Microsoft has confirmed that, resulting from compatibility points, it’s blocking the Home windows 11 24H2 replace on computer systems operating sure Ubisoft video games.
In line with the Redmond large, the Home windows 11, model 24H2 replace is affecting PCs operating well-known gaming titles corresponding to Murderer’s Creed Valhalla, Murderer’s Creed Origins, Murderer’s Creed Odyssey, Star Wars Outlaws, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. The replace is inflicting the video games to crash, freeze, or have audio points.
“After putting in Home windows 11, model 24H2, you may encounter points with some Ubisoft video games. These video games may turn into unresponsive whereas beginning, loading, or throughout lively gameplay. In some circumstances, customers may obtain a black display,” Microsoft wrote in a assist put up detailing recognized points and updates for Home windows 11, model 24H2.
Whereas Ubisoft works on a everlasting repair, the corporate has released a temporary mitigation for Star Wars Outlaws to stop the sport from failing and cease responding.
“We’ve simply deployed a brief hotfix (v1.4.1) for gamers who had been experiencing points enjoying on Home windows 11 24H2,” explains Ubisoft. “Please notice that you could be expertise some efficiency points whereas we work on a extra everlasting repair. As quickly as it’s prepared, we’ll let you recognize. Thanks on your persistence.”
Equally, the corporate can be wanting into the Steam Murderer’s Creed Origins challenge.
To safeguard customers’ replace expertise, Microsoft has utilized a compatibility maintain on gadgets with the above-mentioned video games put in. Because of this, these gadgets is not going to obtain Home windows 11, model 24H2, for set up by way of the Home windows Replace launch channel till a repair is launched for gadgets operating Ubisoft video games.
Moreover, the Redmond large recommends that customers don’t power an replace to model 24H2 utilizing the Home windows 11 Set up Assistant or the media creation software till the problem has been resolved.
At present, there isn’t a everlasting workaround for this challenge, and Ubisoft and Microsoft are engaged on a decision. They’re anticipated to supply extra data when it’s obtainable.
In the meantime, if the sport turns into unresponsive and you might be unable to exit it usually, Microsoft recommends utilizing Process Supervisor to shut the appliance by following the under steps:
- Open Process Supervisor (press Ctrl + Shift + Esc in your keyboard) or right-click on the Begin button and select Process Supervisor from the menu.
- Within the Process Supervisor window, find your sport within the Processes tab, which can seem beneath the sport’s identify or the sport launcher.
- Click on on the sport’s identify to spotlight it. Then, click on the Finish Process button on the backside proper of the window to shut the sport.
