- Steam games are prone to encountering graphics-related issues, especially caused by DLLs and drivers.
- For example, createdxgifactory2 issues are quite frequent, especially with games like CS: GO.
- Many users reported that fixing their registries got rid of this issue.
- Others suggested that rolling back to an older driver version worked as well.
Some players have posted on Steam’s forum about a procedure entry point createdxgifactory2 could not be located error. The full error message states:
The procedure entry point CreateDXGIFactory 2 could not be located in the dynamic link library C: WINDOWS SYSTEM32 d3d11.dll.
That error message pops up when users launch the games. Although it doesn’t always crash games at launch, games will often crash a bit later after that error message pops up.
How do I fix the entry point createdxgifactory2 error?
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2. Rename the dxgi.dll file
- First, press the Windows key + E keys at the same time to open File Explorer.
- Then open the game’s folder in File Explorer.
- Right-click the dxgi.dll file in the game’s folder and select Rename.
- Enter d3d11.dll as the new file title, and press the Return key.
Renaming the dxgi.dll file for the game the issue arises is a widely confirmed fix for the procedure entry point error.
3. Copy the dxgi.dll file from the System32 folder
- Open File Explorer.
- Navigate to the
C:/Windows/System32 folder. - Enter dxgi.dll in the folder search box.
- Select the dxgi.dll file, and press the Home tab’s Copy to button.
- Click Choose location on the menu to open the Copy Items window.
- Select the game’s folder in the Copy Items window.
- Click the Copy option.
Some users have also said that they got the procedure entry point error fixed by copying a new dxgi.dll file into the game’s folder.
- Open File Explorer.
- Open the folder for the game the error arises.
- Then select these seven SweetFX files by holding the Ctrl key:
dxgi.dll SweetFX_settings d3d9.fx d3d9.dll dxfi.fx Sweetfx_d3d9.dll SweetFX_preset
- Click the Delete button on the Home tab to erase selected files.
Another confirmed fix for the procedure entry point error is to delete SweetFX files in the game’s folder.
- Right-click the Start menu’s button in Windows 10 to select Device Manager.
- Double-click the Display adapters category to expand it.
- Right-click the discrete (NVIDIA or AMD) graphics card to select Properties.
- Select the Driver tab on the properties window.
- Next, click the Roll Back Driver option.
- A Driver Package rollback window will open.
- Select the For another reason option.
- Click the Yes button.
If the procedure entry point error arises soon after updating a graphics card driver, try rolling back the driver.
- Right-click the Start button and select to open Run on the menu.
- Type appwiz.cpl in the Open box and click OK to open the uninstaller applet.
- Select GeForce Experience within the Programs and Features applet.
- Click the Uninstall /Change button and Uninstall to remove GeForce.
- Restart Windows after you’ve uninstalled GeForce.
Uninstalling GeForce Experience is another resolution a few users have said fixed the procedure entry point error for them.
The above resolutions have fixed the procedure entry point error for lots of users. So, there’s a good chance they’ll fix the same issue for you.
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This post was written by Matthew Adams and was first posted to WindowsReport