UEFN Not Launching

[Spectrum.120ms]

Can someone please help me! Before the Latest BR Update i was able to launch UEFN But after the latest BR update it wont let me launch it!!! This error message comes: A Feature Level 5 video card is required to run the editor. AvailableFeatureLevel = ES3_1, ShaderPlatform = PCD3D_ES31

[brs-sebascova]

Hello there @Spectrum.120ms!

Checking around the community, there are multiple threars regarding the issue, it’s currently being investigated. For the moment, the workaround is to open UE using the -d3d11 launch option.

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Before the newest update, I was able to run UEFN on my computer. Now, I cannot run it anymore. I think this is due to the game now using UE 5.7. To be honest, it ran poorly already as my laptop is 5 years old and kind of a cheaper model that uses Intel UHD. I have no clue if you all can help backlog the system requirements to make it more broad for older devices, but I guess that’s the only plea I can make. Otherwise, I may have to get a new laptop. Any cheap recommendations that would work grea…

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Summary After the Aug 7, 2025 UEFN update, the editor will no longer launch on Intel Iris Xe Graphics. It shows: A Feature Level 5 video card is required to run the editor. AvailableFeatureLevel = ES3_1, ShaderPlatform = PCD3D_ES31 However, my GPU fully supports Shader Model 5 (SM5) and DirectX 12. dxdiag reports: Feature Levels: 12_1, 12_0, 11_1, 11_0, 10_1, 10_0, 9_3, 9_2, 9_1, 1_0_CORE Temporary Workaround Found: Adding -d3d11 to the UEFN launch arguments in the Epic Games Launcher all…