Microsoft has now partially lifted a compatibility maintain blocking the Home windows 24H2 replace on techniques with some Ubisoft video games after the French online game writer has mounted bugs inflicting crashes, freezes, and audio points.
The corporate blocked Home windows 24H2 upgrades on PCs with Murderer’s Creed, Star Wars Outlaws, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora video games greater than two weeks in the past, following a stream of consumer reviews on Reddit [1, 2] and the Microsoft Solutions boards [1, 2, 3] that these video games had been not working accurately.
Home windows customers affected by this identified difficulty had been notably annoyed as they reported these points within the Home windows Insider Suggestions Hub, on Reddit, and different on-line platforms since Home windows 11 24H2 was nonetheless in preview.
In response to the complaints, the problems are erratic, with some saying the video games instantly crash after launch whereas others stated they crash, freeze, or show a black display a couple of minutes after loading a saved sport.
To stop these points from impacting extra clients, Redmond utilized a safeguard maintain (tagged with IDs 54318776 and 54580160 in Home windows Replace for Enterprise reviews).
Microsoft now says it lifted the improve blocks for gadgets with Star Wars Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora final Thursday after Ubisoft launched momentary hotfixes that mitigate the crashes (though these affected may nonetheless expertise some efficiency points).
Ubisoft recommends utilizing Process Supervisor to shut the app as a brief workaround for individuals who can not exit the sport as typical. Redmond additionally advises players to not improve affected PCs utilizing the Home windows 11 Set up Assistant or the Media Creation Device till the problem is resolved.
“Word that, as soon as these fixes are utilized, it could take as much as 48 hours for the Home windows 11, model 24H2 replace to be supplied through Home windows Replace. Restarting your system may expedite the method,” Microsoft stated in an replace to the Home windows launch well being dashboard.
Over the weekend, Microsoft introduced it now blocks Home windows 11 24H2 on techniques with outdated Google Workspace Sync installs as a result of they’re inflicting Outlook launch points with “Can’t Begin Microsoft Outlook” errors.
In current weeks, the corporate has additionally added safeguard holds that block the Home windows 11 24H2 replace on gadgets with incompatible Intel Sensible Sound Expertise (SST) audio drivers as a result of they’re triggering blue display of dying (BSOD) points and with USB scanners supporting the eSCL protocol.