Microsoft is blocking updates to Windows 11 version 24H2 on PCs where select Ubisoft games are installed due to a compatibility issue.

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

According to a message on the Microsoft support page, users who have installed Windows 11 version 24H2 "might encounter issues with some Ubisoft games". The affected titles are Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Assassin's Creed Origins, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, and, most notably, Star Wars Outlaws.

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

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

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.

Microsoft recognized, that its latest Windows 11 24H2 update is causing crashes in some Ubisoft video games.

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.

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