Documentationĭocumentation is available on the GitHub wiki. For details, see Where is the DirectX SDK?. These components are designed to work without requiring any content from the legacy DirectX SDK. It is recommended that you make use of the Windows Update SDK ( 19041). This code is designed to build with Visual Studio 2017 ( 15.9) or Visual Studio 2019. DXUT is a 'GLUT'-like framework for Direct3D 11.x Win32 desktop applications primarily samples, demos, and prototypes.