Microsoft blocks Windows 11 24H2 update due to audio compatibility issues
Microsoft has temporarily blocked the rollout of the Windows 11 24H2 update for devices utilizing Dirac Audio software due to identified compatibility issues that disrupt audio output. This decision aims to prevent users from encountering significant audio malfunctions post-update.
The core problem stems from the interaction between the Windows 11 24H2 update and the Dirac Audio software, particularly involving the 'cridspapo.dll' file. This conflict results in the loss of audio output across various devices, including integrated speakers, Bluetooth speakers, and headsets.
Users with Dirac Audio software have reported complete audio failures following the installation of the 24H2 update. The absence of sound output significantly hampers the usability of affected systems, prompting Microsoft to intervene by halting the update for these devices.
In response to these reports, Microsoft has implemented an update block on devices running Dirac Audio software to prevent further incidents. The company is actively collaborating with Dirac to develop a compatible driver update that resolves the conflict. Once the updated driver is available and verified, the update block will be lifted, allowing affected users to proceed with the Windows 11 24H2 installation.
Users experiencing audio issues related to this update are advised to check for driver updates from Dirac or their device manufacturer. Installing the latest drivers may resolve the compatibility problem. Additionally, users can monitor Microsoft's official channels for announcements regarding the availability of the fix and the subsequent lifting of the update block.
Microsoft's attempts in failing to fix the issues and blocking the Windows 11 24H2 update for devices has drawn criticism from users. Affected users are encouraged to stay informed about updates from both Microsoft and Dirac to resolve the issue promptly and restore full audio functionality to their systems.
Source: Neowin
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@JohnIL:
“We are at a point where questioning the reliability of the updates should always be front and center.”
Good luck – you cannot audit them they are all proprietary software updates.
People who still run Windows are beyond retarded. I bet there are satellite kernel mods which suck up all the info on people’s devices anyway. When’s the last time you audited a motherboard, especially after 9/11?
Yeah, good luck with that.
For me, the biggest problem with Windows 11 24H2 is the inability to disable Spectre and Meltdown mitigations, i.e. registry settings have no effect on performance. So the core application I use is 25% slower on 24H2 than on 23H2.
Interestingly, no one has written anything about this, as far as I know. Maybe a topic for a ghacks article?
We are at a point where questioning the reliability of the updates should always be front and center.
Microsoft seems to have forgot that people actually depend on their PC’s for their income. 24h2 just another example of where Microsoft has failed to produce a stable product to the public.
Windows 11 is always Beta. Always.
I think it was around 2012 when the CEO was Dona Sarkar that they stripped the program for internal testing for new Windows features and versions and created what they call Windows Insiders and figured why should they be paying people to test it when they can find enthusiastic and gullible random people to test things for free.
And since then, the quality of Windows has heavily declined in my opinion. I only used Windows XP on my first PC in 2005 and I think by then it has been stabilized, I can’t say how it was at launch, I also used Vista for the first time around 2009 on a new laptop and it felt stable. Then in 2009 I started using Windows 7 since it released and I remember it being very stable since launch day.
Windows 8 is when my enthusiasm for new Windows versions got completely evaporated. The new look as well as how it felt buggy and incomplete and this persisted for over 10 years now. Now it’s the new normal for things to be buggy, incomplete and just feel like a perpetual beta testing.
I can’t remember if it was Windows 8 or 10 that had UI elements with buttons that aren’t properly aligned or the icons inside them. But it looked so unprofessional and ugly. Also since Windows 8, the UI that aimed to for touch devices was also very ugly and I still can’t understand why they made it like this – completely flat, sharp corners, only two colors and oversized even if you are on a PC that only has mouse and keyboard and doesn’t support touch at all. I remember some people who were defending it arguing how this design helped for things to scale better on different resolutions, but I don’t understand how having rounded corners, gradients or even gloss will not scale properly on different resolutions, it still doesn’t make any sense to me.
Microsoft has enough money to return Windows to internal testing once again and shut down the Windows Insider program as it’s not helping at all. And they need to do it as soon as possible.