What is the "dxsetup.exe" ?

Our database contains 155 different files for filename dxsetup.exe . You can also check most distributed file variants with name dxsetup.exe. This files most often belongs to product Microsoft® DirectX for Windows®. and were most often developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This files most often have description Microsoft DirectX Setup. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 16 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process dxsetup.exe.

This executable is the Microsoft DirectX Setup - an installation package for the DirectX pack of drivers and utilities from Microsoft. This package when downloaded and started consequently starts the installation itself. 

For the DirectX : "Microsoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms. Originally, the names of these APIs all began with Direct, such as Direct3D, DirectDraw, DirectMusic, DirectPlay, DirectSound, and so forth." 

- check the complete description on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX

dxsetup.exe Process

File details of most used file with name "dxsetup.exe"

Product:
Microsoft® DirectX for Windows®
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Description:
Microsoft DirectX Setup
Version:
4.9.0.0904
MD5:
ddce338bb173b32024679d61fb4f2ba6
SHA1:
50e51f7c8802559dd9787b0aebc85f192b7e2563
SHA256:
046041aba6ba77534c36bb0c2496408d23c6a09f930c46b392f1edc70dfd66de
Size:
537432
Directory:
D:\Soft\directx
Operating System:
Windows XP
Occurence:
Medium oc1
Digital Signature:
Microsoft Corporation

Is the Process "dxsetup.exe" Safe or Threat ?

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Latest new variant of the file with name "dxsetup.exe" was discovered 4125 days ago. Our database contains 40 variants of the file "dxsetup.exe" with final rating Safe and zero variants with final rating Threat . Final ratings are based on file reviews, discovered date, users occurence and antivirus scan results.

User Reviews of the "dxsetup.exe"

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  • SAFErating from user Gethard for file D:\SteamLibrary\SteamApps\common\L.A.Noire\3rd\dxsetup.exe

  • SAFErating from user MikeOne for file %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Expression\Web 4\dxsetup.exe (Variant: 19581432)

    This executable is the Microsoft DirectX Setup - an installation package for the DirectX pack of drivers and utilities from Microsoft. This package when downloaded and started consequently starts the installation itself.
    For the DirectX : "Microsoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms. Originally, the names of these APIs all began with Direct, such as Direct3D, DirectDraw, DirectMusic, DirectPlay, DirectSound, and so forth."
    Check the complete description on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX

  • SAFErating from user MikeOne for file E:\Install\Steam\SteamApps\common\Space Rangers HD A War Apart\_CommonRedist\DirectX\Jun2010\dxsetup.exe (Variant: 19243019)

    This executable is the Microsoft DirectX Setup - an installation package for the DirectX pack of drivers and utilities from Microsoft. This package when downloaded and started consequently starts the installation itself. For the DirectX : "Microsoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms. Originally, the names of these APIs all began with Direct, such as Direct3D, DirectDraw, DirectMusic, DirectPlay, DirectSound, and so forth." - check the complete description on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX

  • SAFErating from user Habetdin for file %PROGRAMFILES%\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Global Offensive\directx_installer\dxsetup.exe (Variant: 12635078)

    MS DirectX Updater

  • SAFErating from user ramy v for file E:\\برامج\\DirectX9\\DXSETUP.exe

  • SAFErating from user marian for file %PROGRAMFILES%\\Nexuiz\\install\\DirectX\\DXSETUP.exe

  • SAFErating from user sen565855 for file D:\__G A M E__\3D Action\Shadow Harvest - Phantom Ops\redist\DX\DXSETUP.exe

  • SAFErating from user mas for file D:\__G A M E__\3D Action\Shadow Harvest - Phantom Ops\redist\DX\DXSETUP.exe

  • SAFErating from user marke for file D:\resources\redist\DirectX\DXSETUP.exe

  • SAFErating from user McT for file %TEMP%\AUG2005DXREDIST\DXSETUP.exe (Variant: 124308)

    this process occurs usually when you install a game and it updates your directx to match the version needed by the game, safe as could be