The update is available for Windows Server 2008 as well. In addition to adding DirectX 11, this update adds and XPS document printing library, the Windows Automation API, and an update to the ...

However, if your system complies with DirectX 12, you need to update the existing version of DirectX and the graphics driver. On the other hand, you can also disable the compatibility mode.

Windows CE 3.0 is a major step up from the previous version. Features have been added in all major areas, including: Real-Time Support: While Windows CE 3.0 isn't a hard real-time operating system ...

Windows Embedded Compact 2013, or sometimes Windows CE 8.0, reached end of support on October 10, 2023, as noted by The Register.

Games based on DirectX 12 will be out by the end of 2015. DirectX 12 will be on Windows, Windows Phone and Xbox, and hardware supporters include Nvidia, Qualcomm, Advanced Micro Devices and Intel.

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Microsoft previously said that DirectX 12 will work across PC, tablets, phones, and Xbox One. It didn't say if it will support Windows 7, but that it's aware of the demand for Windows 7 support.

Exceptions are Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, which are vulnerable only if Windows Media Player 6.4 or Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 is installed, Microsoft said.