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missing xinput1_3.dll on windows 10

Anonymous
2021-02-08T09:24:35+00:00

Hello 

I have recently upgraded to windows 10 after busting my older windows OS. I installed some old games like Civ 6 and got this missing xinput1_3.dll response. I did some searching and it appears to be connected with Directx (you techies can correct me later) and was advised to update or reinstall my Directx which was version 12. It turns out there are no distributable (if there is such a word) files of this version as it came only with Windows 10. So absent of reinstalling windows 10 is there anything else I can do to fix it. There are of course these sites offering apps to fix all dll problems but I dunno if thats a good idea. I hope someone can help.

Thanks

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-02-08T10:11:15+00:00

    Hi, my name is Neil, I'm an independent adviser and a Windows 10 user like you.

    You are correct that this is definitely a missing file of DirectX.

    I think installing DirectX 11 would fix your issue for you since this was the DirectX version recommended for Civ 6 when it came out.

    Often, the game itself usually includes a copy of the DirectX installer. Try looking at the game installation folder and see if you can see a folder or file called DirectX. If so, click on it and install it.

    You can install DirectX 11 even though you have DirectX 12 already installed. It will just place the missing files needed for your game. It won't actually replace your current DirectX 12 with DirectX 11.

    Unfortunately, every Microsoft link I can find to download DirectX 11 seems to have been removed from their pages :/

    However, there are lots of websites that you can still find the DirectX11 installer on. I cannot recommend any to you as I simply haven't used any before, but please, if you have to download from somewhere, make sure it is a safe website that is well trusted and there are people who have downloaded it from there and can attest to its authenticity.

    I hope this helps!

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-02-08T10:57:02+00:00
    • Civ6 was released in 2014, so not terribly old*.*

    What are some of the other titles you may be having problems with, and are they disc based or download from Steam, etc ?

    " my Directx which was version 12."

    • Win10 comes with all DX9,10 & 11 files as well. Not just DX12. If it didn't have all available DX files thousands of games would

    not run on Win10. There are still only a relatively small number of games that actually use DX12 to date.

    MS just show DX12 because that is the highest level DX effects that Win10 can use

    (Win10 being the only Windows that can use DX12 effects )

    - Xinput1_3.dll is  is an DX11 file used for keyboard\controller commands.

    DX errors can be misleading though. A corrupted DX files can generate a 'missing' file error as well. If the files can be found in

    System32 or sysWOW64 they may be corrupted, assuming your graphics processor and cpu meet the games

    minimum requirements. 

    • This link to the DirectX Redist (June 2010) installer package is safe, and will sort out DX should any files (DX12 excepted)

    be missing or corrupted.

    (This is a direct link, and the download will\should pop up automatically)

    Maj Geeks - microsoft_directx,1.html

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