Microsoft GDK download?

Mark Sandfox 0 Reputation points
2024-03-16T18:37:04.77+00:00

I have been running in circles trying to download and install Microsoft GDK. GetHub is confusing to say the least and Microsoft does not offer a direct download link that I can find. Any help in this endeavor would be greatly appreciated. Also, I did install Windows SDK as it is a prerequisite of GDK but it does not show up in Visual Studio's extensions/SDKs.

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  1. Tianyu Sun-MSFT 27,271 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-03-18T05:25:14.7133333+00:00

    Hello @Mark Sandfox ,

    Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum.

    Please get the GDK from here: GDK - Releases(scroll down, expand the Assets and download the Source code).

    Follow the instructions here: Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) -General Info (Updated June 2021) to install it.

    Install. Run PGDK.EXE to launch the install wizard. If you have a previous version of the GDK you may need to uninstall that first.

    Besides, please kindly check documentations to set up your developer environment before you try to install GDK.

    Best Regards,

    Tianyu

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