The latest Windows 11 update, codenamed 24H2, has been a troubled rollout for Microsoft, but one thing’s been clear from the beginning: PC gamers should wait to install it. Let’s add another issue to the list,

The Windows 11 24H2 update is causing gaming PCs with AutoHDR enabled to crash in certain games, and only switching it off will stop it.

Microsoft has confirmed a big issue affecting Windows 11 24H2, mainly impacting gamers who use the Auto HDR feature. The problem causes incorrect color display in games and, in some cases, leads to game crashes or unresponsiveness, as reported by Windows Latest.

Microsoft re-affirms the implications of installing Windows 11 on devices that don't have the proper hardware.

Microsoft updated its support page to warn users not to run Windows 11 on an unsupported PC, but the company also has official instructions on installing the operating system on devices that don't meet minimum requirements. Generally, that means PCs with a TPM 2.0 chip — a security chip required for Windows 11.

Republished on December 14 with Microsoft’s response to dangerous user confusion after a raft of “muddled” articles were published.

Time is running out for older PCs running Windows 10, with less than a year to go until the operating system gets the axe. If you’ve no interest in buying a new computer, an upgrade to Windows 11 may sound like the smartest, easiest choice… but you’d be wrong.

Microsoft has blocked the 24H2 update on Windows 11 PCs where Auto HDR is enabled as the feature is breaking some SDR games.