2 Ways Of Uninstalling DirectX 11

DirectX 11 is designed for Windows 7; however, other versions such as Windows XP and Vista can also install it.

In some situations errors happen and you have to uninstall the program. There are two main ways in which you can uninstall the program: from the control panel, and Using a Windows registry editor and Installer cleanup.
From the control panel You should note that it's impossible to uninstall the program from Windows 7 as its present by default.
While this is the case, you can easily uninstall the program if you had installed it on Windows XP or Vista.

It's possible to remove it because it will be displayed in the list of installed programs.

To remove the program you need to close all running programs. You should then click start and go to the control panel and click "add or remove programs.
" You should then select "Directx 11" from the list. You should then choose "change/remove" or "uninstall" and click yes on the button in the dialogue box.
To save the changes you should restart your computer. Using a Windows registry editor and Installer cleanup The Windows Installer Cleanup is a tool that is provided by Microsoft in order to remove registry entries of all installed programs.

The tool is necessary when Directx 11 is installed on a system that doesn't remove the default version. To remove the program you should close all the running programs, click on start and click on all programs. You should then click on "Windows Install Clean up" and from the list that comes up choose "DirectX 11".

You should then click on "remove" and close the Windows Installer Cleanup. After doing this you should click on "start" and then "run".
You should then type "regedit" into the search box and press "Enter." Doing this results to opening of the Registry Editor.

Once the registry opens you should click the arrow that is placed next to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

" When you click on it a list of folders will appear. You should then click on the arrow next to the software folder and a new list of folders will appear.
You should click the arrow next to the Microsoft folder and again a new list of folders will appear.

You should choose "DirectX" folder and select "Delete.
" You should close "regedit" and then restart your computer.

Conclusion These are some of the ways of uninstalling DirectX 11.

While the process helps you in getting rid of errors, you should avoid overdoing it as it brings about reduced system performance.