- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is an award-winning RPG developed by Bethesda.
- Given the popularity, we created the troubleshooting guides below that covers any renderer-related issues.
- For more articles on this amazing game, check out our dedicated Skyrim Hub.
- If Skyrim isn't the only thing you play, then you might also be interested in our dedicated Gaming page too.

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Skyrim, otherwise Elder Scrolls V, is a highly-rated action RPG for Windows. However, some players have posted on Steam’s forum about a Skyrim Failed to initialize render error that arises when they launch the game.
That error message states:
Your display doesn’t support the selected resolution. Please set a different resolution in Skyrim’s Launcher under Display Settings.
How can I fix the Skyrim failed to initialize render error?
1. Configure Skyrim to match your PC’s resolution
The Failed to initialize render error can arise when the game’s resolution doesn’t match your display resolution.

2. Play Skyrim in Windowed Mode
Some players have also fixed the Failed to intialize render error by selecting Skyrim’s Windowed Mode option.

3. Delete two Skyrim game files

4. Update your graphics card driver
The Skyrim Failed to initialize renderer error can be due to an antiquated or corrupted graphics display driver. If so, updating the graphics card driver will resolve the issue.
There are a few ways you can update a video card driver. Check out our Update graphics card driver guide for further details about how you can update a graphics card driver in Windows 10.
Driver Booster 7 is a highly-rated utility for updating drivers with. To add that software to Windows, click the Free Download button on its website. Then you can install DB 7 with its setup wizard.
Driver Booster will start scanning when you launch the software. If that software detects a graphics card driver update is required, select its Display adapters check box. Then click the Update Now button.
5. Disable Skyrim mod files
To ensure game mods aren’t clashing with Skyrim, disable them.

Those are resolutions that have fixed the Skyrim Failed to initialize renderer error for players. Adjusting resolution settings for the game, or on your VDU (Visual Display Unit), will usually fix the error.
If that doesn’t do the trick, however, the other fixes might resolve the issue.
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