Fatal Error: Steam does not run in VirtualBox with 3D acceleration

Fatal Error: Steam does not run in VirtualBox with 3D acceleration

That is sometimes the limitation of running something under VirtualBox because there are times applications such as this one is restricted from running in this condition. But luckily, just like what the message says, there is still a way to make Steam run by deactivating the 3D Acceleration feature which is available and can be accessed in the Microsoft DirectX.

You need to run the DirectX Diagnostic Tool to fix this problem and disable the 3D Acceleration feature. In a computer running Microsoft Windows 8, press Windows logo + R then type without quotes “dxdiag.exe” and then hit Enter. You should see this window open. See image.

Select Display tab. In DirectX Features section, you should see Direct3D Acceleration enabled. Unfortunately, Windows 8 doesn’t allow you to disable this feature from the DirectX Diagnostic Tool. To disable it, download Microsoft DirectX Control Panel 9.0c. Once downloaded, unpack and run directx.cpl as administrator. In the DirectX Properties screen, select Direct3D tab and uncheck Allow Hardware Acceleration and then click OK. See image.

To verify, run “dxdiag.exe” again. Once verified that it is already deactivated, run Steam again. This should fix the problem.