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Why is DirectX 12 Ultimate Disabled on Windows 11

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Why would DirectX 12 Ultimate be Disabled on Windows 11?

What specifically is Windows 11 looking for?

This is a laptop. The CPU has integrated Intel UHD Graphics - Intel Iris Xe 11th Gen. DxDiag is showing that DirectX 12 is Disabled in Windows 11.

asked Dec 23, 2022 at 22:24

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Apparently Intel UHD does not support DX12. It's only supported by recent Nvidia cards and a few high-end AMD cards. DX12 is relatively new (about 1 year old) so it's very reasonable that most graphics adapters don't support it yet. It will probably take a while but eventually I guess most cards and eventually integrated graphics will also support it, just like it took a while but eventually happened with DX11.

I am not sure though which (if any) graphics cards / integrated graphics adapters could get support via driver update. There is a possibility that DX12 will never be supported on your device.

answered Dec 23, 2022 at 23:24

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Why would DirectX 12 Ultimate be Disabled on Windows 11?

Your iGPU must support DirectX feature level 12_2 (also known as DirectX 12 Ultimate). Your specific iGPU only supports feature level 12_1. So while it’s a DirectX 12 capable GPU it doesn’t support the most recently added features.

Source: DirectX Feature Levels

DxDiag is showing that DirectX 12 is Disabled in Windows 11.

No; What’s actually shown as being disabled is feature level 12_2 or DirectX 12 Ultimate. Your provided screenshot indicates your hardware supports 12_1. The features added to DirectX by 12_2 requires hardware (silicon) to support it.

Ultimately, while it requires drivers from (Intel, Nvidia, and AMD) to utilize DX12 within software, it’s impossible to add 12_2 (or later) through software alone. The same is true for Vulkan support which also requires silicon to support it.

answered Dec 24, 2022 at 6:02

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