Directx 9 and 10 need to be put back. Windows 8 is Directx 11.1
The way to put it back is to apply the DXSETUP patch from June 2010. This applies to All windows 32 and 64 bit. Games will gain a DX9 mode once this is installed and system rebooted.
You download the 100 meg file and extract into a folder then run DXsetup.exe.
Then Run the Windows Assessment again and it will show DX9 and DX10 gpu evaluation on the screen.
Then go into control panel, All control panel Items, System, Advanced system settings, Adjust Appearance for Maximum performance. (This will disable AERO transparent windows and speed up FPS on all games.)
You must also use the DELL Provided Drivers for INTEL Video and the NVIDIA GPU.
They are paired. Without that the drivers can become broken and only see the INTEL HD Graphics.
Turn off visual effects
If Windows is running slowly, you can speed it up by disabling some of its visual effects. It comes down to appearance versus performance. Would you rather have Windows run faster or look prettier? If your PC is fast enough, you don’t have to make this tradeoff, but if your computer is just barely powerful enough for games, it can be useful to scale back on the visual bells and whistles.
You can choose which visual effects to turn off, one by one, or you can let Windows choose a bunch for you. There are 20 visual effects you can control, such as the transparent glass look, the way menus open or close, and whether shadows are displayed.
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July 15th, 2013 08:00
Directx 9 and 10 need to be put back. Windows 8 is Directx 11.1
The way to put it back is to apply the DXSETUP patch from June 2010. This applies to All windows 32 and 64 bit. Games will gain a DX9 mode once this is installed and system rebooted.
DirectX End-User Runtimes (June 2010)
www.microsoft.com/.../details.aspx
You download the 100 meg file and extract into a folder then run DXsetup.exe.
Then Run the Windows Assessment again and it will show DX9 and DX10 gpu evaluation on the screen.
Then go into control panel, All control panel Items, System, Advanced system settings, Adjust Appearance for Maximum performance. (This will disable AERO transparent windows and speed up FPS on all games.)
You must also use the DELL Provided Drivers for INTEL Video and the NVIDIA GPU.
They are paired. Without that the drivers can become broken and only see the INTEL HD Graphics.
Turn off visual effects
If Windows is running slowly, you can speed it up by disabling some of its visual effects. It comes down to appearance versus performance. Would you rather have Windows run faster or look prettier? If your PC is fast enough, you don’t have to make this tradeoff, but if your computer is just barely powerful enough for games, it can be useful to scale back on the visual bells and whistles.
You can choose which visual effects to turn off, one by one, or you can let Windows choose a bunch for you. There are 20 visual effects you can control, such as the transparent glass look, the way menus open or close, and whether shadows are displayed.
Khan 12345
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July 15th, 2013 19:00
I am sorry, this answer didn't fix my problem and I am getting the same problem again. Please somebody help!