Games: UT2004 Crashes on startup – LockRect failed: D3DERR_DEVICELOST

On Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, Unreal Tournament 2004 has problem with DirectDraw. The following error pops up: LockRect failed: D3DERR_DEVICELOST History: UD3DRenderDevice::ReadPixels <- UD3DRenderDevice::Present <- UGameEngine::Draw <- UWindowsViewport::Repaint <- UWindowsClient::Tick <- ClientTick <- UGameEngine::Tick <- Level Untitled <- UpdateWorld <- MainLoop To resolve the issue you can deactivate the call for DirectDraw and use