Microsoft stops rolling out Windows 11 24H2 to PCs with certain Ubisoft games installed and is working with Ubisoft to fix the compatibility issues.

Microsoft says it’s working with Ubisoft to fix a problem with its latest Windows 11 update that’s been crashing some games, and it’s put the update’s release on pause for devices with those games in the meantime.

Microsoft has temporarily halted its Windows 11 24H2 update from being available on devices with select Ubisoft games installed. The move follows news that

Microsoft has stopped offering updates to Windows 11 version 24H2 on PCs that have certain Ubisoft games installed, Bleeping Computer reports. The company made the move after complaints that Star Wars Outlaws and games in the Assassin’s Creed series were crashing after installing the new Windows update.

PC gamer updating to Windows 11 version 24H2 take note, especially if you're playing any Ubisoft games. Compatibility issues have been reported.

Find out why Microsoft has paused the Windows 11 update for computers with certain Ubisoft games. Get the latest on the crashing issues and how to resolve them.

First reported by Bleeping Computer, Microsoft is now preventing Windows 11's 24H2 update from being sent out to machines that have a selection of recent Ubisoft games installed on them. A number of users have reported persistent, unworkable crashing, sometimes on startup, when trying to play the affected games.

Windows 11 version 24H2 is causing crashes and performance problems for a number of Ubisoft games, driving Microsoft to limit its rollout.

An array of Ubisoft games including Star Wars Outlaws, Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora are broken on some devices running Windows 11 with version update 24H2 installed. As such, Microsoft has blocked the Windows upgrade for some.

Both Microsoft and Ubisoft are working on a fix. Gamers running Windows 11 may be inadvertently preventing the latest update from being installed because of the titles on their PC. The update in question is Windows 11 24H2 which brings with it several improvements and new features.