2023-11-01 18:20:55
Problems were reported by users in the latest Windows 11 update. Patch KB5031455, made available by Microsoft on October 26, has caused problems in some games and affected the performance of some applications, such as File Explorer. ). Furthermore, many Windows 11 PC administrators said they were not even able to install this latest operating system update.
Games start crashing after Windows 11 update
Players complain that the recent Windows 11 update has caused problems with some games freezing and opening on their PC. Source: Oficina da Net
Although Windows 11 Build 22621.2506 has made several fixes, including an issue that was causing memory leaks, users have been complaining about critical bugs during use after the update. Mayank Parmar, from the WindowsLatest website, reports on comments complaining about the failure to install the patch made available at the end of October saying that the computer ran the update implementation, failed, restarted and failed again.
PCs that were affected by the failed update installation displayed the following error codes:
0x800f081f
0x8007007e
0x8000ffff
0x800f0984
0x80073701
But the problems are not limited to just failures to install the update. There have been reports of bugs in games. One user said that the optional October patch caused their games to crash, where some titles purchased from Epic Games such as Fortnite and Horizon Zero Dawn crashed and no longer opened.
It is important to mention that there are game crashes that are not related to this latest Windows update. Some titles began to experience problems after an Xbox Game Pass bug, which ended up affecting the Windows 11 update in October 2023.
How to temporarily resolve the issue
If you are experiencing a problem when running games, you can resolve it by uninstalling the latest Windows update. To do this, just follow the step by step below, which although it mentions Windows 10, also applies to Windows 11.
Necessary time: 3 minutes
Step-by-step guide to temporarily resolve critical issues caused by an update in Windows 10.
In the bottom left corner, select the search bar and type “Settings”. Then click “Open” to run the “Settings” application.
Select “update and security”.
Click “view update history”.
Select “uninstall updates”.
Click on the latest update (which is causing you problems).
Restart the computer.
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