Greetings Adventurer!

We would be happy to assist with your concern. Please try the following troubleshooting to see if this helps with the connection issues you are experiencing.
- Try switching to DirectX 9 by selecting the ‘Config’ button on the launcher.
- Update and reinstall the drivers for your graphics card and sound drivers. Please note that the DXDIAG shows these were last updated 10/24/2022. A newer update should be available for you.
- Perform a clean boot by opening the task manager and select the 'Start up' Tab. Disable everything.
- Please be sure that Final Fantasy XIV is installed to the C: Drive. Please make sure game and Steam are installed on same drive.
- Please be sure to disable or remove any overlays (Discord, Steam, NVIDIA etc.) as they may interfere with startup.
- Make sure that the Windows OS is fully updated.
- Try uninstalling and reinstalling both the game and steam.
- Verify installation files.

If you do not see an improvement, please feel free to respond to this thread for further troubleshooting.

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