diff --git a/internal/ui/ui_glfw_windows.go b/internal/ui/ui_glfw_windows.go
index 496f241a7..dc739c878 100644
--- a/internal/ui/ui_glfw_windows.go
+++ b/internal/ui/ui_glfw_windows.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2/internal/graphicsdriver/directx"
 	"github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2/internal/graphicsdriver/opengl"
 	"github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2/internal/microsoftgdk"
+	"github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2/internal/winver"
 )
 
 type graphicsDriverCreatorImpl struct {
@@ -36,15 +37,23 @@ type graphicsDriverCreatorImpl struct {
 }
 
 func (g *graphicsDriverCreatorImpl) newAuto() (graphicsdriver.Graphics, GraphicsLibrary, error) {
-	d, err1 := g.newDirectX()
-	if err1 == nil {
-		return d, GraphicsLibraryDirectX, nil
+	// Creating a swap chain on an older machines than Windows 10 might fail (#2613).
+	var dxErr error
+	if winver.IsWindows10OrGreater() {
+		d, err := g.newDirectX()
+		if err == nil {
+			return d, GraphicsLibraryDirectX, nil
+		}
+		dxErr = err
 	}
-	o, err2 := g.newOpenGL()
-	if err2 == nil {
+
+	o, err := g.newOpenGL()
+	if err == nil {
 		return o, GraphicsLibraryOpenGL, nil
 	}
-	return nil, GraphicsLibraryUnknown, fmt.Errorf("ui: failed to choose graphics drivers: DirectX: %v, OpenGL: %v", err1, err2)
+	glErr := err
+
+	return nil, GraphicsLibraryUnknown, fmt.Errorf("ui: failed to choose graphics drivers: DirectX: %v, OpenGL: %v", dxErr, glErr)
 }
 
 func (*graphicsDriverCreatorImpl) newOpenGL() (graphicsdriver.Graphics, error) {