I’ve been gaming once more recently on my desktop PC due to cooler climate, however fortunately I have not skilled this new Windows 11 bug that cropped up after the August 11 (KB5121003) replace.
It’s apparently affecting 25H2 and 24H2 installs of Windows 11, as this replace rolled out to OS builds 26200.9168 and 26100.9168.
According to Microsoft, the Windows 11 replace is forcing some video games to go unresponsive, crash, or reboot your PC fully. You may additionally see the EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION error pop up, forcing you to shut your recreation.
Thankfully, it would not look like the problem is just too widespread. At least, not but. Microsoft says it has acquired experiences primarily centered on ARC Raiders, MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls, and The Finals.
As of August 19, when the help web page was final up to date, Microsoft says it’s investigating the problems to determine if it is an issue on its facet. Microsoft is asking any PC players experiencing an analogous difficulty to file a report within the correct Feedback Hub app.
Embark Studios, the workforce behind ARC Raiders and The Finals, took to Discord to deal with the issue (by way of Windows Latest).
We’re conscious of a brand new crash launched with the discharge of a Windows replace (KB5121003) that could be affecting a few of you. The workforce is engaged on a repair, and we’ll preserve you posted on any updates.
Embark Studios (by way of Discord)
In one other post, the Embark workforce factors on the crashes being attributable to an inpoutx64.sys file change within the latest Windows 11 replace. It looks like the kernel-level driver is having a tough time speaking correctly.
Embark says it is working by itself “long-term fix,” however within the meantime, affected players would possibly have the ability to remedy the problem on their very own.
A short lived repair for the brand new Windows 11 gaming points
Embark has laid out the steps required to temporarily fix the crashing and freezing issues on KB5121003.
Launch Command Prompt as Administrator, type “sc stop inpoutx64″, and press Enter.
In the same Command Prompt instance, type “sc delete inpoutx64” and press Enter.
Next, navigate to C:WindowsSystem32drivers in your PC’s File Explorer. Find the file called inpoutx64.sys and delete it.
That should let your games run smoothly again, but hopefully we’ll soon have a fix that doesn’t require the manual workaround.
You can, of course, also roll back your Windows 11 PC to an older update version until the problem is officially fixed by Microsoft.
This seems like a fairly minor Windows 11 issue compared to some others we’ve already experienced this year, but that doesn’t make it any less frustrating for those affected.
Most recently, on July 15, Microsoft had to block the Windows 11 KB5101650 Patch Tuesday update on Dell PCs after issues involving unexpected shutdowns, overheating, and generally poor performance were reported by users.
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