Windows 10 update is freezing video games: Microsoft’s repair? Uninstall it for now

Microsoft’s brand new update for Windows 10 customers has been inflicting “big lag spikes” in some games. Microsoft says it is operating on a fix for a problem in the March 1 update for Windows 10 model 1809 that has been causing severe performance issues with several popular video games, such as Destiny 2. The replacement KB4482887 has created massive general performance issues for a few gamers on Windows 10, affecting mouse movements and photos.

On Wednesday, Windows watcher WoodyLeonhardt mentioned that there are very active threads on Reddit from customers who have had issues with Destiny 2 and other video games.

The issues are reportedly worse on games that might be nearly a decade old, like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. However, the bug does not affect games like the 2018 launch of Battlefield V.

“This patch is inflicting big lag spikes in older games, like CoD4 and CoD MW2. After installing this replacement, I release any of the two games above, shifting the mouse around (sure, mouse motion), which causes the game to freeze for 2nd seconds each time. If you don’t move the mouse, the game appears pleasant,” wrote one person.

While Microsoft has now confirmed the performance problem is because of the replacement KB4482887, Windows 10 users have been trying to figure out the source of the hassle themselves, walking through other possible suspects like pic drivers.

“I logged in to play a few the previous day, before Season of the Drifter beginning this Tuesday, and observed my game was strangely slow. It additionally felt as though my mouse settings and sensitivity had been tousled even though I was comfortable with the settings I have had for quite a long time now,” wrote another Reddit user.

“At first, I thought it could have been today’s Nvidia motive force, so I reverted and tried each of the closing four reliable versions, and the trouble remained.”

But even earlier than Microsoft officially stated the issue on Thursday, that user had found out that uninstalling KB4482887 and pausing Windows updates to prevent it from reinstalling could clear up the problem.