If you are a Windows user, you may have encountered the “Setup could not download the file” error when trying to install or update DirectX. This error can prevent you from running some applications that require DirectX, such as Steam games or video editing software. Hence, to fix this error and help you update and install DirectX on your Windows desktop, this guide will help you.
The DirectX “Setup could not download the file” error message can happen due to the following reasons:
Hence, depending on the cause of the error you can fix it and install DirectX by following these workarounds:
The first thing you should do is check your network connection and make sure it is stable and fast enough to download the DirectX files. You can run the Network Troubleshooter to diagnose and fix any network issues by following these steps:
Sometimes, your Windows Firewall or antivirus software may block the download of some files that are required for DirectX installation. To fix this, you need to allow DirectX through Windows Firewall and disable your antivirus software temporarily. To do this, follow these steps:
Visual C++ Redistributable and .NET Framework are runtime libraries that allow some applications to run on Windows. If they are outdated or corrupted, they may cause DirectX installation problems. To fix this, you need to update them to the latest versions. To do this, follow these steps:
That’s everything covered on how to fix the “Setup could not download the file” DirectX error. Also, check out our other guides, such as How to fix the “DirectX encountered an unrecoverable error” on Windows or How to fix the “failed to load dll from the list: error code 126” on Windows.
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