Shadow Of The Tomb Raider Not Launching Windows 11

If you are experiencing launch failures, this is the first step you must take. Windows 11 is built on the Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 3.0. If your drivers are outdated, the handshake between the OS and the game fails instantly.

| Fix | Instructions | |-----|---------------| | | Windows Settings → System → Display → HDR → Off | | Change refresh rate | Set monitor to 60Hz temporarily | | Disable Windows Defender Application Guard | Turn off in Windows Features | | Reinstall GPU drivers without HDCP | Custom install → Uncheck HDCP support | | Install Vulkan runtime | Some systems require VulkanRT from LunarG | shadow of the tomb raider not launching windows 11

Windows 11’s virtualization-based security can break older game engines. If you are experiencing launch failures, this is

: Many Windows 11 users find that the game fails to initialize under DirectX 12. In the game’s initial splash screen/launcher, go to Options and uncheck "DirectX 12" to force the game to run on DirectX 11 . | Fix | Instructions | |-----|---------------| | |

The game relies on specific C++ libraries that might be missing or broken on a fresh Windows 11 install.

Here is how to fix them, ranked from the most effective solutions to the more obscure tweaks.