Windows 11 PCs with certain Ubisoft games installed won’t receive the upgrade offer to Windows 11, version 24H2 anymore at the time of writing.
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Microsoft confirmed the new issue and has put a compatibility hold in place that prevent Windows Update from offering the upgrade on affected machines.
Here is the list of affected games:
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- Assassin’s Creed Origins
- Assassin’s Creed Odyseey
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
Microsoft says that players may experience issues with these games on devices running the latest version of Windows.
In particular, Microsoft mentions the following symptoms:
- Games may become unresponsive while starting, loading or during active gameplay.
- Users may see a black screen.
Games may need to be ended through the Task Manager in some cases. This is Microsoft’s workaround if the issue is encountered.
- Open Task Manager. This can be accomplished by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc on your keyboard. Alternatively, you can right-click on the Start button and select Task Manager from the menu.
- In the Task Manager window, look for your game in the Processes tab. It might be listed under the name of the game or the game launcher.
- Click on the game’s name to highlight it. Then, click the End Task button at the bottom right of the window. This will close the game.
Note about compatibility holds: Microsoft uses these to block updates via some update management systems. These won’t prevent direct upgrades, for instance by using Windows 11 installation media. They also do not protect against changes that occur after the affected version of Windows is installed.
Plenty of Windows 11, 24H2 issues
Microsoft confirmed another four issues this month alone. Two of these have been resolved, one mitigated at the time of writing.
The last issue standing affects standalone USB scanners that support the eScanner Communication Language (eSCL) scan protocol. These may not be discovered correctly by the Windows system.
Microsoft has not published a workaround for the issue at the time.
Do you run Windows 11, or Windows 11, version 24H2? Did you run into any issues? Feel free to leave a comment down below.
I haven’t been able to play Assassin’s Creed Odyssey since I moved from win 10 to win 11. It just crashes on launch. I’ve never been able to figure out why.
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Origins and Mirage run fine.
That’s cool. I have GRC’s InControl app installed to prevent upgrading from 22h2, but now all I need to do is to install a Ubisoft game instead. 😀
Though your comment is humorous the underlying issue, put in the simplest of terms, is that one companies spyware is conflicting with anothers, which is not.