Chivalry 2 is one of the recent multi-player first-person games developed by ‘Torn Banner Studios’. The minimum specs Operating System (OS) to play this game is Windows 10. So, unfortunately, Chivalry 2 can’t be played on Windows 7 system. However, if you have Windows 7 system and still want to enjoy Chivalry 2 on your PC, do not worry! We have got one solution which is quite simple. Check out our following instructions and enjoy this one of the most exciting games on your Windows 7 PC.
How to Play Chivalry 2 on Windows 7
When you try to launch Chivalry 2 on Windows 7 system, you will get an error saying – ‘The program can’t start because XINPUT1_4.dll is missing from your computer’.
According to this error, you have a ‘.dll’ file missing which is already available on the later version of the Windows systems. So, to fix this problem, check out the following step-by-step guide.
Step 1: Go to C:\Windows\System32.
Step 2: Locate a ‘xinput1_3.dll’ file and copy it.
Step 3: Once you copied, rename that file to ‘xinput1_4.dll’.
Step 4: After renaming the file, you will be able to launch the game but you will get Black Screen issue and nothing will happen. To resolve this, go to the next step.
Step 5: Keep ready another Window and now launch the “Chivalry 2” and when the game popped up, keep clicking on that another window continuously until the Black Screen comes up.
Step 6: After a few seconds, you will be able to see ‘Torn Banner Studios’ logo and that’s it! The game will start running without any problem on your Windows 7 system.
We know this method is quite weird but one of the fans on Reddit has already tried these steps and it really worked! So, you can also go with this method to enjoy Chivalry 2 on Windows 7.
Do not forget to let us know your experience in the comment section below after going through this guide.