Microsoft confirms Windows 11 26H2 is crashing some games and apps, promises to fix it in the next update

Microsoft confirms Windows 11 26H2 is crashing some games and apps, promises to fix it in the next update

By Mayank Parmar
Publication Date: 2026-10-03 18:29:00

It’s October 2026, and Microsoft is still finding bugs in Windows 11’s September updates. We’ve already had a mandatory Patch Tuesday update, an emergency patch, and an optional release, but the problems keep piling up. Now, Microsoft has confirmed that some apps or games could crash if they rely on Windows to decode AC-3 (Dolby Digital) audio.

Microsoft says the bug affects Windows 11 26H2, 25H2, and 24H2 after installing KB5124010, released on September 22, or later updates.

September has been a disaster for Windows. At one point, it had started to look like Microsoft was finally getting a hold of its quality control, and Windows would become stable. But when you look at everything that went wrong last month, you’d wonder if things are moving in the opposite direction.

Windows 11’s September updates fixed some bugs and introduced another

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