Those of you who have taken the plunge with an Intel Arrow Lake processor in a Z890 motherboard You should be aware that there is a problem with this hardware when updating to Windows 11 24H2 – a serious flaw, in fact.

Intel Core Ultra 200S processors are off to a rocky start with the 24H2 update, it seems (Image credit: Intel)

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Spanish tech site El Chapuzas Informatico first reported that Z890 motherboard users were experiencing nasty issues with random crashes and reboots after updating to Windows 11 24H2.

This is apparently due to a conflict between the Arrow Lake processor’s integrated graphics card and the PC’s discrete graphics card (so this will only affect those with a discrete GPU – the majority of people no doubt).

As VideoCardz notes, this was first reported as an issue with review samples of Arrow Lake CPUs and motherboards, but it appears it’s also affecting retail Z890 cards.

For those affected by the issue, ASUS has provided troubleshooting tips (note that it’s not just ASUS that is affected here, but all brands of Z890 cards, according to reports – ASUS, ASRock, GIGABYTE and MSI are apparently confirmed to be problematic).

In terms of solution, ASUS offers two options: update your BIOS, or enter the BIOS and disable the chip’s integrated graphics card.

If you opt to update the BIOS, ASUS advises that you need their very latest BIOS, and the same is undoubtedly true of other vendors (assuming they have a patch in place at this stage).

Give a gap to 24H2 for the moment?

Of course, we assume there is another option here, namely pausing updating to Windows 11 24H2 for now. Be careful, this may only be a temporary solution, as we’re not sure this is one that Microsoft will fix – it might be up to the motherboard manufacturers to resolve, judging by the looks of the things. However, we believe that you never know.

Either way, since it’s still early for the patch, you might not want to rush out to install the 24H2 update just yet (assuming it’s offered on your PC – it’s still being gradually rolled out, of course). It might be wise to wait until the dust has settled a bit and your motherboard vendor’s patch is confirmed to be solid.

Meanwhile, if you are really desperate to get Windows 11 24H2, you can simply disable integrated graphics as a quick fix option.

Windows 11 24H2 hasn’t been doing well since its first release, as you’ve probably noticed, with a number of bugs plaguing those who have made the jump to the latest version of Microsoft’s desktop operating system. This is perhaps not surprising, as there is a lot of work going on under the hood with 24H2 (which is built on an entirely new platform, Germanium).

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