The "correct answer" on this thread also solved my error, below:
DirectX function ....
DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM,
DXGI_SWAP_CHAIN_FLAG_ALLOW_MODE_SWITCH)" failed with DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED ("The video card has been physically removed from the system, or a driver upgrade for the video card has occurred. The application should destroy and recreate the device. For help debugging the problem, call ID3D10DEVICE::GetDeviceRemovedReason.". GPU: "AMD Radeon R7 200 Series", Driver: 15.8 ... This error is usually caused by the graphics driver crashing; try installing the latest drivers. Also, make sure you have a supported graphics card with at least 512MB.
