: Some specific games (like World of Warcraft ) have had DirectX 12 features "backported" to Windows 7 by Microsoft to extend game life, but this was never broadly applied to Windows 8.1. How to Check Your Current Version
If you have a game that requires DirectX 12 (Level 12_0 or higher), you have two primary options: directx-12-download-windows-8-1-64-bit
: DirectX 12 was designed as a core feature of Windows 10. Windows 8.1 is officially capped at DirectX 11.2 . : Some specific games (like World of Warcraft