Warframe DirectX device creation failed

Users experience the error message “DirectX device creation failed” when they try to run the Warframe game on their computers. This is a very common error message and is primarily associated with DirectX components not installing properly on your computer..

Warframe DirectX device creation failed

Warframe is hosted on the Steam gaming platform. In some cases, you'll be able to play other games through the streaming giant with the only Warframe bug. Most of the people who experience this error message have dedicated graphics installed on their computers..

What causes the error message “DirectX device creation failed” en Warframe?

This error message mainly refers to problems with the graphics card or DirectX installation. Reasons for this error message include the following:

• Your system is choosing integrated graphics over dedicated graphics on your computer.

• Your graphics drivers are not updated to the latest version or are corrupted.

• DirectX may not be installed correctly on your computer or modules may be missing.

Before starting to follow the solutions, make sure you have an active internet connection along with administrative access on your computer. You can also verify the integrity of the game files using the Steam client. This can help eliminate problems with incomplete or inappropriate game files..

Simple solution: restart your computer completely and see if that fixes the problem. Otherwise, you can continue with the guide below.

Solution 1: DirectX installation via web runtime installer

DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces that helps games in various rendering and video purposes.. It has been used by numerous applications over the years and is an integral part of any good game. If the program is not installed correctly or is missing modules, you may experience the error message being discussed. We need to reinstall DirectX from Microsoft's official website.

1. Go to the official Microsoft website and download the installer from there.

DirectX Download

1. After downloading the file to an accessible location, run the executable with administrator privileges and install DirectX. If it is already installed, consider doing a proper reinstallation in case any modules are missing.

2. Restart your computer and check if the error message has been resolved.

Solution 2: choose dedicated graphics

If you have a dedicated graphics card installed in your computer, there may be a case where integrated graphics are chosen over dedicated ones. This could cause startup problems for any game, as you might expect the dedicated graphics, but you may only be able to access the built-in ones.

1. Right click on any empty space on the screen and select the »Nvidia Control Panel».

NVIDIA control panel

1. Click »Manage 3D Settings» and select »NVIDIA High Performance Processor«.

NVIDIA graphics selection

1. Press Apply to save changes and exit. Now check if the problem has been solved.

Solution 3: update graphics drivers

If the above two methods don't work, it probably means that the graphics drivers are out of date or corrupted. Outdated graphics drivers are one of the main causes of games not starting properly and this case belongs to the same category.

In this solution, you must update both the graphics drivers, namely, the integrated controllers (Intel HD o UHD) like dedicated controllers.

1. Press Windows + R, type »devmgmt. msc »in the dialog box and hit Enter.

2. Once in Device Manager, expand the Display Adapters category, right click on the graphics hardware and select Update Driver.

Graphics driver update

1. Now, you have two options. You can use Windows Update to automatically install the latest drivers, or you can manually navigate to the manufacturer's website and choose the second option after downloading the file.

Manual update / automatic

1. Restart the game successfully after updating the drivers and check if the error message has been resolved.