AoE IV does not start properly with VMware Fusion

Hi,

I have an iMac running Sonoma 14.6.1 with i7, 40GB RAM and AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT 8GB graphic.
I have installed VMware Fusion Pro 13.6.1, configured it to use 16GB of RAM, using 8 cores, activated 3D graphics with support of DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.3.
I have installed VMware Tools.

When I start AoE IV, I get a message that no hardware rendering tool was found. I should check if the machine fulfils the requirements of AoE, check if DirectX is installed correctly and should install the newest drivers.

I tried several times but I cannot find the issue.
Does anyone have an idea?

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