DXGI wrapper for Photoshop

Intro

In Photoshop 2021 Direct3D interface was updated to version 12 and some systems don't have support of IDXGIFactory6 interface and its methods. DXGI wrapper for Photoshop is useful if you get "Could not complete your request because of a program error" message related to your video card detection (Detected Graphics Processor: none).

Target product: Adobe Photoshop 2021

Before fix:

After fix:

Download

• Releases

Installation

1. Use install.cmd to install. Change dest path if needed.
2. Clear configuration folder: %AppData%\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2021

Uninstallation

• Run uninstall.cmd to uninstall. Change dest path if needed.

Configuration

vcruntime_ldr.ini

• Do not change anything in this file

gpu.ini

Primary parameters

Option	Values	Comment
d3d12		Interface used to initialize internal components
	auto	Default
	d3d12on7	Use DirectX 12 on Windows 7 (requires additional components)
	vulkan	Use Vulkan API. Used for video card info only.
		May be used on Wine and Windows 7, 8, 8.1. NOT TESTED.
owlfix		Fix bug in adobeowl.dll (white screen or crash at startup splash screen)
	auto	Default, must be changed. Always verify manually before usage.
	true	If fix is required
	false	If fix is not required

Windows Versions

Windows 10

If Windows 10 version 1803 or newer is detected, then no wrapper required. Wrapper will be automatically disabled (internally).

Affected Windows 10 editions:

Version	Title
1507	Initial release
	LTSC 2015
1511	November Update
1607	Anniversary Update
	LTSC 2016
1703	Creators Update
1709	Fall Creators Update

Including all builds between releases.

Windows 7

Note: Photoshop 2021 was not designed for this operating system.

1. Install Microsoft Direct3D D3D12On7.
2. Comment goto End line #18 in install.cmd to install required libraries.
3. Install all components using install.cmd.

WARNING: NOT TESTED

Windows 8 and 8.1

Note: Photoshop 2021 was not designed for this operating system.

1. Use d3d12=vulkan option in gpu.ini
2. Comment goto End line #18 in install.cmd to install required libraries.
3. Install all components using install.cmd.

WARNING: NOT TESTED

Glossary

DXGI

• Microsoft DirectX Graphics Infrastructure (DXGI) handles enumerating graphics adapters, enumerating display modes, selecting buffer formats, sharing resources between processes (such as, between applications and the Desktop Window Manager (DWM)), and presenting rendered frames to a window or monitor for display.
• DXGI is used by Direct3D 10, Direct3D 11 and Direct3D 12.
• DXGI 1.6 improvements - what's new in Microsoft DirectX Graphics Infrastructure (DXGI) 1.6 for various releases of Windows 10.