diff --git a/src/spice2x/launcher/launcher.cpp b/src/spice2x/launcher/launcher.cpp
index 5652d75..82215f9 100644
--- a/src/spice2x/launcher/launcher.cpp
+++ b/src/spice2x/launcher/launcher.cpp
@@ -1820,6 +1820,16 @@ int main_implementation(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         exit(spicecfg_run(sextet_devices));
     }
 
+    // log some DLLs found in path (purely for troubleshooting purposes to detect
+    // dxvk, ForceD3D9On12, ifs_layeredfs, etc)
+    libutils::warn_if_dll_exists("d3d8.dll");
+    libutils::warn_if_dll_exists("d3d9.dll");
+    libutils::warn_if_dll_exists("d3d10core.dll");
+    libutils::warn_if_dll_exists("d3d11.dll");
+    libutils::warn_if_dll_exists("d3d12.dll");
+    libutils::warn_if_dll_exists("dxgi.dll");
+    libutils::warn_if_dll_exists("opengl32.dll");
+
     // complain loudly & early about dll load ordering issue
     libutils::check_duplicate_dlls();
 
diff --git a/src/spice2x/util/libutils.cpp b/src/spice2x/util/libutils.cpp
index 11509b5..52c027d 100644
--- a/src/spice2x/util/libutils.cpp
+++ b/src/spice2x/util/libutils.cpp
@@ -355,4 +355,16 @@ void libutils::check_duplicate_dlls() {
                 (MODULE_PATH / filename).string());
         }
     }
+}
+
+void libutils::warn_if_dll_exists(const std::string &file_name) {
+    if (fileutils::file_exists(MODULE_PATH / file_name)) {
+        log_info("libutils", "found user-supplied {} in modules directory", file_name);
+        return;
+    }
+    const auto &spice_bin_path = libutils::module_file_name(nullptr).parent_path();
+    if (fileutils::file_exists(spice_bin_path / file_name)) {
+        log_info("libutils", "found user-supplied {} next to spice executable path", file_name);
+        return;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/spice2x/util/libutils.h b/src/spice2x/util/libutils.h
index d5123ca..305a603 100644
--- a/src/spice2x/util/libutils.h
+++ b/src/spice2x/util/libutils.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace libutils {
     }
 
     void check_duplicate_dlls();
+    void warn_if_dll_exists(const std::string &file_name);
 
     // get module handle helpers
     HMODULE get_module(const char *module_name);