Why can't I play Fallout 4 on my PC or Laptop!!!

[Im.No.Jedi84]

II cant get passed the start screen. the only option that works is the support screen. Please tel me that its not my system requirements are enough.... I'm trying to place it on my PC which is Win10 and my laptop, 11. Im hoping its more of a steam thing than a hardware issue.

[Lady Aeleanor]

Since we don't KNOW what your System specs are, go up to "Steam\Help\System Information". Copy & paste the output here.

[Zekiran]

So you know: Windows 11 hasn't been behaving very well with this game. Your mileage may vary but if your laptop has good enough specs to run it otherwise, windows 11 might mean it can't anyway.

We aren't telepathic and we also aren't magically able to reach through the internet to know either system's specs.

If your computer or laptop has an RTX 2xxx or 3xxx model video card, it will have trouble with the Weapon Debris in the game so that will need to be turned off.

You get to the start screen - what about the OPTIONS menu? Did it run enough to get your specs to tell the game "run at medium" or "run at ultra"?

What resolution are you trying to run it on the computer?

[Im.No.Jedi84]

Originally posted by Lady Aeleanor:

Since we don't KNOW what your System specs are, go up to "Steam\Help\System Information". Copy & paste the output here.

I post the specs below

[Im.No.Jedi84]

Originally posted by Lady Aeleanor:

Since we don't KNOW what your System specs are, go up to "Steam\Help\System Information". Copy & paste the output here.

Computer Information:
Manufacturer: HP
Model: HP ENVY x360 Convertible 15-ed1xxx
Form Factor: Laptop
Touch Input Detected

Processor Information:
CPU Vendor: GenuineIntel
CPU Brand: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
CPU Family: 0x6
CPU Model: 0x8c
CPU Stepping: 0x1
CPU Type: 0x0
Speed: 2419 Mhz
8 logical processors
4 physical processors
HyperThreading: Supported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Unsupported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Supported
AES: Supported
AVX: Supported
AVX2: Supported
AVX512F: Supported
AVX512PF: Unsupported
AVX512ER: Unsupported
AVX512CD: Supported
AVX512VNNI: Supported
SHA: Supported
CMPXCHG16B: Supported
LAHF/SAHF: Supported
PrefetchW: Unsupported

Operating System Version:
Windows 11 (64 bit)
NTFS: Supported
Crypto Provider Codes: Supported 311 0x0 0x0 0x0

Video Card:
Driver: Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics
DirectX Driver Name: igdumdim32.dll
Driver Version: 30.0.101.1191
DirectX Driver Version: 30.0.101.1191
Driver Date: 12 3 2021
OpenGL Version: 4.6
Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
DirectX Card: Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics
VendorID: 0x8086
DeviceID: 0x9a49
Revision: 0x1
Number of Monitors: 1
Number of Logical Video Cards: 1
No SLI or Crossfire Detected
Primary Display Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Desktop Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Primary Display Size: 13.54" x 7.64" (15.51" diag)
34.4cm x 19.4cm (39.4cm diag)
Primary Bus Type Not Detected
Primary VRAM: 1024 MB
Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x 8x

Sound card:
Audio device: Speaker (Realtek(R) Audio)

Memory:
RAM: 7937 MB

VR Hardware:
VR Headset: None detected

Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
Media Type: Undetermined
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 1441414 MB
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 887213 MB
OS Install Date: Sep 17 2022
Game Controller: None detected
MAC Address hash:

Storage:
Disk serial number hash: 81df52ae
Number of SSDs: 1
SSD sizes: 512G
Number of HDDs: 1
HDD sizes: 1000G

[Im.No.Jedi84]

Originally posted by Zekiran:

So you know: Windows 11 hasn't been behaving very well with this game. Your mileage may vary but if your laptop has good enough specs to run it otherwise, windows 11 might mean it can't anyway.

We aren't telepathic and we also aren't magically able to reach through the internet to know either system's specs.

If your computer or laptop has an RTX 2xxx or 3xxx model video card, it will have trouble with the Weapon Debris in the game so that will need to be turned off.

You get to the start screen - what about the OPTIONS menu? Did it run enough to get your specs to tell the game "run at medium" or "run at ultra"?

What resolution are you trying to run it on the computer?

Ok, so i went to the options and changed the setting to the lowest details and was about to sign in to bethesda for i could download some mods and the screen start to blank. so i just stopped it with Task-manager. but here is the crazier part, i had been having trouble downloading game for Stream, i download the game to my internal HHD but its No Where to be found in file explorer... Im not sure if that could be part of the issue or just an odd coincidence...

[Angela]

Pretty low spec system there, integrated GPU with 1gig VRAM and a CPU at 2.4GHz?

Then trying to immediately install mods from the game menu?

Yeah this isn't going to go well.

[Necron Monolith ₿]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i41TF-rtk9E
can be done it seems, though it'll be nothing spectacular. It's not gonna be due to a cpu with low clock speed so much as being a laptop cpu with low clock speed whilst having no other option than being one that tries to double as a gpu.

[hawkeye]

Your laptop does not meet the system requirements.

The cpu is good enough. The lack of a good gpu is going to be an issue. If you can't get 60 fps in Concord it isn't going to work when you reach Boston where the graphics load is much higher.

[Lady Aeleanor]

As mentioned, your laptop doesn't meet the requirements. You have Intel integrated graphics. You need a dedicated graphics card, with its own VRAM onboard. Also, while the game CAN run with 8 GB or RAM, 16 would make a lot of difference, if it was combined with a stand-alone GPU.

[Im.No.Jedi84]

Originally posted by Lady Aeleanor:

As mentioned, your laptop doesn't meet the requirements. You have Intel integrated graphics. You need a dedicated graphics card, with its own VRAM onboard. Also, while the game CAN run with 8 GB or RAM, 16 would make a lot of difference, if it was combined with a stand-alone GPU.

I know the spec on the desktop at that much better. But in know the graphics card isn't integrated into the motherboard... Although It is a Dell, so i know that will make things hard getting descent compatible upgrade parts for it. It does have 16gb Ram and i believe the processor is i5.

[hawkeye]

Originally posted by Im.No.Jedi84:

Originally posted by Lady Aeleanor:

As mentioned, your laptop doesn't meet the requirements. You have Intel integrated graphics. You need a dedicated graphics card, with its own VRAM onboard. Also, while the game CAN run with 8 GB or RAM, 16 would make a lot of difference, if it was combined with a stand-alone GPU.

I know the spec on the desktop at that much better. But in know the graphics card isn't integrated into the motherboard... Although It is a Dell, so i know that will make things hard getting descent compatible upgrade parts for it. It does have 16gb Ram and i believe the processor is i5.

You have to post the system info for the desktop if you want anyone to help you.

[Im.No.Jedi84]

Originally posted by Lady Aeleanor:

As mentioned, your laptop doesn't meet the requirements. You have Intel integrated graphics. You need a dedicated graphics card, with its own VRAM onboard. Also, while the game CAN run with 8 GB or RAM, 16 would make a lot of difference, if it was combined with a stand-alone GPU.

Do you mind if i asking some simple questions once in a while? I am currently taking classes to get Cisco certified for IT Essential Hardware and Software but the class is taking long to get to the knowledge i want for building a gaming. At lest the programming class is going some what faster. But I'm rambling, if you don't mind? if i could ask you some question once in a while.

[Iron Knights]

Who runs HDD anymore ? Your laptop does not pass requirements.
Here are the Fallout 4 System Requirements (Minimum)

CPU: Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz/AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz or equivalent
CPU SPEED: Info
RAM: 8 GB
OS: Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required)
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or equivalent
PIXEL SHADER: 5.0
VERTEX SHADER: 5.0
FREE DISK SPACE: 30 GB
DEDICATED VIDEO RAM: 2048 MB

2.8GHZ CPU speed is minimum. 2gb VRAM of the specs. above is also minimum.
Problem with laptops is you cannot manually switch GPUs, Windows Green will always be in charge. Must disable integrated GPU in Bios, performance for battery life trade off.

[Iron Knights]

Same problem if you have a Desktop with integrated GPU, thank Microsoft since 2014.

[Im.No.Jedi84]

Originally posted by Iron Knights:

Same problem if you have a Desktop with integrated GPU, thank Microsoft since 2014.

The Desktop, which was free, is 2021 at most. The main issue i know i'll have upgrading the pc is that its a Dell... I have heard so much about how dell makes there proprietary so upgrading to better graphic cards almost impossible. I think i might start looking at the dell website and see if its possible to buy upgraded parts and expansion from them since they do sell some gaming pcs.