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FFXI - Directplay crash fix for Windows 10

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FFXI - Directplay crash fix for Windows 10:

If your computer prompts a Directplay install and then crashes after launching FFXI from PlayOnline then this guide is for you.

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FFXI Directplay crash fix for Windows 10:

Follow the steps in the Picture below.

1. Control Panel
2. Turn Windows features on or off
3. Legacy Components > Select Directplay

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Dr. T-Rex 15 May, 2022 @ 12:54pm

Another option if you have trouble with the optional features (sometimes list doesn't load) - open powershell as admin (can be the regular console or the ISE, doesn't really matter), and run this:

Get-WindowsOptionalFeature - online -FeatureName "DirectPlay" | Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -online -all

If the above doesn't work, you can install optional features via command prompt using DISM - but you'll need to google the exact command.

Pulptenks 13 May, 2022 @ 9:31am

That's actually bad method. Disabling Direct 3D will cause cutscene to freeze at some point in the game.

Just use DegeVoodo and Windower and it'll run smooth, you can even bump it to 60 fps that way.

KingStrife 29 Apr, 2022 @ 1:17pm

Worked for me

davidsimontacchi 21 Aug, 2021 @ 5:06pm

This didnt help for me, it still crashes every 30 min to 2 hours

sMurF_619 20 May, 2020 @ 4:30pm

Worked for me Thank you so much!

-=Ðﮐ=- Arctic Howler 14 Mar, 2020 @ 7:29pm

Since when does ffxi install directplay?(Long time player back when it first launched) also, win10 laptop with steam set to admin, no issue, so... anyone find a cause for this, I'm legit curious since I didn't encounter it...

Iceman2469 26 Jan, 2020 @ 5:34pm

how do i get the game into windowed mode because i want to be able to have a window open for the game and one for research on my browser

vespertine 23 Mar, 2019 @ 3:42am

this worked for me. thanks~~~

antwonj198606 12 Sep, 2018 @ 5:54pm

I am having this Issue with playonline it keeps not responding to me

the_12lb_infant 7 Aug, 2018 @ 5:51pm

so i did this and now its saying failed to intalize direct 3d.....

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