The latest Windows 11 update is giving some PCs a real speed boost for gaming — if you don’t run into some reportedly nasty bugs

Microsoft’s latest update to Windows 11 arrived last week, and the September 2024 patch brings some nice improvements to PC gaming on some devices with AMD Ryzen processors. There have been a few catches, however, as reported bugs have emerged.

The September Patch (KB5043076) contains the full branch release prediction code improvements that benefit Ryzen 7000 or newer CPUs which we saw in last month’s optional update. We’re talking frame rate boosts of 10% or more in some cases, which will undoubtedly please gamers. (These improvements were actually first noticed in Windows 11 24H2but have been reverted to the current version 23H2).

This major leap forward in gaming on modern Ryzen processors has seen more people download the latest Windows 11 Cumulative Update, and in doing so, they’ve encountered a number of annoying issues.

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If you install update KB5043076 and experience issues, you are not alone