Open the 'Troubleshooting' tab and click 'Change Settings.' Enter the administrator password if prompted. Right-click the desktop and choose 'Screen Resolution.'
Programs that require a version other than those listed will not work on your computer.Ĭheck the DirectX Features section to make sure each line reads 'Enabled.' If any line does not, you need to enable hardware acceleration. Read the 'Feature Levels' line in the Drivers section to see which versions of DirectX your video card supports. If DirectX is installed correctly, it will read 'No problems found.' Read the 'Notes' box to learn about any errors with Direct3D. Open the 'Display' tab to see the status of Direct3D and other graphics components in DirectX.
Press 'Windows-R' and enter 'dxdiag' to run the DirectX Diagnostic Tool. Windows includes a tool for testing your DirectX installation, and you can solve most issues by turning on hardware acceleration or updating DirectX and your video driver. If your computer has a problem with a DirectX file or a graphics driver, it can cause these programs to crash or not open. Many computer games, as well as some 3D modelling programs, rely on the Direct3D component of DirectX to render graphics.
