A compatibility hold was placed on Windows 11 due to Asphalt 8: Airborne causing problems. Microsoft has lifted the hold on Asphalt 8: Airborne, making the Windows 11 update available again.

The problem affected Asphalt 8 (Airborne), causing it to crash or become unresponsive during gameplay or when exiting. To protect users, Microsoft applied a compatibility hold on devices with ...

Anyone who installed the game "Asphalt 8" was not offered the update to Windows 11 24H2 by Microsoft. A Safeguard ID prevented this, as it caused problems with the game. Microsoft has now found a ...

This update block affected PCs that had the game Asphalt 8: Airborne installed, and the block was instated because Windows 11 24H2 was causing the game to stop responding and had to be restarted ...

TL;DR: Microsoft has resolved a compatibility block preventing Windows 11 users from installing the 24H2 update due to issues with Asphalt 8. The game was prone to crashing with the 24H2 update ...