The original Alan Wake was built during the transition era of DirectX 9 and 11. Even if you have DirectX 12 installed, you may be missing legacy components the game requires.
Check the box for and set the dropdown to Application . 5. (Laptop Users) Force Dedicated GPU alan wake could not initialize your 3d graphics card full
Click the three dots (...) next to the game title > Manage > Verify . 4. Adjust High DPI Settings The original Alan Wake was built during the
Windows "Scaling" features can sometimes trick the game into thinking your display configuration is incompatible. Adjust High DPI Settings Windows "Scaling" features can
Right-click the game > Properties > Installed Files > Verify integrity of game files .
Navigate to the Alan Wake installation folder (usually under SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Alan Wake ). Right-click AlanWake.exe and select . Go to the Compatibility tab. Click Change high DPI settings .
Try launching the game. If it works, you can change the resolution in-game and then switch back to fullscreen. 3. Verify Game Files