Fix Starfield Error ‘Graphics Card Does Not Meet the Minimal Specifications Requirements’

Starfield is the latest action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios. Early access to this game is now live on PC and Xbox Series X|S. Unfortunately, some gamers are unable to enjoy the game to the fullest as they are running into multiple issues and errors with the game including ‘Graphics card doesn’t no meet the minimal specifications requirements’. Mostly, this error appears at the time of launching the game. Players report they receive this error even with high-end hardware. Are you also receiving the same error message and looking for the best workarounds to get rid of it? Check out this guide.

How to Fix Starfield Error ‘Graphics Card Does Not Meet the Minimal Specifications Requirements’

It is quite frustrating when you are unable to enjoy the latest action role-playing game due to multiple bugs and errors including ‘Graphics card does not meet the minimal specifications requirements’.

Repair Game Files

It is possible that an issue occurred during the game’s installation so first of all, try repairing any missing or corrupted game files. The steps are pretty simple. Go to Steam Library >> Right-click on the game >> Properties >> Local Files >> Verify integrity of game files.

Once the scanning is done, relaunch the game and you should not experience the Starfield error ‘Graphics card does not meet the minimal specifications requirements’.

Update Your Windows

Secondly, make sure your Windows is updated to the latest version to avoid such errors. Here are the steps to update your OS.

– Go to Start menu >> Search and go to Check for Updates.

– Now, click on ‘Download & Install the Windows Update’.

– Wait for some time until the process is complete.

– Once done, go to Steam and try playing the game.

Use Media Creation Tool

Your next option to fix the issue is to use a media creation tool to update your Windows.

– Open up the Windows 11 Media Creation tool website. Click on Download Now under Create Windows 11 Installation Media and then install it on the system.

– Once it is done, relaunch the game.

Update Your GPU Drivers

Using an outdated version of the game can also result in Starfield error “Graphics card doesn’t meet the minimal specifications requirements.” To avoid such errors, it is highly advisable to keep your graphics drivers up to date with the latest versions.

Here we give you the links from where you can obtain the updated drivers.

– AMD

– NVIDIA

– Intel

Make Sure the Graphics Card is Enabled in the Device Manager

If the error persists, the next method to resolve the error is to make sure your graphics card is enabled in the device manager. For this: 

– Go to Device Manager on your PC.

– Expand Display adapters.

– Right-click on your graphics card and enable it.

– Once done, relaunch the game.

That’s it for this guide. That’s everything you can try fixing Starfield error “Graphics card does not meet the requirements of the minimal specification”.

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