Faced with performance problems and various crashes linked to certain Windows 11 24:2m update, Microsoft has painfully progressed on this file in recent months. Good news for impacted players: the problem has finally been discovered and corrected through a recent cumulative update.
Video games do not pose (finally) no more problems under Windows 11 24h2
Before getting to the heart of the matter, let’s find out the fix, let’s go back to recent performance problems related to Windows 11 24:2.
Since the security update of May 2025, alias on Patch Tuesdayseveral users have complained of BSOD – the blue screen of death – or slowdowns. We also speak of unexpected restarts of the PC by launching certain games, such as Fortnite, FPS drops, and blocking the taskbar after the waking out.
“While we initially thought it could be a problem with GeForce pilots, because Nvidia often tends to introduce bugs with its new versions, this was apparently due to the recent monthly cumulative updates”explains Windows Latest At the start of the week – while adding that some readers have also encountered slowness since the June 2025 update.
With the Windows 11 24H2 Windows 11 24H2 Cumulative Update KB5062660 Update, Microsoft finally recognizes these performance problems by offering a dedicated fix. We can read: “This update corrects a problem observed in rare cases after installing the security update of May 2025 and subsequent updates, causing problems of stability on devices”.
In addition to specify that the devices affected by this bug no longer responded or ceased to answer “In specific scenarios”the Redmond firm remains silent concerning the causes of these performance falls.
To end these problems, it is now possible to take advantage of the KB5062660 version of Windows 11 24H2 on its PC. Deployed last week, she embarked in passing several AI new features, including the controversial recall function. This update being optional, it must be installed manually: Parameters > Update and security > Search for updates > Download and install.
Otherwise, we will have to wait for the next Patch Tuesdaywhich will automatically settle on August 12, 2025 with the necessary fixes.
It remains to be seen if this update will really mark the end of trouble for players on Windows 11 … or if a new patch will come, once again, break everything.