Windows installation and runtimes

Locate official installation media, drivers and application dependencies.

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A missing dependency does not necessarily require a new operating system. Read the application's documented requirement, match the architecture and obtain the component from the publisher rather than a third-party DLL website.

Match architecture, hardware and required runtime version.
Back up before reinstalling or changing drivers.
Check license and hardware eligibility for operating-system installation.

DirectX End-User Runtime

Windows runtime

The DirectX End-User Runtime supplies selected legacy components used by Windows applications.

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Java

Application runtime

Java provides the runtime needed by applications that explicitly depend on it.

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NVIDIA Graphics Drivers

Graphics drivers

NVIDIA's driver pages provide official software for supported graphics hardware.

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Visual C++ Redistributable

Windows runtime

Microsoft's Visual C++ Redistributable supplies runtime components used by many Windows programs.

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Windows 11

Operating system

Microsoft's Windows 11 download page supplies official installation and recovery options.

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