DirectX SDK vs Windows SDK: which one to use?

Question

I have an old game engine (sort of) based on DirectX 10, which I\'ve been planning to move to DX 11. I have also just installed Windows 8 and VS 2013 and, while trying to ru

Answer 1

Starting with Windows 8, the DirectX SDK is included as part of the Windows SDK.

The DirectX SDK (June 2010) is still available as the last release of the standalone DirectX SDK.

Take a look at this article: where is the DirectX SDK