Microsoft has blocked PC users from accessing the Windows 11 24H2 update if they have any games from developer Ubisoft installed.

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.

After multiple reports of compatibility issues, Microsoft has stopped automatically pushing Windows updates to PCs that have a variety of Ubisoft games installed, including Star Wars Outlaws, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, and Assassin's Creed Valhalla.

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

Microsoft has acknowledged that its latest major Windows update has stopped certain Ubisoft games from working. Windows 11 version 24H2, which is the the third major update to Windows 11 since the operating system was released three years ago, has been rolling out throughout the month.

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 version 24H2 is accidentally killing Ubisoft games such as Star Wars Outlaws, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, and more. As reported by VGC, Microsoft updated its support website to reveal it has placed a temporary block on Windows 11 for users with those games installed.

Microsoft has acknowledged yet another issue in Windows 11, version 24H2. According to the company's official dashboard for known issues, some Ubisoft games are experiencing significant

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.

Assassins Creed Origins, Valhalla, Odyssey, and Unity, Far Cry 5, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, and Star Wars Outlaws are among the affected titles. Some dont launch, others crash after a few minutes of gameplay. Some people have reported that the games freeze, drop frames, or cut to an unresponsive black screen at times.

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.