Splinter Cell: Conviction relies on DirectX 9.0c. Modern Windows versions have DirectX 12, but they don't always include the specific legacy libraries required by older titles.

Click and check "Override high DPI scaling behavior." 3. Update or Roll Back Graphics Drivers

Select the game > Properties > Verify files. 5. Install Legacy DirectX Components

It sounds simple, but it works surprisingly often. When the screen goes black, press on your keyboard. This forces the game to switch between Windowed and Fullscreen modes, which can sometimes "wake up" the rendering engine and display the image. Final Thoughts

Navigate to the folder.

The most common cause for the black screen is the game trying to launch at an unsupported resolution or refresh rate. You can manually override this in the configuration files. Press Win + R , type %localappdata% , and hit Enter.

Run the installer to fill in any missing .dll files that the game needs to render the display. 6. The "Alt + Enter" Trick

Right-click on ConvictionUserPC.ini and open it with Notepad. Find the following lines (use Ctrl + F ): Change this value to 0 (Windowed mode). WindowMaximize: Change this to 0 .

If the game worked recently but stopped after a driver update, use the Device Manager to roll back your GPU driver to the previous version. 4. Verify Game Files (Steam/Ubisoft Connect)

Go to the game's installation folder (usually under SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction\src ). Right-click conviction_game.exe and select . Go to the Compatibility tab. Check the box for "Disable fullscreen optimizations."