When a user downloads the “DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer” from Microsoft, it does not merely install the latest version. Instead, it unpacks a large cabinet ( .cab ) archive containing hundreds of files. The “extra files” are those not strictly required for the base API to function but are needed for specific games or debugging. Common examples include:
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