Windows 11’s Real-time protection and Controlled Folder Access may quarantine the game’s launcher.
May 2026 – Verified for Windows 11 24H2 and NVIDIA RTX 50-series / AMD Radeon RX 9000-series drivers. shadow of the tomb raider not launching windows 11
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| Fix | Instructions | |-----|---------------| | | Windows Settings → System → Display → HDR → Off | | Change refresh rate | Set monitor to 60Hz temporarily | | Disable Windows Defender Application Guard | Turn off in Windows Features | | Reinstall GPU drivers without HDCP | Custom install → Uncheck HDCP support | | Install Vulkan runtime | Some systems require VulkanRT from LunarG | shadow of the tomb raider not launching windows 11
If the game crashes on full-screen initialization: