Windows 7 - bolrog/d2dx GitHub Wiki

Missing Platform Update

If the game won't start in Windows 7 (and you get a Fatal Error), you may be missing the platform update that adds DX11.1 support:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/platform-update-for-windows-7-sp1-and-windows-server-2008-r2-sp1-d97da9ca-c15c-b21f-ebb0-838f7be8d9f6