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20 Aug 2026, 7:03 PM	The Register	3.0	Microsoft probes reports of games taking exception to Windows 11's August update Microsoft is investigating reports that Windows 11's August Patch Tuesday update (KB5121003, covering 421 CVEs including 236 for Windows) causes certain games—ARC Raiders, MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls, and The Finals—to crash, freeze, or trigger PC restarts with EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION errors. Users theorize tighter kernel handle validation may have exposed latent bugs in third-party drivers that Windows previously tolerated, though Microsoft has not confirmed this. Why: If you develop software with kernel drivers or low-level Windows components, this signals that Microsoft's ongoing kernel-hardening push (WHCP trust removal, Driver Quality Initiative) may break code that relied on previously tolerated driver behavior—worth testing your drivers against recent patches before deployment. For most builders not shipping Windows kernel drivers, no action is needed. windows kernel-drivers patch-tuesday game-crashes

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20 Aug 2026, 7:03 PM

The Register

3.0

Microsoft probes reports of games taking exception to Windows 11's August update

Microsoft is investigating reports that Windows 11's August Patch Tuesday update (KB5121003, covering 421 CVEs including 236 for Windows) causes certain games—ARC Raiders, MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls, and The Finals—to crash, freeze, or trigger PC restarts with EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION errors. Users theorize tighter kernel handle validation may have exposed latent bugs in third-party drivers that Windows previously tolerated, though Microsoft has not confirmed this.

Why: If you develop software with kernel drivers or low-level Windows components, this signals that Microsoft's ongoing kernel-hardening push (WHCP trust removal, Driver Quality Initiative) may break code that relied on previously tolerated driver behavior—worth testing your drivers against recent patches before deployment. For most builders not shipping Windows kernel drivers, no action is needed.