ERROR

You receive the following error when attempting to start Ansys Discovery, despite having a compatible graphics card installed. On clicking Yes to continue, Discovery fails to open at all. 

The current graphics device does not meet the minimum requirements for
Discovery. You can continue, but you may experience unexpected behavior.
Do you want to continue?

The application failed to initialize. This may be caused by an issue With the
installation.

Software & Version

Discovery 2024R1

*This example was taken from this version but is not necessarily limited to this version.

Description/Cause

This error can occur on some systems where a physical monitor is not connected or not recognized by Discovery.

This can also be a result of actual GPU incompatibility, to rule this out run the compatibility check located at:

 C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\v241\Discovery\CudaCheck

*The cause(s)/solution(s) we identified in this documented instance may not be the only cause(s)/solution(s) for this error.

Solution

1. Unplug from your computer and reconnect your monitor/display, or connect one if there is no physical monitor connected 
2.  Retry launching Discovery