Are your games crashing or freezing after installing Windows 11 24H2? You are not alone.
Microsoft is blocking Windows 11 24H2 updates on PCs that have certain Ubisoft games installed.
Gamers who upgraded to the latest version of the operating system informed That he was having problems running the Assassin’s Creed game on his computer. They will fail to launch, stop loading saves, crash to desktop, etc. Some of these games will crash without any error message. The point is that these are not new issues that suddenly emerged yesterday. are users reporting Such crashes occurred for about 4 months when 24H2 was in preview. To emphasize the delay, these reports began two months before Windows 11 24H2 was released to all users. Microsoft acknowledged the issue a few days ago.
Games crashing on windows 11 24H2
According to the health update released on the company’s website, the following games are affected by crashes, loading issues, or freezing. Some users may also experience a black screen that is unresponsive.
- assassin’s creed valhalla
- assassin’s creed origins
- assassin’s creed odyssey
- star wars pirates
- Avatar: The Borderlands of Pandora
Microsoft says it has blocked the Windows 11 24H2 update on PCs that have the above-mentioned games installed, and it is advising users not to manually upgrade to the latest version. Well, if you were wondering why you didn’t get the Windows 11 24H2 update, here’s the answer.
Could these issues be related to Denuvo’s DRM that is used in Ubisoft’s games? But, these are not the only games that are affected by crashes. Some players experienced similar crashes on Far Cry, Call of Duty Infinite Warfare, Fallout 76, and Need for Speed Unbound. Not all of these have DRM, so the issue is elsewhere. a user told The problems appear to be caused by a file called NTDLL.DLL. Yes, there are two DLLs in the name. It uses Windows native API to handle memory and processor level operations. This suggests that the problems are not game related, and the culprit may be Windows itself.
I remember when I wanted to replay Assassin’s Creed Origins during the pandemic, I experienced lag spikes in the game. This was strange because I had played this game before without any glitches. Then I found out that the lag was caused by an NVIDIA driver update, and I fixed the problem by rolling back to a previous version. This time it doesn’t seem to be the case, it seems to be a more complex problem. Currently, the only solution seems to be upgrading to Windows 11 23H2, which is very inconvenient.
While users wait for a proper solution, Microsoft has suggested a temporary fix for the problem. Open Task Manager, right-click on the game’s exe and select End Task. This is a great solution Microsoft, thanks for the advice. Why bother playing games you paid for when you can experience the thrill of the latest and greatest bugs in Windows? All these bugs seem to highlight that Windows 10 was so much better in comparison, it’s a shame it’s reaching end of life support next year.
Anyway, Ubisoft has acknowledged these bugs Steam Community ForumsAnd working on resolving the issues. bleeping computer Reportedly, Ubisoft has already released a hotfix patch for Star Wars Outlaws, the update v1.4.1 fixes the issue, but release notes Be warned that players may experience some performance issues, and a permanent solution is being worked on.
Here’s a completely unrelated thing that happened exactly a year ago. Ubisoft had a little PR trouble last year when pop-up ads appeared in its in-game menus, though these troubles were attributed to a technical error.
Have you upgraded to Windows 11 24H2? If so, have you faced similar issues with the game?
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