[STEAM] Microsoft Confirms Windows 11 Update Kills Star Wars Outlaws, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, and Other Ubisoft Games

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has confirmed that Windows 11 version 24H2 is accidentally ******** Ubisoft games such as Star Wars Outlaws, *********'s Creed Valhalla, and more.

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updated its

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to reveal it has placed a temporary block on Windows 11 for users with those games installed.

"After installing Windows 11, version 24H2, you might encounter issues with some Ubisoft games,"

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said. "These games might become unresponsive while starting, loading or during active gameplay.

"In some cases, users might receive a ****** screen. The affected games are *********'s Creed Valhalla, *********'s Creed Origins, *********'s Creed Odyssey, Star Wars Outlaws, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.

"To safeguard your Windows update experience, we have applied a compatibility hold on devices with these games installed. These devices will not be offered to install Windows 11, version 24H2 via the Windows Update release channel."

Ubisoft released an update for these issues in Star Wars Outlaws in

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notes players may still experience issues. No timeline was given for when the issue will be fixed proper, but players of Ubisoft games on PC are advised not to update to version 24H2 if possible.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

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