@Alizarin214 I don't know why the instructions you found are suggesting you edit deviceconfig.log. That file is just output—a summary of the hardware and options as the game detects it—and any change you made would be overwritten the next time you launched the game anyway. The only necessary edits are to the two .sgr files within the game's program files.
Anyway, the fact that deviceconfig.log is empty is indicative of a problem, but it could be any number of things. Since your dxdiag lists a few Windows errors, it's a good idea to run a couple of basic checks on your Windows system files:
- Hit Windows key-X
- Choose either “PowerShell (Administrator)” or “Windows Terminal (Administrator),” whichever option is offered
- Inside the window that appears, copy and paste “DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth” without quotes, and enter
- The system will start validating soon. If it throws an error, please list it here
- After it reaches 100%, hit Windows key-X again
- Again, choose “PowerShell (Administrator)” or “Windows Terminal (Administrator)”
- Inside the window, copy and paste “sfc /scannow” without quotes, and enter
- Post the message you receive here
Restart your computer, hit Windows key-i, select Update & Security, and click the box to check for updates. If any install, restart again afterwards.
Next, please update the driver for your graphics card. You can get the newest driver here:
https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/190552/en-us/
Choose the custom install route and check the box to perform a clean install. Restart your computer when you're done.
Please also let me know what antivirus you use, if any, and whether OneDrive is active and syncing the contents of Documents. Here's how to check:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/choose-which-onedrive-folders-to-sync-to-your-computer-98b8b011-8b94-419b-aa95-a14ff2415e85
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