Microsoft is now blocking Home windows 11 24H2 upgrades on techniques with Auto HDR enabled because of a compatibility problem that causes recreation freezes.
Auto HDR is a Home windows characteristic that mechanically will increase the colour vary and brightness from SDR (Commonplace Dynamic Vary) to HDR in video games on techniques with HDR-capable shows.
Whereas Redmond has confirmed that Auto HDR is breaking some video games, clients have additionally complained on Microsoft’s neighborhood web site and different on-line platforms over the previous month that the characteristic makes recreation graphics look high-contrast and oversaturated.
“After putting in Home windows 11, model 24H2, you may expertise points with video games in case you have AutoHDR enabled in your machine,” the corporate warned in a brand new Home windows launch well being replace on Wednesday. “You may observe that the sport colours are incorrect in sure show configurations. You may also observe that some video games cease responding.”
To workaround this recognized problem, Microsoft advises affected customers to disable Auto HDR by opening the ‘Settings’ app and deciding on ‘Graphics’ below System > Show. From there, you may toggle off Auto HDR for all video games utilizing the ‘Default Settings’ management or particular person video games below ‘Customized settings for purposes.’
To stop the gaming freezes from impacting extra clients, Redmond has utilized a compatibility maintain on Home windows gadgets with Auto HDR toggled on (this recognized problem is tagged with safeguard ID 55382406 in Home windows Replace for Enterprise reviews).
Microsoft additionally advises affected customers to not manually replace impacted gadgets utilizing the Media Creation Device or the Home windows 11 Set up Assistant till these issues are resolved.
One week in the past, Microsoft partially lifted one other compatibility maintain blocking Home windows 24H2 upgrades after French online game writer Ubisoft fastened bugs that triggered crashes, freezes, and audio points in a few of its video games.
In current weeks, the corporate additionally introduced that it now blocks Home windows 11 24H2 on techniques with outdated Google Workspace Sync installs, which may trigger “Can’t Begin Microsoft Outlook” errors and Outlook launch points.
It additionally added safeguard holds pausing Home windows 11 24H2 updates on PCs with incompatible Intel Sensible Sound Know-how (SST) audio drivers due to blue display of demise (BSOD) points.
