Here's another pin for your Windows 8 voodoo doll: Neowin reports that DirectX 11.1 will be exclusive to Windows 8. And while DirectX 11 was initially a Windows 7 exclusive that eventually found its ...

Today at its Build conference, Microsoft detailed the new DirectX 11.2 for Windows 8.1. The various visual enhancements will be available to developers, and will be available for both PC and Xbox One ...

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The latest flavor of the API suite that enables 3D animation and other multimedia effects remains exclusive to Windows 8 as Microsoft has no plans to port it over to Windows 7. Lance Whitney is a ...

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Microsoft has confirmed this week that the new DirectX 11.1 is exclusive to Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system, with Microsoft’s Daniel Moth writing a reply on the Microsoft Answers forum.