Please make sure you have DirectX 8.1 or higher installed. Also verify that your video card meets the minimum requiments. In the extraction directory, run DXSETUP.exe, which will install all components of DirectX 9.0 / legacy DirectX SDK. I can confirm that the Standalone installer works and can be installed on Windows 10. Every time I try to open the game, it greets me with the message DirectX 12 is not supported on your system. Try running without the -dx12 or -d3d12 command line argument. No clue what this means, or what it is. ERROR - DirectX 8.1 or higher Hello, if you have got a same problem like my and you can't run CaC Generals because of error during starting of the game please make sure you have Directx 8.1 or higher installed. Then there is SOLUTION: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D, Version=1.0.2902.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. I like to watch a certain person youtube about MMOs and they covered this one briefly. They wanted to play but could not for the life of them install it since thier GPU runs direct x 12. I have a RTX 3060 now and, well, I decided to return. Before I install it (which will take all of the 3rd age) can someone tell me if that problem was fixed? You've made too many requests recently. Please wait and try your request again later. If so - download from Microsoft's website a package called DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer and install it. That should do the work, and the game should work just fine. 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. When I launch the game, it gives me this bar and says: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D. Version=1.0.2902.0.Culture=neutral. PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependecies. The system cannot find the file specified. help please.