d3dx9_43.dll missing - W11 - RTX50XX
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 :
When running directly eu4.exe I get :
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 :
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