Dishonored 2 Windows 7 DirectX 11.1 Help!

[Mayonnaise]

So I just finished installing Dishonored 2 on my computer running Windows 7 and upon starting the game from Steam I am unfortunately greeted by an error message stating that I need to check if my processor supports DirectX 11.1 or something like that. I checked my dxdiag and it says that I am running DirectX 11. Whats the issue?
Thanks in advance!

Hey all, Im really sorry to have not closed this post by now. I have had this issue fixed for a while now. To fix it, I reverted back to my Windows 8.1 version and it all works fine. It seems like my computer simply has an issue running Windows 7 correctly.

[Drowning witch]

you need a fully up to date win7. it's an old OS.

[Mayonnaise]

Originally posted by Drowning witch:

you need a fully up to date win7. it's an old OS.

Thank you for your quick reply! Would you happen to know any way that I could perhaps manually fully update my Windows 7? I am using Windows Update and it has been searching for updates for forever now, and I dont know what the issue is.

Do you think an issue may be that the computer doesnt recognize my Windows 7 as an ingenuine copy of Windows? Now, I can promise you that this Windows is 100% genuine so pelase dont think that you are talking to some pirate trying to get things for free.

[Liliana_Me]

Originally posted by Drowning witch:

you need a fully up to date win7. it's an old OS.

Win 7 is NOT an old O.S, it is the one before Win 10 which is the last one !


Win Updates is not able anymore to find updates, even if the update research is the 1st one of the PC !

I am on Win 7

Dishonored 2 worked fine on Win 7, and Win updates too... until very recently. Microsoft knows about that problem but refuse to fix it to force people to upgrade to Win 10 (a unacceptable tyran behaviour Microsoft have today. It deserves everybody throws Microsoft and any version of its Windows to the garbage, where their place really is !)

[SleeveDagger]

Does your GPU run DX11? Your dxdiag means the your OS is DX11 ready does not mean your GPU is.

[Raesche]

Originally posted by AnaEli:

Originally posted by Drowning witch:

you need a fully up to date win7. it's an old OS.

Win 7 is NOT an old O.S, it is the one before Win 10 which is the last one !


Win Updates is not able anymore to find updates, even if the update research is the 1st one of the PC !

I am on Win 7

Dishonored 2 worked fine on Win 7, and Win updates too... until very recently. Microsoft knows about that problem but refuse to fix it to force people to upgrade to Win 10 (a unacceptable tyran behaviour Microsoft have today. It deserves everobody throw Microsoft and any version of its Windows to the garbage, where their place really is !

Its not the one before Windows 10. Win7->Win8->Win8.1->Win10
Yes it is an old OS. MS has stopped supporting if aside from security updates IIRC. Yes it *should* work on Windows 7, and do you really expect MS to support a >7 year old OS that is 3 versions behind?

Socrates is on the right path. It would help to know what your processor and graphics card are.

[lesoo7]

Do a search for a fix for windows update problem, I had this after a new install and found a fix for it, now it auto updates with no problems.

[j.mcleod]

Originally posted by lesoo7:

Do a search for a fix for windows update problem, I had this after a new install and found a fix for it, now it auto updates with no problems.

I can testify to that. Initial install of W7 is a pain in the arse, but once you get it going its fine. You might have to manually download a few of the updates.

[Cuddle Bunny!]

Get a DX 11 gpu

[cyberwiz97]

I'm running a three-year-old, Windows 7 OS, with no updates for two years now. Hardware is i7-3770S, 8GB, gtx660 w/2GB. I'm also on DX11. I'm not having any issues (knock on wood).

What GPU do you have? (If you're not sure, go to the Steam task bar and under Help, click on System Information. It'll be listing there.)

[Liliana_Me]

Originally posted by Raesche:

Originally posted by AnaEli:

Win 7 is NOT an old O.S, it is the one before Win 10 which is the last one !


Win Updates is not able anymore to find updates, even if the update research is the 1st one of the PC !

I am on Win 7

Dishonored 2 worked fine on Win 7, and Win updates too... until very recently. Microsoft knows about that problem but refuse to fix it to force people to upgrade to Win 10 (a unacceptable tyran behaviour Microsoft have today. It deserves everobody throw Microsoft and any version of its Windows to the garbage, where their place really is !

Its not the one before Windows 10. Win7->Win8->Win8.1->Win10
Yes it is an old OS. MS has stopped supporting if aside from security updates IIRC. Yes it *should* work on Windows 7, and do you really expect MS to support a >7 year old OS that is 3 versions behind?

Socrates is on the right path. It would help to know what your processor and graphics card are.

Yes, you're right !

I forgot Win 8 (and Win 8.1 which are the same O.S : Win 8, just like Win 98 and Win 98 SE are both Win 98 !)... But it has been such a failure for Microsoft that it released Win 10 really really quickly, right after it (without even releasing Win 9, to tell it's not a follow to Win 8. Many people consider Win 8 is just a sketch of Windows 10, not a full O.S... So it wouldn't really be 3 O.S before, but more or less just one (if we consider Win 8 as a young Win 10) or 2 if not...

Anyway : Dishonored 2 worked fine on Win 7... until... just few days ago !

[hawkman97]

I'm having the same problem but its not working

[r3fleCt.de ツ]

Originally posted by AnaEli:

Originally posted by Drowning witch:

you need a fully up to date win7. it's an old OS.

Win 7 is NOT an old O.S, it is the one before Win 10 which is the last one !

u kiddin me? Sure Win7 is old also there are Win8 and 8.1 after Win7 and NOT Win10.

Windows 7 2009
Windows 8 2012
Windows 8.1 2013
Windows 10 2015

what people say about it it's not interesting.

All of them are Full Versions!

[Liliana_Me]

Originally posted by r3fleCt.de ツ:

Originally posted by AnaEli:

Win 7 is NOT an old O.S, it is the one before Win 10 which is the last one !

u kiddin me? Sure Win7 is old also there are Win8 and 8.1 after Win7 and NOT Win10.

Windows 7 2009
Windows 8 2012
Windows 8.1 2013
Windows 10 2015

what people say about it it's not interesting.

All of them are Full Versions!

And do you think you're not part of the people who "say about it" ?

8 and 8.1 mean 8. That's the truth.

So there is 7, 8 and 10...

But I thought we were talking about Dishonored 2, weren't we ?

Do you prefer to focus on the different version of Windows ?

If you do, I think you should post on the Microsoft discussion board.

If you don't, so, let's talk about the real subject here : the bug on the start of Dishonored 2.

THAT is important.

I don't f***ing care about Windows versions.

And to help everyone and to have a constructive talk, when we meet that problem with Dishonored 2, we have to contact Bethesda's support... Here : https://help.bethesda.net/app/ask

[trek554]

Originally posted by AnaEli:

Originally posted by Drowning witch:

you need a fully up to date win7. it's an old OS.

Win 7 is NOT an old O.S, it is the one before Win 10 which is the last one !


Win Updates is not able anymore to find updates, even if the update research is the 1st one of the PC !

I am on Win 7

Dishonored 2 worked fine on Win 7, and Win updates too... until very recently. Microsoft knows about that problem but refuse to fix it to force people to upgrade to Win 10 (a unacceptable tyran behaviour Microsoft have today. It deserves everobody throw Microsoft and any version of its Windows to the garbage, where their place really is !

do you enjoy making a fool of yourself? Win 7 was NOT the one right before Win 10 as already pointed out and it also had an initial release date of July 22, 2009 so YES it is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ OLD.

[Liliana_Me]

Originally posted by trek554:

Originally posted by AnaEli:

Win 7 is NOT an old O.S, it is the one before Win 10 which is the last one !


Win Updates is not able anymore to find updates, even if the update research is the 1st one of the PC !

I am on Win 7

Dishonored 2 worked fine on Win 7, and Win updates too... until very recently. Microsoft knows about that problem but refuse to fix it to force people to upgrade to Win 10 (a unacceptable tyran behaviour Microsoft have today. It deserves everobody throw Microsoft and any version of its Windows to the garbage, where their place really is !

do you enjoy making a fool of yourself? Win 7 was NOT the one right before Win 10 as already pointed out and it also had an initial release date of July 22, 2009 so YES it is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ OLD.

Hey, trek554 ! Before posting, take the time to read what I've wrote after.

Thank you :

Originally posted by AnaEli:

Yes, you're right !

I forgot Win 8 (and Win 8.1 which are the same O.S : Win 8, just like Win 98 and Win 98 SE are both Win 98 !)... But it has been such a failure for Microsoft that it released Win 10 really really quickly, right after it (without even releasing Win 9, to tell it's not a follow to Win 8. Many people consider Win 8 is just a sketch of Windows 10, not a full O.S... So it wouldn't really be 3 O.S before, but more or less just one (if we consider Win 8 as a young Win 10) or 2 if not...

Anyway : Dishonored 2 worked fine on Win 7... until... just few days ago !

Originally posted by AnaEli:

I thought we were talking about Dishonored 2, weren't we ?

Do you prefer to focus on the different version of Windows ?

If you do, I think you should post on the Microsoft discussion board.

If you don't, so, let's talk about the real subject here : the bug on the start of Dishonored 2.

THAT is important.

I don't f***ing care about Windows versions.

And to help everyone and to have a constructive talk, when we meet that problem with Dishonored 2, we have to contact Bethesda's support... Here : https://help.bethesda.net/app/ask

So who makes a fool of himself now, trek554 ? 'cause I don't.