diff --git a/desktop-src/direct3d11/atoc-dx-graphics-direct3d-11.md b/desktop-src/direct3d11/atoc-dx-graphics-direct3d-11.md
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--- a/desktop-src/direct3d11/atoc-dx-graphics-direct3d-11.md
+++ b/desktop-src/direct3d11/atoc-dx-graphics-direct3d-11.md
@@ -3,42 +3,31 @@ title: Direct3D 11 Graphics
description: Direct3D 11 Graphics
ms.assetid: 11413056-5033-4b4f-b80c-fccccb4057bc
ms.topic: reference
-ms.date: 05/31/2018
+ms.date: 05/22/2025
---
# Direct3D 11 Graphics
-You can use Microsoft Direct3D 11 graphics to create 3-D graphics for games and scientific and desktop applications.
+You can use Microsoft Direct3D 11 graphics to create 3-D graphics for games, and for scientific and desktop applications.
This section contains information about programming with Direct3D 11 graphics.
-For more information, see [Direct3D 11 Features](direct3d-11-features.md).
+For more info, see [Direct3D 11 Features](./direct3d-11-features.md).
+| | Supported |
+|-|-|
+| **Supported runtime environments** | Windows/C++ |
+| **Recommended programming languages** | C/C++ |
+| **Minimum supported client** | Windows 7 |
+| **Minimum supported server** | Windows Server 2008 R2 |
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-| | Supported |
-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| **Supported runtime environments** | Windows/C++ |
-| **Recommended programming languages** | C/C++ |
-| **Minimum supported client** | Windows 7 |
-| **Minimum supported server** | Windows Server 2008 R2 |
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-| Topic | Description |
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| [How to Use Direct3D 11](how-to-use-direct3d-11.md)
| This section demonstrates how to use the Direct3D 11 API to accomplish several common tasks.
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-| [What's new in Direct3D 11](dx-graphics-overviews-introduction.md)
| This section describes features added in Direct3D 11, Direct3D 11.1, and Direct3D 11.2.
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-| [Programming Guide for Direct3D 11](dx-graphics-overviews.md)
| The programming guide contains information about how to use the Direct3D 11 programmable pipeline to create realtime 3D graphics for games as well as scientific and desktop applications.
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-| [Direct3D 11 Reference](atoc-d3d11-graphics-reference.md)
| This section contains the reference pages for Direct3D 11-based graphics programming.
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+| Topic | Description |
+|-|-|
+| [How to Use Direct3D 11](how-to-use-direct3d-11.md) | This section demonstrates how to use the Direct3D 11 API to accomplish several common tasks. |
+| [What's new in Direct3D 11](dx-graphics-overviews-introduction.md) | This section describes features added in Direct3D 11, Direct3D 11.1, and Direct3D 11.2. |
+| [Programming Guide for Direct3D 11](dx-graphics-overviews.md) | The programming guide contains information about how to use the Direct3D 11 programmable pipeline to create realtime 3D graphics for games as well as scientific and desktop applications. |
+| [Direct3D 11 Reference](atoc-d3d11-graphics-reference.md) | This section contains the reference pages for Direct3D 11-based graphics programming. |
In addition to Direct3D 11 being supported by Windows 7 and later and Windows Server 2008 R2 and later, Direct3D 11 is available down-level for Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Server 2008 by downloading [KB 971512](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/971512/).
For info about new Direct3D 11.1 features that are included with Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and are partially available on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 via the [Platform Update for Windows 7](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2670838), see [Direct3D 11.1 Features](direct3d-11-1-features.md) and the [Platform Update for Windows 7](/windows/desktop/direct3darticles/platform-update-for-windows-7).
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