Windows 10 21H2: 12 Hours of Playtime Later - "Graphics card does not meet minimal specification requirements"

[Horse With No Name]

Failure to launch. I have a 2080 and great specs otherwise. Problem is I'm on Windows 10 21H2 which Microsoft seems to be purposely making Bethesda require their users to be on based on other posts. I am no schmuck and will not be updating my Windows (all Microsoft updates are blocked on my computer) as it hasn't even worked for some users, and Windows just keeps getting more ads/worse in general. The fact that Windows 10 22H2 does not have an Enterprise version yet also has me steering away from a security standpoint.

Hoping to make this a thread to discuss this issue and it getting fixed so players on 21H2 can play again, which is listed as the minimum Windows version required. I got 12 hours in, closed the game and relaunched, and have gotten this error ever since. Updated drivers, reinstalled, reverified, no luck besides updating Windows and having it possibly fix.

[MemeMachine]

>Refuses to update windows because it keeps getting worse and worse.
>Continues to buy games from Bethesda that keep getting worse and worse.
Horse.....Bro.....

[Horse With No Name]

Originally posted by MemeMachine:

>Refuses to update windows because it keeps getting worse and worse.
>Continues to buy games from Bethesda that keep getting worse and worse.
Horse.....Bro.....

Saying they're making games worse and worse is not true, this game is much better than 76, especially at launch. I was having a pretty decent time playing the game until it stopped launching.

[Silverlight]

Just go use Linux.

Having an up-to-date OS is becoming more important in this decade than ever before.

You don't have to use windows, but you can't use unupdated systems to run new software.

Things just change too rapidly now.

[Horse With No Name]

Originally posted by Bellen:

Just go use Linux.

Having an up-to-date OS is becoming more important in this decade than ever before.

You don't have to use windows, but you can't use unupdated systems to run new software.

Things just change too rapidly now.

I would switch to Linux but I haven't had an opportunity to see how it affects .exe gaming, I wouldn't want to if it even added a few ms of latency virtualizing .exe files as I play many competitive games. Maybe you have advice, do you run Windows in a VM inside of Linux?

[Silverlight]

Originally posted by The Horse With No Name:

Originally posted by Bellen:

Just go use Linux.

Having an up-to-date OS is becoming more important in this decade than ever before.

You don't have to use windows, but you can't use unupdated systems to run new software.

Things just change too rapidly now.

I would switch to Linux but I haven't had an opportunity to see how it affects .exe gaming, I wouldn't want to if it even added a few ms of latency virtualizing .exe files as I play many competitive games. Maybe you have advice, do you run Windows in a VM inside of Linux?

I have Windows 11 beta branch and Ubuntu 23.04.

Both on separate m.2s

When I need one or the other I switch.

[Horse With No Name]

Originally posted by Bellen:

Originally posted by The Horse With No Name:

I would switch to Linux but I haven't had an opportunity to see how it affects .exe gaming, I wouldn't want to if it even added a few ms of latency virtualizing .exe files as I play many competitive games. Maybe you have advice, do you run Windows in a VM inside of Linux?

I have Windows 11 beta branch and Ubuntu 23.04.

Both on separate m.2s

When I need one or the other I switch.

You just shut down your PC and boot into the other OS? Isn't that a bit tedious? When are you finding you need Windows? Can I "emulate" Starfield on Linux natively with Wine or something? I'm sure that's what the Steam Deck is doing. Thanks for your reply.

[Weird Potato]

Originally posted by The Horse With No Name:

I am no schmuck and will not be updating my Windows (

Start by updating your out of date OS, go from there. I have literally no issues running Starfield. You say you're not a shmuck, yet you stay on Windows 10

[Silverlight]

Originally posted by The Horse With No Name:

Originally posted by Bellen:

I have Windows 11 beta branch and Ubuntu 23.04.

Both on separate m.2s

When I need one or the other I switch.

You just shut down your PC and boot into the other OS? Isn't that a bit tedious? When are you finding you need Windows? Can I "emulate" Starfield on Linux natively with Wine or something? I'm sure that's what the Steam Deck is doing. Thanks for your reply.

They don't emulate. The last decade has seen the rise of something called Proton.

It works in conjunction with Wine and acts to replace every library, dll and environment requirement of a Windows game, without using any Microsoft code.

Proton is a compatibility layer, and for some games the results are better than windows.

Instead of DirectX the games render in Vulkan.

Windows does tend to perform better on gaming most times. But it's always a hassle optimizing it . And windows has some weird AF issues these days.

Linux isn't sus at all and gaming there feels more straightforward which ironic to me.

[Silverlight]

Also my PC boots in less than 10 seconds, Linux even faster than windows, so it isn't a pain at all.

[The Watcher]

you guys remember when not long ago win11 was blowing PC? man i hope this isnt going to be another time this type of thing happens.

[The Watcher]

Originally posted by Bellen:

Originally posted by The Horse With No Name:

You just shut down your PC and boot into the other OS? Isn't that a bit tedious? When are you finding you need Windows? Can I "emulate" Starfield on Linux natively with Wine or something? I'm sure that's what the Steam Deck is doing. Thanks for your reply.

They don't emulate. The last decade has seen the rise of something called Proton.

It works in conjunction with Wine and acts to replace every library, dll and environment requirement of a Windows game, without using any Microsoft code.

Proton is a compatibility layer, and for some games the results are better than windows.

Instead of DirectX the games render in Vulkan.

Windows does tend to perform better on gaming most times. But it's always a hassle optimizing it . And windows has some weird AF issues these days.

Linux isn't sus at all and gaming there feels more straightforward which ironic to me.

i always wanted to try it. but i have been to scared cuz i know nothing about it. just like i hate IOS for the same reason. man i sound old lol

[PortalShifter]

Originally posted by The Horse With No Name:

I am no schmuck and will not be updating my Windows (all Microsoft updates are blocked on my computer) as it hasn't even worked for some users, and Windows just keeps getting more ads/worse in general.

You don't update Windows yet it continues getting worse.

How curious. I wonder why that could be?

[Silverlight]

Originally posted by The Watcher:

Originally posted by Bellen:

They don't emulate. The last decade has seen the rise of something called Proton.

It works in conjunction with Wine and acts to replace every library, dll and environment requirement of a Windows game, without using any Microsoft code.

Proton is a compatibility layer, and for some games the results are better than windows.

Instead of DirectX the games render in Vulkan.

Windows does tend to perform better on gaming most times. But it's always a hassle optimizing it . And windows has some weird AF issues these days.

Linux isn't sus at all and gaming there feels more straightforward which ironic to me.

i always wanted to try it. but i have been to scared cuz i know nothing about it. just like i hate IOS for the same reason. man i sound old lol

Windows, Mac and Linux used to share a common code structure, but windows noped out 2 decades ago or so.

Now Mac and Linux share a decent amount in common still, while windows is a completely different thing.

I think, at a processor level, Mac and Linux kept the right of it.

Unix based ftw

[The Watcher]

Originally posted by Bellen:

Originally posted by The Watcher:

i always wanted to try it. but i have been to scared cuz i know nothing about it. just like i hate IOS for the same reason. man i sound old lol

Windows, Mac and Linux used to share a common code structure, but windows noped out 2 decades ago or so.

Now Mac and Linux share a decent amount in common still, while windows is a completely different thing.

I think, at a processor level, Mac and Linux kept the right of it.

Unix based ftw

hmm. with everything everyone is saying about, maybe i should learn to use it then. i rly hate windows anymore to be honest.

[Silverlight]

Originally posted by The Watcher:

Originally posted by Bellen:

Windows, Mac and Linux used to share a common code structure, but windows noped out 2 decades ago or so.

Now Mac and Linux share a decent amount in common still, while windows is a completely different thing.

I think, at a processor level, Mac and Linux kept the right of it.

Unix based ftw

hmm. with everything everyone is saying about, maybe i should learn to use it then. i rly hate windows anymore to be honest.

When SteamOS 3 launches for desktop computers officially, Linux will be an easier transition.

SteamOS 3 currently powers the Steam Deck, and is a great Linux distro.

Steam allows you to launch games with proton right through it's interface, even in Ubuntu.

You just launch a game with compatibility on.

This works for most games, but some have anti-cheat restrictions or specific compatibility steps need to be taken.

Tons of resources online right now just for the Steam Deck, but all that stuff will end up applying to SteamOS in general.