Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 version 24H2 is accidentally killing Ubisoft games such as Star Wars Outlaws, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and others.
As reported VGCMicrosoft has updated its support page to reveal that it has temporarily blocked Windows 11 for users with these games installed.
“After installing Windows 11 24H2, you may experience issues with some Ubisoft games,” Microsoft said. “These games may become unresponsive during startup, loading, or while you are actively playing.
“In some cases, users may receive a black screen. Affected games include Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Assassin’s Creed Origins, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Star Wars Outlaws, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.
“To ensure the security of Windows updates, we have applied a compatibility lock on devices where these games are installed. These devices will not be able to install Windows 11 24H2 via the Windows Update release channel.”
Ubisoft released an update to address these issues in Star Wars Outlaws in its main title update 1.4, but Microsoft notes that players may still experience issues. No timeline has been given for when the issue will be fixed, but players playing Ubisoft games on PC are advised not to update to 24H2 if possible.
Ryan Dinsdale is a freelance reporter for IGN. He will talk about The Witcher all day long.
