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The latest version of Windows 11 has suffered a bug that really messes with gaming performance for some users, blocking the 22H2 update on those PCs to prevent the problem from manifesting – but the good news is that upgrade block is now has been removed partially lifted.
In case you missed it, the Windows 11 22H2 bug in question caused “lower than expected performance” in some games (and indeed other software), including stuttering frame rates (a seriously unpleasant phenomenon). This was due to GPU debugging features being improperly used on the affected PCs.
As Newwin (opens in new tab) noted, Microsoft has not actually resolved this issue – yet – but has added a new note to the release health dashboard stating the following: “The security hold with the security ID of 41990091 has been updated to only protect Windows devices that have a of the small subset of games and apps still affected by this issue.
What this means is that many Windows 11 users who were previously blocked with the said security block are now free to download the 22H2 update – only people who run one of a small number of games and apps that are vulnerable to the bug becomes now stopped upgrading.
Analysis: The unlucky will have to wait patiently – but for how long?
Hopefully, this means that the majority of PC gamers who were unable to upgrade due to this error can now go ahead and grab the Windows 11 22H2 update. However, you may not see the upgrade right away, and as Microsoft points out, it may take up to 48 hours for the block to be lifted and 22H2 actually offered.
That said, since Microsoft posted this on its health dashboard a few days ago, the upgrade should now be available for anyone newly eligible to pick it up. If you still haven’t gotten the 22H2 update, it’s worth restarting your PC and checking for updates – but if that doesn’t work, you’re probably one of the unlucky people still affected by the bug be affected.
In that case, all you can do is wait patiently for Microsoft to get its act together and implement a full fix for this problem. As for how long that will take, well, your guess is as good as ours.
To give you an idea, thornier bugs can take some effort, and we recently witnessed a rather unpleasant Windows 11 printer bug – one that removed critical features from some devices, such as being able to print in color for example – takes two months to get fixed. dissolved. Hopefully, this gaming glitch won’t turn out to be such a complicated problem to fix, but who knows.
Not being able to upgrade to the most recent version of Windows 11 is a frustrating experience, as you may be missing out on feature additions, or perhaps more worryingly, working on security to fix vulnerabilities – and the latter could potentially damage your PC. can be left open to being exploited.
That’s why we generally recommend that people upgrade fairly quickly, although on the other hand sometimes it’s best to be a little cautious the day an update comes out as early adopters can run into breathtaking bugs or issues introduced by the upgrade. . In other words, it might be wise to wait a bit, but don’t hang around too long — just enough time to monitor the news headlines and online forums to see if any annoying-sounding glitches have occurred with any given update.