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Magnum35puc

d3dx9_43.dll missing - W11 - RTX50XX

Advice Wanted

Hello guys,

Wanted to tranfer a CK3 game to EU4 on my new build, and found myself unable to launch the game with this error in the launcher :

https://preview.redd.it/dlxjccr6dzxg1.png?width=381&format=png&auto=webp&s=e950dc803c7ba58a0db0586645c81081a134d07d

When running directly eu4.exe I get :

https://preview.redd.it/8xozhrq7dzxg1.png?width=412&format=png&auto=webp&s=24b0f53f69ccf5ff2c58d7e94fa5dec229a23aa9

Looked at a lot of forums and tried reinstalling :
DirectX End-User Runtimes (June 2010) (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109)

and DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer(https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35)

And for both I get :

https://preview.redd.it/4wdt8ar8dzxg1.png?width=403&format=png&auto=webp&s=4ed42f4966492de68d7eeb640b27ca3b55de7cbd

And in DirectX.log : Only stuff like :
04/28/26 21:03:39: infinst: Installing C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Temp\DXBD6C.tmp\d3dx9_29_x64.inf [DefaultInstall]

04/28/26 21:03:39: infinst: Target file: 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3dx9_29.dll'

Target file is Version 9.11.519.0

Source file is Version 9.11.519.0

04/28/26 21:03:39: infinst: C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3dx9_29.dll have been installed already.

But no errors whatsoever.

To be honnest I'm kinda lost and turnign towards you guys for help.

Posted Apr 28, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC

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