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DirectX 12 bug (Can't launch game)

I keep getting this error: "DirectX 12 is required to run this application. Please ensure your OS and graphics card support DirectX 12 and try again."
Note, I have direct X 12, and my drivers all say they support it, I have the most recent updates from windows, and all the drivers say they have the best update.
Note, I have direct X 12, and my drivers all say they support it, I have the most recent updates from windows, and all the drivers say they have the best update.
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I'm currently running with a
-NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
-12th Gen Intel i9-12900H
Windows 10 support DirectX 12. My processor and graphics card support it as well. Working on current graphics card driver and window patches.
I just updated the launcher, and still receive the same error.
I have checked all my drivers, my graphics card, my reinstalled my OS (Windows 11 to try to fix a possible corruption there), reinstalled the game multiple times, repaired it multiple times, and searched the internet for possible solutions.
I have no idea if this is actually what fixed it but i can now move onto the next bug of there not being any servers to connect to
Appreciate the suggestion - however this did not fix the issue for me.
Thanks for sending me the link to this thread - I'm also a laptop user with an NVIDIA GeForce 1650. DX12 is installed and supported by my OS as well. I tried your suggestion in forcing the NVIDIA graphics card on the AoC client but it did not help. I haven't tried forcing on all programmes but if you do please let us know how it goes.
I suspect your guess that it's something to do with laptops is right though unfortunately.
I had this same problem and i fixed it going to the NVidia web site to find the driver for my graphic card. I selected the series, the model (Geforce GTx 1060) and downloaded the most recent version of the "Game Ready Driver". I installed it and fixed this issue.
GL for all