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[FIXED] Failed to create OpenGL context for format QSurFaceFormat

If you’re having this error “Failed to create OpenGL context for format QSurFaceFormat” in your Windows computer. Don’t be upset. There are workarounds to fix the error.

This is an error occurring because your computer doesn’t have the necessary graphics card driver installed. And we’ll help you fix the error and run the program up right away!

Try these fixes

Here are solutions that have helped people resolve the same problem as you have. You don’t need to try them all; just work your way down the list until everything’s working again.

Note: the screenshots below come from Windows 10, and fixes apply to Windows 8 and Windows 7.

Fix 1: Reinstall the graphics card driver

Since the error “Failed to create OpenGL context for format QSurFaceFormat” is caused by the graphics card driver, you can reinstall the current driver in your computer, in order to eliminate the malfunction of your driver. Here’s how to do it:

1. On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and R at the same time to invoke the Run box.
2. Type devmgmt.msc and click OK to open Device Manager.
   
3. Double click Display adapters to expand the category.
   
4. Right click on your graphics card device, and select Uninstall device.
   
5. Check the box next to Delete the driver software for this device, then click Uninstall.
   
6. Once uninstall, restart your computer.
7. Windows will reinstall the graphics card driver for your computer.

Then try launching the program that gave the error and see if it fixes your problem.

Fix 2: Update the graphics card driver

The missing or outdated graphics card driver can also cause this error. So you should keep your graphics card driver up to date.

There are two ways to update graphics card driver: manually and automatically.

Manually driver update – You can update your graphics card driver manually by going to the manufacturer’s website for your device, and searching for the most recent correct driver. Be sure to choose only driver that is compatible with your Windows operating system.

Automatic driver update – If you don’t have time, patience, or computer skills to update your video card driver, you can, instead, do it automatically with Driver Easy.

Driver Easy will automatically recognize your system and find the latest correct drivers for your exact driver, and your Windows version, and it’ll download and install them correctly.

1. Downloadand install Driver Easy.
2. Run Driver Easy and click the Scan Now button. Driver Easy will then scan your computer and detect any problem drivers.
3. Click the Update button next to the flagged graphics device to automatically download the correct version of that driver, then you can install it in your computer (you can do this with the FREE version).

Or click UpdateAll to automatically download and install the correct version of all the drivers that are missing or out of date on your system (this requires thePro version which comes with full support and a 30-day money back guarantee).

Restart your computer to take effect.

Open that application again and see if the error “Failed to create OpenGL context for format QSurFaceFormat” has been fixed.

Failed to create OpenGL context for format QSurfaceFormat(). This is most likely caused by not having the necessary graphics drivers installed

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Error Message

Attempting to launch ArcGIS Survey123 Connect fails, returning the following error message:

Error: Failed to create OpenGL for format QSurfaceFormat(). This is most likely caused by not having the necessary graphics drivers installed.

Cause

This error can occur due to the following causes:

• The local machine does not have the necessary graphic drivers installed.
• The graphics card does not support OpenGL version 2.1 or the higher versions.
• Duet Display is installed on the local machine. Duet Display installs the old Qt 5.11 library files into system directories on Windows which are outdated and not supported in the later Qt built apps. Survey123 Connect is built with a later version of Qt, the app cannot be launched as Duet Display is causing the wrong version of Qt to be run at runtime, bypassing any of the OpenGL version installed.

Solution or Workaround

Depending on the cause, use one of the following solutions to resolve the error.

Warning: While troubleshooting graphics card and OpenGL are beyond Esri Support Service's scope of support, the following solutions have been known to resolve the problem. Note that Esri recommends an IT department be involved in these steps to approve changes to the machine.

The local machine does not have the necessary graphic drivers installed

• Check, and update the graphics card drivers in the machine’s Device Manager. Refer to Microsoft: Update drivers manually in Windows for more information.

The graphics card does not support OpenGL version 2.1 or the higher versions

• Survey123 Connect requires an independent graphics card as well as OpenGL version 2.1 or the higher versions as outlined in the system requirements page. Refer to ArcGIS Survey123: Hardware requirements for more information.

Duet Display is installed on the local machine

• Uninstall Duet Display from the local machine.

Reinstall Survey123 Connect

• If the above-mentioned solutions fail, the app may be experiencing a corrupt installation, and requires re-installation to work properly. Uninstall Survey123 Connect, and re-install the app in the local machine. Refer to ArcGIS Survey123: Install ArcGIS Survey123 Connect for more information.

• ArcGIS Survey123 Connect

Failed to create opengl context for format

This messages indicates that your hardware or a required hardware driver does not support any of the automatically set graphics engines of the client. Try selecting a different graphics engine by manually editing the file clientoptions.json:

• To locate this file, type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Tibia\packages\Tibia\conf into the address bar of the Windows Explorer and press «Enter»
• Open this file using a text editor
• Find the line «rendererIndex: 0»
• Replace «0» with «4» to directly start the Tibia client using DirectX
• Alternatively, you can replace 0 with 3 to start the client with the software renderer. Note, however, that there are no light effects in the software renderer mode

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