: Since "Force WARP" relies on your processor, games will run very slowly—often at single-digit frame rates. It is a compatibility fix, not a performance booster. Legacy Support

If you need help installing the SDK or running a specific game/mod that asks for dxcpl, let me know.

Given that, here is a to achieve what DXCpl v37 likely aimed to do on Windows 7 64-bit — forcing DirectX 9/10 games to use higher feature levels or debugging DirectX.

: You can force an application to "believe" it is running on a different DirectX feature level (e.g., forcing a DX11 game to attempt running on older hardware). How to Use Dxcpl for Fixes

: This is the most common use case. It allows a computer to run DirectX 11 software using the CPU to emulate graphics features that the physical GPU lacks.

: Open the executable (often found in the SDK's bin folder).