First things first, do a simple computer restart and see if the issue is still occurring. You might be dealing with a case of stuffed drivers that need to be refreshed. If the issue persists after the restart, try forcing the game to run directly in windowed mode – either via Steam’s settings or by modifying the shortcut that you use to launch the game. In some cases, the issue will occur due to the fact that you are using a fairly new dedicated GPU with a severely outdated DirectX version. However, in case you’re using an AMD Radeon GPU, check to see if the Anti-LAG feature is disabled in your AMD Software program.
Running the game in windowed mode
As it turns out, a lot of affected users have been able to fix the issue by forcing CS: GO running in windowed mode. This is not as bad as it sounds – Once the game opens successfully, you can set the CS:GO running in full-screen mode again from the Options menu. Keep in mind that depending on your preferred method of launching the game, you will need to make modifications directly on Steam or on the shortcut that you use to launch the game. Regardless of the scenario, follow one of the guides below to force CS:GO to force the game to work in Windowed mode:
Forcing CS: Go to run in Windowed mode via Steam
Forcing CS: Go to run in Windowed mode by modifying the shortcut
Updating DirectX to the latest version
As it turns out, this particular issue can also occur due to a severely outdated DirectX version. If you were never able to launch Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on this particular configuration, you should make sure that you’re working with the latest DirectX version available – especially if you’re utilizing a newer GPU card. Several affected users that were previously encountering the ‘Failed to create D3D Device‘ whenever they tried to launch CS:GO, have confirmed that the issue was resolved after they updated the DirectX version to the latest version available using the web installer. Here’s a quick step by step guide on updating DirectX to the latest version: In case this scenario was not applicable, move down to the next potential fix below.
Disabling Radeon’s Anti-Lag feature (if applicable)
If this scenario is applicable and you’re using a dedicated GPU from AMD, chances are the ‘Failed to create D3D Device’ error is occurring due to Radeon’s questionable Anti-lag feature. Several affected users have confirmed that after disabling this feature, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive launched with no issues. To disable the Radeon Anti-Lag feature, open AMD software, access the Games tab and click on CS-GO. Then from the dedicated settings of CS-GO, disable Radeon Anti-Lag and save the changes.
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