How to Enable Direct Storage in Windows 10

key Takeaways

Firstly you don't need to manually turn on the direct storage feature in Windows because it automatically turns on compatible hardware
Make sure your PC has a GPU that supports directx12 and has NVME SSD as the main drive.
Make sure your Windows 10 or 11 has been updated with the latest version as well as the graphics driver.

The main use of direct storage is to significantly improve game graphics and the loading time of your slow system.

Microsoft developed DirectX technology to load the most demanding game's graphics fastest and most efficiently possible.

To use this technology in your current Windows PC, you don't need to do anything unless you have Fully compatible hardware.

Microsoft claimed that by using direct storage technology game and app loading time improved by 40 times faster compared to regular storage.

To use direct storage in your PC your PC needs the following system requirements,

1. GPU compatible with Directx 12 and shader model 6.0

2. Windows 10 version 1909 or up

3. Nvme SSD with PCI 3.0 or up

In addition, the game you intend to play is also supported with direct storage technology.

To check your PC has above given system requirements components installed in your motherboard,

1. press the window + R key at the same time, and an input box will appear on the bottom left side of your screen.

2. put dxdiag and press enter in that input box.

3. A direct window will open, in the system tab see the system information main heading.

In the last line there is a direct version given, see if there written as DirectX 12 or not.

If is DirectX 12 shown in the screenshot above, then your PC supports that.

To check SSD type go to taskmanager>performance>disk and see if there is SSD mentioned wnamenvme.

or go to the device manager and expand the disk driver to see the hard drive type.

Search your given SSD name on the web to see if it is an NVME or not.

Sadly there are no official ways to run direct storage technology on unsupported hardware.

But you can upgrade your PC components based on the model number to meet the system requirements and in the end, run direct storage technology.

Most Windows PC and laptops have SSD and GPU upgradability. Check your PC model user manual to see if your PC is compatible with upgrade components.

If yes then upgrade your PC with nvme SSD with pci3.0 and use modern GPU that supports directx12.

That only option to run direct storage on an unsupported PC.

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