Earlier this week, Ubisoft launched Murderer’s Creed Valhalla and Murderer’s Creed Origins patches to repair Home windows 11 24H2 compatibility points that prompted crashes, freezes, and audio issues.
In late November, Microsoft blocked Home windows 24H2 upgrades on PCs with Murderer’s Creed, Star Wars Outlaws, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, following a stream of person complaints on Reddit [1, 2] and the Microsoft Solutions boards [1, 2, 3] that the video games have been not working accurately.
“These video games would possibly turn into unresponsive whereas beginning, loading or throughout energetic gameplay. In some instances, customers would possibly obtain a black display,” the corporate says on its Home windows launch well being dashboard.
Players affected by this identified difficulty have been notably annoyed as they’d already reported these points within the Home windows Insider Suggestions Hub, on Reddit, and different on-line platforms whereas Home windows 11 24H2 was nonetheless in preview.
In keeping with the reviews, the problems seem erratically. Some affected customers say the video games instantly crash after launch, whereas others say they crash, freeze, or show a black display a couple of minutes after loading saved video games.
Roughly two weeks after first acknowledging these points, Microsoft lifted the safeguard holds for Home windows 11 PCs with Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Star Wars Outlaws after Ubisoft launched short-term hotfixes that fastened the crashes (though affected players would possibly nonetheless expertise efficiency points).
Microsoft lifts Murderer’s Creed safeguard holds
This week, Ubisoft additionally launched Murderer’s Creed Valhalla and Murderer’s Creed Origins patches to repair the Home windows 11 24H2 compatibility difficulty, whereas Microsoft eliminated all related compatibility holds.
“Murderer’s Creed: Odyssey, Origins, and Valhalla are not affected by this difficulty on account of fixes deployed by Ubisoft,” the corporate says in an replace to the Home windows well being dashboard.
“These updates have resolved the compatibility points with Home windows 11, model 24H2, guaranteeing that gamers can now get pleasure from these video games with out earlier disruptions. The safeguard maintain (ID 54437462) that was beforehand in place has been lifted as of 1/16/2025 to exclude these video games.
“Notice that it might take as much as 48 hours for the Home windows 11, model 24H2 replace to be supplied by way of Home windows Replace for units with these video games. Restarting your machine would possibly expedite the method.”
Microsoft has additionally began a compelled Home windows 11 24H2 rollout this week to eligible, non-managed methods working the Dwelling and Professional editions of Home windows 11 22H2 and 23H2.
Different safeguards blocking the compelled Home windows 11 upgrades embody PCs with Auto HDR enabled, working Dirac audio enchancment software program and the Asphalt 8 (Airborne) sport, and a few ASUS units. The listing additionally contains methods with an built-in digicam or working the Protected Examination Browser and the Simple Anti-Cheat functions.