Include d3d11 to code block

Question

I'm still new to c++ and directX , what I'm trying to do is to include d3d11 to my project , after some research I ended up finding that I need to download windowsSDK 8.1 and then I go to Settings -> Compiler -> Search directories , and Add directories to the compiler and the linker

but when I installed the sdk I couldn't find :

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v8.1A\include

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v8.1A\lib

or :

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Kits\8.1\include

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Kits\8.1\lib

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Kits\8.1\bin

in the :

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Kits there is only folder ( 10 )

and in the :

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v8.1A\ there is only folder call ( bin )

I dont know if I'm doing something wrong or Microsoft change the directories or something .

Chuck Walbourn Chuck Walbourn · Accepted Answer · 2018-02-05T19:18:35

Generally you select which Windows SDK to use by editing the Visual C++ project properties and setting the General -> "Windows SDK Version" property.

If you are using some makefile-based build solution, the paths you want to use are actually:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Include\shared
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Include\um
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Include\winrt

C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Lib\winv6.3\um\x86
-or-
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Lib\winv6.3\um\x64

Or if using the Windows 10 SDK (which does in fact support Win32 desktop applications targeting Windows Vista SP2 or later) and assuming you have the latest Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (16299) installed:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.16299.0\shared
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.16299.0\um
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.16299.0\winrt

C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Lib\10.0.16299.0\um\x86
-or-
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Lib\10.0.16299.0\um\x64

As you are new to Direct3D, I'd recommend using the directx-vs-templates with VS 2013, VS 2015, or VS 2017. Also see DirectX Tool Kit for DX11.

Include d3d11 to code block

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