Assassin\'s Creed Windows 11 Issues Have Been Fixed

Summary

• Recent Windows 11 updates caused issues with several Assassin's Creed games.
• Patches for Assassin's Creed Origins and Valhalla have been released, resolving launch and functionality problems for those titles. Assassin's Creed Odyssey may still experience issues.

Following a recent Windows 11 (24H2) update, some players experienced problems launching or playing several Assassin's Creed titles. This update, while introducing features like Wi-Fi 7 support and AI Copilot+, inadvertently caused compatibility issues with some games. However, Ubisoft has swiftly addressed the problem for two of its titles.

Ubisoft has released patches for Assassin's Creed Origins and Assassin's Creed Valhalla that resolve the compatibility issues stemming from the Windows 11 24H2 update. These updates should be automatically downloaded through Steam. Players should ensure they have sufficient storage space; the Origins patch requires 230 MB, while the Valhalla patch requires 500 MB.

Windows Update 24H2 Still Affecting Some Ubisoft Games

The root cause of the incompatibility remains unclear. While the patches for Origins and Valhalla are welcome news, some Ubisoft games, including Assassin's Creed Odyssey, continue to experience problems such as unresponsiveness or complete failure to launch. While previous hotfixes addressed major issues in Star Wars: Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, some performance problems may persist. Players of Assassin's Creed Odyssey are advised to wait for a dedicated patch before updating to Windows 11 24H2.

This issue highlights a concerning oversight. Reports of game incompatibility surfaced five months prior to the official Windows 11 24H2 rollout, yet the problem wasn't fully resolved before the update's release. This is particularly troubling given Microsoft's push for Windows 10 users to upgrade to Windows 11. Fortunately, the majority of games appear unaffected.