Why does Steam insist on installing DirectX every time...

[Malevolence]

...you install a new (new to Steam) game?

I mean, who is gaming on Windows and doesn't already have DirectX installed? Surely the better option would be for the application to check first and then skip installing it. Same goes for it always installing some flavour of MS Visual C++ with games too.

 

[Malevolence]

What operating system are you on?

I never have this.

W10 (fully up to date).

 

[Malevolence]

On my main steam drive in steamapps/common I recently noticed a new folder called "Steamworks Shared" and it only contains redistributables for direct x, c++ etc. Wonder if they are pooling these installers in one place now?

Don't have that folder in my Steamapps/common.