Summary

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

Assassin's Creed players experiencing game crashes after a recent Windows update can breathe a sigh of relief. Ubisoft has released patches for Assassin's Creed Origins and Assassin's Creed Valhalla, addressing compatibility problems introduced by the Windows 11 24H2 update. This update, while bringing features like Wi-Fi 7 support and AI Copilot+, unfortunately caused unexpected issues for some games.

These updates are available automatically through Steam. Players should ensure sufficient storage space; the Origins patch requires 230 MB, while the Valhalla patch needs 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, reports suggest that other Ubisoft titles, notably Assassin's Creed Odyssey, continue to experience issues ranging from unresponsiveness to complete failure to launch. While previous hotfixes addressed problems in Star Wars: Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, lingering performance issues may persist in those games as well. Players anticipating the Windows update may want to delay upgrading until a fix for Odyssey and any remaining issues are resolved.

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