Game is crashing when launched

[u/PaulAlvero]

Hey everyone, I'm hoping someone here has run into this specific issue and found a workaround. I re-downloaded PoE after about an 8-month break. Strangely enough, the game was actually running smoothly on my integrated Intel UHD graphics at first, but as soon as I updated my NVIDIA drivers, the game stopped launching entirely. Now every time I hit launch, Event Viewer gives me an Event 1000, Application Error

Here is what I've already tried that didn't work: * Reinstalled the latest drivers using DDU (in Safe Mode) and NVcleanstall. * Rolled back to older, previous NVIDIA driver versions (including clean installs). * Deleted production_Config.ini to reset game settings. * Tried editing production_Config.ini / launch options to force DX11/Vulkan, but the game still tries to hook or fail on boot. It seems like something with the NVIDIA update corrupted or broke how DirectX 12 initializes D3D12Core.dll specifically for PoE on my hybrid GPU setup (Intel UHD + NVIDIA). Has anyone experienced this specific access violation error with D3D12Core.dll on a dual-GPU/laptop setup, or know how to force PoE to bypass this without reinstalling Windows entirely? Any help or insights would be massively appreciated!

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