Microsoft's official 24H2 update for Windows 11 has been saddled with one bug after another. Here's why you might want to avoid updating and what you may find if you jump into the new version now.

The Windows 11 24H2 update is causing gaming PCs with AutoHDR enabled to crash in certain games, and only switching it off will stop it.

New Windows 11 24H2 bug silences some PCs, and Microsoft has blocked the update for affected devices while it works on a fix.

Microsoft confirms that Windows 11 24H2 is causing issues with Auto HDR and leading to unresponsive games.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Those following the Windows 11 24H2 documentation might have noticed that, almost simultaneously with identifying a problem with Auto HDR mode, the system also detected a problem with audio handling,

The bug isn't limited to gaming, though; some users have reported general color display issues on their Windows 11 desktops as well. Auto HDR is a feature introduced in Windows 11 to improve gaming visuals by automatically converting standard dynamic range (SDR) content to high dynamic range (HDR) content.

Users report the sound of silence from operating system update Microsoft has logged some new known issues with Windows 11 24H2 and thrown up more safeguard holds until the problems are resolved.… The latest glitches noted in Microsoft's Windows Release Health Dashboard are related to audio and gaming.

Windows 11 users whose computers use Dirac Audio technology with the cridspapo.dll component will not receive the 24H2 update proposal anytime soon. This is yet another issue listed in the Windows documentation that postpones the update through Windows Update.

Microsoft has blocked the 24H2 update on Windows 11 PCs where Auto HDR is enabled as the feature is breaking some SDR games.