# Resident Evil 7 Biohazard changelog > Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. - Vendor: CAPCOM Co., Ltd. - Category: Games - Official site: https://store.steampowered.com/app/418370 - Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/resident-evil-7-biohazard) - Harvested from: Steam (app 418370) - Entries below: 11 (newest first) What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. ## Releases ### Notice of Update Distribution - Date: 2026-05-11 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418370/view/681875609236801027 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/resident-evil-7-biohazard/releases/steam-681875609236801027 - **changed** — Verified compatibility with Windows 11 - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the game would launch with English as the in-game language when Steam language was set to Latin American Spanish - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the display language would not return to its default setting when selecting Default in the settings menu - **fixed** — Fixed an issue that occurred on the options screen when HDR was enabled in the graphics options - **fixed** — Fixed an issue that could prevent game progression in certain areas - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where a cutscene would not initiate Notice of Update Distribution The following updates have been made to Resident Evil 7 biohazard: - Verified compatibility with Windows 11 - Fixed an issue where, when the Steam language was set to Latin American Spanish, the game would launch with initial in-game language set to English. - Fixed an issue where only the display language would not return to its default setting when selecting “Default” in the settings menu - Fixed an issue that occurred on the options screen when HDR was enabled in the graphics options - Fixed an issue that could prevent game progression in certain areas - Fixed an issue where a cutscene would not initiate ### Notice of Update Distribution - Date: 2023-05-08 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418370/view/3703691393795966592 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/resident-evil-7-biohazard/releases/steam-3703691393795966592 The following updates have been made to Resident Evil 7 biohazard. ##### - Added Latin American Spanish as a display language. - Fixed achievements that weren't displayed correctly in some languages. - Fixed some bugs/issues. ### Notice on the End of Technical support for DirectX 11 Non-Ray Tracing Versions - Date: 2023-04-12 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418370/view/3682297394589285866 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/resident-evil-7-biohazard/releases/steam-3682297394589285866 On 7/12/2023, support will end for the DirectX 11 non-ray tracing versions (dx11_non-rt) of Resident Evil 7, Resident Evil 2, and Resident Evil 3. After technical support has ended, we cannot guarantee compatiblity or operation when using these versions of the games. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/883710/view/3344500154867780165? ### Notice of Update Distribution - Date: 2022-10-06 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418370/view/3326495812428843968 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/resident-evil-7-biohazard/releases/steam-3326495812428843968 ##### The following updates have been made for Resident Evil 7 biohazard. - Correction of typos in the porting credits. - Fixed a bug in which the 'HBAO+' ambient occlusion graphics option was not functioning properly. - Fixed a bug that would cause the 'Rendering Method' graphics option to not save correctly when set to 'Interlaced'. - Fixed a bug in which the 'Motion Blur' graphics options was not functioning properly. - Fixed a bug in which the 'Image Quality' graphics option was not functioning properly. - Fixed a bug in which the 'TAA' anti-aliasing graphics option was not functioning properly. - Fixed a bug in which the 'GI and Reflection' graphics option was not functioning properly. - Fixed a bug in which the 'Light Reflection' graphics option was not functioning properly. ### DirectX 11 Non-Ray Tracing Version Now Available - Date: 2022-06-16 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418370/view/5148191896085662007 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/resident-evil-7-biohazard/releases/steam-5148191896085662007 Hello Resident Evil fans, Due to overwhelming community response, we've reactivated the previous version that does not include ray tracing and enhanced 3D audio. Both enhanced and previous versions will be made available going forward. Please follow the steps below if you wish to roll back to the previous version. 1. Click LIBRARY in Steam client. 2. Right-click the game and select ""Properties..."" 3. In the pop-up menu, select ""BETAS"" 4. From the pull-down menu, select ""dx11_non-rt"" (Note: password not required) 5. Close the pop-up menu and let the Steam client auto-update the game 6. You should be able to launch the game normally once the update completes 7. Please note some of the in-game option settings will be reset as a result of the rollback process. If you would like to update the game to the new version again, simply select ""None"" from the pull-down menu in Step 4 above. Resident Evil Team ### (Text updated)Update on system requirements - Date: 2022-06-10 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418370/view/3351254920159811049 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/resident-evil-7-biohazard/releases/steam-3351254920159811049 An upgrade patch will be releasing soon and system requirements will also be updated. 【Update on system requirements】 The system requirements will change with the arrival of the upgrade patch. The new minimum requirements are listed below alongside the previous specifications no longer supported under this upgrade patch. Minimum requirements: ■OS Before：WINDOWS® 7, 8, 8.1, 10 (64-BIT Required) After：WINDOWS® 10 (64-BIT Required) ■DirectX Before：Version 11 After：Version 12 ■Graphics Before： NVIDIA® GeForce® GeForce GTX 760 or AMD Radeon™ R7 260x After： NVIDIA® GeForce® GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon™ RX 460 【How to toggle automatic updates OFF】 Follow the following steps before the patch goes live. 1. Right-click the title under your Library, and select "Properties..." 2. In the "UPDATES" tab, change Automatic Updates to "Update only when I launch it" 3. Press "Steam" in your steam client, and select "Go Offline" 4. Press "Play" to start the game. ※Please switch to "Go Offline" every time you play this title. ※Please be aware that once the upgrade patch has been applied, the game cannot be restored to the previous version even if the game is uninstalled. ### Notice Regarding a Content Revision of the JP and KR Versions of the Free DLC - Date: 2021-04-14 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418370/view/3023579996649758094 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/resident-evil-7-biohazard/releases/steam-3023579996649758094 The free DLC “Not A Hero,” which released on December 14th, 2017, contained a bug in the Japanese and Korean versions. This has been corrected in the version of the DLC that is now currently available. A patch will be released at a later date to correct this issue in previously released versions of this DLC. We apologies for any inconvenience. ### Bug fix - Date: 2021-02-25 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418370/view/3028079157127877511 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/resident-evil-7-biohazard/releases/steam-3028079157127877511 Bug fix ### Patch #3 Release Notes (Feb.18th) - Date: 2017-02-18 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418370/view/5264101341768568406 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/resident-evil-7-biohazard/releases/steam-5264101341768568406 **1) Added compatibility for the upcoming DLCs ** **Banned Footage Vol. 1** - Nightmare - Bedroom - Ethan Must Die **Banned Footage Vol. 2** - 21 - Daughters - Jack's 55th Birthday **2) Enabled Achievements for "Banned Footage Vol. 1" and "Banned Footage Vol. 2"** **3) Bug fix** Fixed an issue where mouse input no longer worked when certain DirectX input devices such as programmable keypads with integrated thumb pad is plugged in. ### Patch #2 Release Notes (Feb. 7th) - Date: 2017-02-07 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418370/view/5264101341768568516 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/resident-evil-7-biohazard/releases/steam-5264101341768568516 The following issue has been addressed in today's update: - Added support for older generation CPUs. More specifically, the game no longer requires SSSE3 SIMD instruction set. ### Patch #1 Release Notes (Jan. 27th) - Date: 2017-01-27 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/418370/view/5264101341768568603 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/resident-evil-7-biohazard/releases/steam-5264101341768568603 The following issues have been addressed in today's update: - Fixed an issue where saving game progress was no longer possible if the player deleted the local save file while Steam Cloud has been turned off. - Fixed an issue where HDR mode is turned back to ON upon app launch if the player quits the prior game session in full screen mode and with HDR set to OFF.