Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Windows 11 , most issues like crashing on startup or failing to launch can be resolved by adjusting compatibility settings or repairing system files. 1. Enable Compatibility Mode and Admin Rights
Then came Windows 11.
Locate the executable: Right-click on mgsvtpp.exe in your game installation folder. Properties: Go to the Compatibility tab. Settings:
If you want, I can produce a step-by-step user guide implementing one specific fix (e.g., black screen, controller mapping, or save-file relocation).
Solution B (Windows 11 HDR override):
- Open Steam and go to your Library.
- Right-click Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
- Select Properties > Controller.
- From the dropdown menu, select Disable Steam Input.
- Note: The game natively supports XInput. Disabling Steam Input forces the game to talk directly to your controller driver.
- Turn off "Enhanced Pointer Precision" in Windows 11 Mouse Settings.
- In-game, set Mouse Filtering to 0 and Mouse Smoothing to 0.
- Download Visual C++ All-in-One (latest from 2025).
- Run the installer to repair all 2010-2022 runtimes.
- Navigate to
\MGS_TPP\_CommonRedist\DirectX\Jun2010\ and run DXSETUP.exe.
- Do not use the Windows 11 "Online DX12 installer." You need the legacy DX11 June 2010 redistributable.