Game wont open because an error with file GfeSDK.dll

[SantiPrice28]

The game won't open because it says that this GfeSDK.dll file is not designed to run on Windows or that it is damaged. I couldn't find any info about this error

I found a solution that is to delete that file and verify game files, but doing this everytime i want to play is really annoying, anyone know how to fix this?

Sorry if my english is bad

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

Originally posted by SantiPrice28:

I found a solution that is to delete that file and verify game files,

Where exactly do you delete that file?

It's a Windows system library provided by Nvidia, isn't it? Therefore it should be located outside the ELEX folder, and verifying the game installation would not do anything to it.

Which packages from Nvidia do you have installed? Perhaps you can uninstall some optional stuff and only keep the driver package.

Which extra software from Nvidia do you run? GeForce Experience or anything like that?

Btw, "latest" driver doesn't imply "best". Often the latest driver release cause regression and introduce new bugs. In such a case it may be necessary to downgrade to an older driver release or to wait for a next driver release that will fix bugs again.

[SantiPrice28]

The file is in the game folder i made a screenshot so you can see it

https://gyazo.com/2927f26caeaa43b320a5a5d783fde56f

From Nvidia i only installed the GeForce Experience and then i updated the drivers (no i didn't update to last version)

[SantiPrice28]

I fixed it already by formatting my pc (I was thinking of doing it anyways so i just tried it)

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

Ah, okay. Then you could simply have changed the order: 1) verify the game installation, 2) delete the DLL. ELEX hasn't received any patches since early/mid 2018, so no updates would restore the DLL.

Btw, the game's intro videos can also be deleted for a faster start. The long prologue video can be replaced with one of the short intro videos (from THQ or PB).