What should I do if War Thunder won't let me install Direct3D 11 in the launcher settings?

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Hi! I’ve encountered a problem. I’ll describe it briefly:

  1. I set Direct3D 11 in the settings.
  2. I restart the game - everything works for me.
  3. I restart the game twice in a row - the system automatically sets Direct3D 12

This is what helped me solve my problem:

  1. I launched War Thunder and set Direct3D 12 in the settings. closed the game.
    2 .In Steam → Library → War Thunder → Properties → Launch Options, enter “renderer:d3d11 -driver:d3d11”
  2. Go to the game folder: (for example) D:\steam\steamapps\common\War Thunder\config.blk and Find the line: driver:t=“dx12”. Replace with: driver:t=“dx11”
  3. Close Notepad. Right-click config.blk → Properties → check the Read-only box.
  4. Launch the game. In the graphics settings, make sure Direct3D 11 is set. To be on the safe side, restart the game 2-3 times and check each time.

When you’re done, write whether it worked or not.

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If you have GeForce GPU, can you check Nvidia App settings (graphic section)?
It’s possible that app force settings on WT there.