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Build 27802 and problems with game launcher applications
For a long time - also for the needs of insider testing of subsequent builds - I have been launching various types of games to check their operation. Unfortunately, on the latest Canary build (27802...
Microsoft oficially announced that they working on the fix for a d3d9.dll crash which is causing multiple apps to fail to launch starting with Build 27802 for some Insiders.
Source: Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27813 (Canary Channel) | Windows Insider Blog
Hey guys! It seems there is a problem in build 27802 that causes all the apps/games that use DirectX9 (specifically, the d3d9.dll module) to stop running. If you disable the Nvidia driver in the device manager, those apps will run without any problems! Also, Microsoft in the insider blog of build 27808 says they are investigating this problem, and I guess this problem will be solved in the one or two next builds.