# DirectX DirectX is Microsoft's set of APIs and Windows components for graphics, games, and high-performance multimedia applications. This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## An initial investigation into WDDM on ReactOS DevFeed: [An initial investigation into WDDM on ReactOS]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2025-10-07T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Front Page on ReactOS Website]() Topics: [ReactOS](), [Windows](), [GPU](), [Hardware](), [DirectX](), [OpenGL](), [Graphics]() Tags: [directx](), [free](), [gpu](), [graphics](), [hardware](), [open-source](), [opengl](), [os](), [react](), [reactos](), [win32](), [winapi]() ### AI overview This article investigates the Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) in ReactOS, describing how Vista-era changes shifted GPU management toward driver vendors and examining related display-driver behavior, OpenGL ICD loading, and Vulkan similarities. ### Source excerpt The history of ReactOS spans a wider range than the lives of many of the people who work on it today. Incredible individuals have come and gone from the project with vastly different goals for what they want to see developed. In recent years, better hardware support has emerged as one of those goals. As ReactOS gazes towards the world of Vista and beyond, a few questions about how hardware works emerge. ## Zed for Windows Progress Update DevFeed: [Zed for Windows Progress Update]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Max Brunsfeld Published: 2025-08-19T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Zed Industries - Blog]() Topics: [Windows](), [DirectX](), [GPU](), [shaders]() Tags: [directx](), [gpu](), [shaders](), [windows](), [zed]() ### AI overview Zed's Windows team reports progress on a DirectX 11 rendering backend intended to avoid Vulkan compatibility issues and reduce memory use. The work also involved shader debugging, a switch from Direct2D to DirectWrite for glyph rasterization, and investigation of GPU-memory allocation failures. ### Source excerpt An update on what the Zed for Windows team has been doing in July and August. ## ReactOS 0.3.4 Release, Gaming Progress, Bootloader Advances, and ARM Port DevFeed: [ReactOS 0.3.4 Release, Gaming Progress, Bootloader Advances, and ARM Port]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2008-02-07T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Front Page on ReactOS Website]() Topics: [ReactOS](), [Development](), [Open Source](), [DirectX](), [OpenGL](), [Windows](), [Arm]() Tags: [arm](), [boot](), [bootloader](), [directx](), [free](), [mobile](), [open-source](), [opengl](), [os](), [react](), [reactos](), [release](), [win32](), [winapi]() ### AI overview This ReactOS newsletter covers the 0.3.4 release, reported speed improvements, gaming compatibility progress through DirectX, a bootloader that can boot Windows Server 2003 without its native loader, and preparations for an ARM port. ### Source excerpt 0.3.4 Release 0.3.4 was released a few weeks back. While it has seen some major improvements, the mouse/keyboard bug wasn't completely squashed in the release. However, it has been fixed in trunk by Aleksey, so all of you can stop complaining about it. On the other hand, people are reporting some major speed increases with this release. Thomas Bluemel's work on the desktop heap and Jim Tabor's work in deferring switchs between user and kernel mode seem to be paying off. ## ReactOS 0.3.4 Release Plans, RosBE 1.1, and Game Compatibility DevFeed: [ReactOS 0.3.4 Release Plans, RosBE 1.1, and Game Compatibility]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2007-12-16T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Front Page on ReactOS Website]() Topics: [ReactOS](), [changelog](), [Development](), [gcc](), [toolchain](), [DirectX]() Tags: [build](), [changelog](), [directx](), [free](), [gcc](), [open-source](), [os](), [react](), [reactos](), [release](), [win32](), [winapi]() ### AI overview This ReactOS newsletter discusses planned ReactOS 0.3.4 release timing, the RosBE v1.1 build-environment release, and progress toward running OpenGL and Wine DirectX games. It also describes ongoing work on the graphical subsystem and native hardware-accelerated DirectX support. ### Source excerpt Release Time According to our project manager the change log should be finished by the end of December and if all remaining blockers are fixed release will occur sometime in January. ReactOS 0.3.4 promises to improve on 0.3.3 by working on more hardware, running even more applications, being faster and more stable than ever before. Even so many of the same old restrictions apply. We thank everyone who has helped make this release possible. ## Newsletter 27 DevFeed: [Newsletter 27]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2007-07-04T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Front Page on ReactOS Website]() Topics: [ReactOS](), [debug](), [qemu](), [Firefox](), [Command-line interface](), [DirectX](), [Graphics](), [Kernel](), [Network](), [Windows]() Tags: [command-line](), [debugging](), [directx](), [firefox](), [free](), [graphics](), [kernel](), [network](), [newsletter](), [open-source](), [os](), [qemu](), [react](), [reactos](), [win32](), [winapi](), [windows]() ### AI overview ReactOS Newsletter 27 reports recent development activity, including fixes for major blocker bugs, VMware Workstation display-driver progress enabling limited DirectX or ReactX demonstrations, and remaining issues affecting npfs, QEMU graphics, kernel debugging, SCSI support, and the Firefox 2 installer. It also describes an exploratory effort to boot ReactOS on One Laptop Per Child hardware. ### Source excerpt Bug Hunt The past few weeks have seen quite a lot of activity. At least six major blocker bugs were dealt with, ranging from the network issue to various bugs in the command line console. The pre VMware Workstation 6 Display Driver also now installs and works, which opens up some interesting possibilities. Specifically, on VMware Workstation, the driver allows the use of DirectX or ReactX. Which means Magnus Olsen's work on ReactX can actually be demo'ed on Workstation, to an extent. ## ReactOS Newsletter 20: 0.3.1 Reactions and WinDBG Support DevFeed: [ReactOS Newsletter 20: 0.3.1 Reactions and WinDBG Support]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2007-03-18T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Front Page on ReactOS Website]() Topics: [ReactOS](), [debugging](), [Kernel](), [Windows](), [DirectX](), [qemu]() Tags: [debugging](), [directx](), [free](), [kernel](), [open-source](), [os](), [possible](), [qemu](), [react](), [reactos](), [release](), [win32](), [winapi]() ### AI overview This ReactOS newsletter discusses reactions to version 0.3.1, including difficulties running it on real hardware and instability related to a kernel rewrite. It also reports progress toward WinDBG support and ongoing DirectX and win32k work. ### Source excerpt A Third Introduction Good day to all. The name's Z98 and I'm one of two release managers for ReactOS. The source files and QEMU images were generated by me, so if there are any mistakes, you know who to complain to. Today I wrote most of the newsletter and I will be helping samwise52 in the future. Reactions to 0.3.1 Reactions have varied in regard to 0.3.1, though one response was consistent. ## Newsletter 12 DevFeed: [Newsletter 12]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2006-11-19T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Front Page on ReactOS Website]() Topics: [ReactOS](), [Development](), [Kernel](), [DirectX](), [boot](), [test](), [Bot]() Tags: [boot](), [bugfixes](), [bugs](), [code](), [dev](), [directx](), [free](), [open-source](), [os](), [react](), [reactos](), [test](), [win32](), [winapi]() ### AI overview ReactOS Newsletter 12 reports website updates, plans to branch ReactOS 0.3.1, and recent development work on DirectX Draw, boot optimization, kernel scheduling and timers, drivers, services, setup, user-mode applications, registry testing, and Wine synchronization. ### Source excerpt Time to get this Newsletter Back on Track A newsletter author, a new start. No, I am not the new newsletter author, we are still searching for one. Please read the related news entry for more detailed information. If you would like to be the ReactOS newsletter author, please send an email to "ros-dev" developer mailing list (don't forget to subscribe), explaining why you think you would be a good newsletter author.