Having same issue with unable to enable path tracer in version 2023.1 EDU despite setting saying DirectX 12 is active. Using Windows 10 Pro and GeForce 1080Ti. I've not seen the EDU version referenced in previous comments.... Any help would be appreciated.
DXdiag:
System Information
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Time of this report: 4/9/2023, 13:12:53
Machine name: DESKTOP-IKCLFNA
Machine Id: {515B152A-916B-42F6-B94E-CFF3DC5DDDB7}
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (10.0, Build 19045) (19041.vb_release.191206-1406)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: HP
System Model: OMEN by HP Desktop PC 880-p0xx
BIOS: F.06 (type: UEFI)
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700K CPU @ 4.20GHz (8 CPUs), ~4.2GHz
Memory: 16384MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 16322MB RAM
Page File: 9354MB used, 9398MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 12
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
Miracast: Available, no HDCP
Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Not Supported
DirectX Database Version: 1.0.8
DxDiag Version: 10.00.19041.2075 64bit Unicode
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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Display Tab 2: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)
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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Type: Full Device (POST)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1B06&SUBSYS_83CC103C&REV_A1
Device Status: 0180200A [DN_DRIVER_LOADED|DN_STARTED|DN_DISABLEABLE|DN_NT_ENUMERATOR|DN_NT_DRIVER]
Device Problem Code: No Problem
Driver Problem Code: Unknown
Display Memory: 19280 MB
Dedicated Memory: 11120 MB
Shared Memory: 8160 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
HDR Support: Not Supported
Display Topology: Internal
Display Color Space: DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G22_NONE_P709
Color Primaries: Red(0.652344,0.336914), Green(0.319336,0.611328), Blue(0.149414,0.067383), White Point(0.312500,0.328125)
Display Luminance: Min Luminance = 0.500000, Max Luminance = 270.000000, MaxFullFrameLuminance = 270.000000
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: HP 27es
Monitor Id: HWP3326
Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)
Output Type: DVI
Monitor Capabilities: HDR Not Supported
Display Pixel Format: DISPLAYCONFIG_PIXELFORMAT_32BPP
Advanced Color: Not Supported
Driver Name: C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvhdc.inf_amd64_48a4233ad39d8931\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvhdc.inf_amd64_48a4233ad39d8931\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvhdc.inf_amd64_48a4233ad39d8931\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvhdc.inf_amd64_48a4233ad39d8931\nvldumdx.dll
Driver File Version: 31.00.0015.2802 (English)
Driver Version: 31.0.15.2802
DDI Version: 12
Feature Levels: 12_1,12_0,11_1,11_0,10_1,10_0,9_3,9_2,9_1
Driver Model: WDDM 2.7
Hardware Scheduling: Supported:True Enabled:False
Graphics Preemption: Pixel
Compute Preemption: Dispatch
Miracast: Not Supported by Graphics driver
Detachable GPU: No
Hybrid Graphics GPU: Not Supported
Power P-states: Not Supported
Virtualization: Paravirtualization
Block List: No Blocks
Catalog Attributes: Universal:False Declarative:True
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 12/21/2022 7:00:00 PM, 772536 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: Unknown
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-5846-11CF-7E79-C3A30EC2D235}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x1B06
SubSys ID: 0x83CC103C
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Driver Strong Name: oem9.inf:0f066de3b9825ee2:Section019:31.0.15.2802:pci\ven_10de&dev_1b06&subsys_83cc103c
Rank Of Driver: 00CF0001
NVIDIA System Information report created on: 04/09/2023 13:01:56
System name: DESKTOP-IKCLFNA
[Display]
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit
DirectX version: 12.0
GPU processor: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Driver version: 528.02
Driver Type: DCH
Direct3D feature level: 12_1
CUDA Cores: 3584
Core clock: 1480 MHz
Memory data rate: 11.01 Gbps
Memory interface: 352-bit
Memory bandwidth: 484.44 GB/s
Total available graphics memory: 19424 MB
Dedicated video memory: 11264 MB GDDR5X
System video memory: 0 MB
Shared system memory: 8160 MB
Video BIOS version: 86.02.39.00.7A
IRQ: Not used
Bus: PCI Express x8 Gen3
Device Id: 10DE 1B06 83CC103C
Part Number: G611 0050
[Components]
nvui.dll 8.17.15.2802 NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvxdplcy.dll 8.17.15.2802 NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvxdbat.dll 8.17.15.2802 NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvxdapix.dll 8.17.15.2802 NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
NVCPL.DLL 8.17.15.2802 NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvCplUIR.dll 8.1.940.0 NVIDIA Control Panel
nvCplUI.exe 8.1.940.0 NVIDIA Control Panel
nvWSSR.dll 31.0.15.2802 NVIDIA Workstation Server
nvWSS.dll 31.0.15.2802 NVIDIA Workstation Server
nvViTvSR.dll 31.0.15.2802 NVIDIA Video Server
nvViTvS.dll 31.0.15.2802 NVIDIA Video Server
nvLicensingS.dll 6.14.15.2802 NVIDIA Licensing Server
nvDevToolSR.dll 31.0.15.2802 NVIDIA Licensing Server
nvDevToolS.dll 31.0.15.2802 NVIDIA 3D Settings Server
nvDispSR.dll 31.0.15.2802 NVIDIA Display Server
nvDispS.dll 31.0.15.2802 NVIDIA Display Server
PhysX 09.21.0713 NVIDIA PhysX
NVCUDA64.DLL 31.0.15.2802 NVIDIA CUDA 12.0.133 driver
nvGameSR.dll 31.0.15.2802 NVIDIA 3D Settings Server
nvGameS.dll 31.0.15.2802 NVIDIA 3D Settings Server