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Anonymous
12 years ago
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DirectX function GetDeviceRemovedReason failed with dxgi_error_device_hung

Hello, I posted this in the BF3 forum awhile ago but no answers.  I'll paste it here, as I'm getting the same problem still. I'v googled this and from what I can see, the problem seemed to start oc...
  • ragnarok013's avatar
    12 years ago

    Can you repost the actual error message verbatim for us? Can you also run a dxdiag and post the results?  Sometimes reinstalling the latest C++ redistributable package as shown in this video often helps. It's from BF4 but is equally valid for the same direct X error. 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klqjOFlaq1Y&index=69&list=WL

    Also do you have any thrid party programs that alter performance such as MSI Afterburner installed?  If you do try turning them off and see if you still crash.