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If you are a fan of Ubisoft games, in particular the Assassin's Creed saga or Star Wars Outlaws, you will surely have noticed that there are some problems with the latest Windows 11 version 24H2 update, released at the beginning of October, which caused crashes in some. titles from the company including Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Assassin's Creed Origins, Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Star Wars Outlaws, among others.
The errors are varied, such as stopping responding on startup, loading, or crashing during an active game. In some cases, users may see a black screen. This led Microsoft to apply a compatibility suspension on devices where these games are installed, which means that the installation of Windows 11, version 24H2 will not be offered via the Windows Update release channel on these devices.
Microsoft blocked these games to protect the user
Ubisoft had already recognized problems with version 1.4.0 of the Star Wars Outlaws update on PC, particularly under Windows 11 24H2, and had implemented a temporary hotfix version 1.4.1. However, it seems that the problem is broader and affects other titles of the company. It's good to see that companies are recognizing the problems and working on them, even if there is no permanent solution at the moment.
It is curious that the new Assassin's Creed, Mirage, is not on the list of affected games. Although there is no clear explanation for this, The game may have been developed with the latest version of Windows 11 in mind and therefore do not have the same compatibility issues. The current list of affected games is as follows:
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
- Assassin's Creed Origins.
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
- Star Wars outlaw.
- Avatar: Pandora's Borders.
IT administrators using Windows Update for Business reporting can check for these issues using the following protection IDs: 54437462 and 54580160. This can help identify and resolve compatibility issues with Ubisoft games on Windows version 24H2.
