DX12 on Windows 7
DX12 on Windows 7
Checking if dx12 works in Windows 7 is possible. It seems MS supported it on 7 for Wow, but you're curious about making it work across different systems. Since you've used the OS for a year and found it problematic, exploring universal compatibility might be worth considering.
In theory, everything seems achievable. It's just the same as making DX10 work in XP. I recall a few projects built for that purpose, but they never really came through—likely due to difficulty and low value for developers. People tend to move on from XP faster than DX10 was actually added. You can say I'm blind, but with DX10 I didn't see any major changes. For me, DX10 equals DX11 equals DX12. Even comparisons on YouTube show differences that aren't obvious during regular play.
DirectX12 is mostly DirectX11 but gives you (well fevs) lower hardware access, like what Vulkan is. Sorry there is no DirectX 12 on Windows 7 or 8. However, for select games, they can provide partial support DirectX 12 under Windows 7 and 8, and work in this hybrid mode. Due to Windows 10 being released and has full support, I think less than a handful games support this hybrid mode. So if a DirectX 12 game work under Win7/8, and doesn't have a DirectX 11 (or OpenGl/Vulkan) mode, then it is using this hybrid mode.
Thank you for the clarification. I'm looking forward to seeing if Dying Light 2 uses Vulkan. Given its intricacy, it could be a possibility.