows 8 Developer Preview Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2011.
Michaud, Scott (May 4, 2015). "BUILD 2015: The Final DirectX 12 Reveal". PC Perspective. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
Langley, Bryan (July 29, 2015). "Windows 10 and DirectX 12 released!". MSDN DirectX Developer Blog. Microsoft. Archived from the original on August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
Yeung, Andrew (April 30, 2015). "DirectX 12 Multiadapter: Lighting up dormant silicon and making it work for you". MSDN DirectX Developer Blog. Microsoft. Archived from the original on August 20, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
Yeung, Andrew (August 13, 2014). "DirectX 12 – High Performance and High Power Savings". DirectX Developer Blog. Microsoft. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
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"Microsoft Ships Final Release of DirectX 7.0". Microsoft.com. September 22, 1999. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
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"Download Center: DirectX / Version - 7.0a". Microsoft.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2000. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
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Paul Thurrott (September 14, 2000). "Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me) Review". ITProToday. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
Admin (November 10, 2000). "DirectX 8 leaks out". Geek.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
"DirectX 8.0a Redist". Microsoft.com. January 24, 2001. Archived from the original on March 31, 2001. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
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"WSL Graphics Architecture". X.Org Developers Conference 2020. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
"DirectX and Windows XP". Archived from the original on January 18, 2008.
"SharpDX - Managed DirectX". Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2014.

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Haggarty, James (December 9, 2020). "Microsoft Misfit Helped Lead Company Into Game Market". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 9, 2020.

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