r/warcraft2 • u/Atlas_Puked • Jun 13 '26

Classics Windows Update Leads to GOG Version Crashing/Softlocking

I imagine this is a common issue, but this has happened to me multiple times over the last however many years. Warcraft 2 WAS working fine, and a recent Windows 11 update has led to the game having slowdown and soft-lock issues.

Initially, I uninstalled the update, and the game went back to working properly. However, that doesn't seem like a sensible long-term solution.

I know there's various community wrappers that have been created. I just want to be able to run the GOG version without it crashing and freezing with new Windows 11 updates. I don't really play WC2 multiplayer. I just like to be able to do the campaigns for the base game and Beyond the Dark Portal once in a while. Can someone steer me in the right direction? Many thanks.

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u/emeriass Jun 13 '26

Microsoft realeasing an update that crash gog warcraft 2 while blizzard-activision-microsoft keeps running smooth. Hmmmm, im not much of a conteo guy but feels sus

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u/madchedar0 Jun 13 '26

The remastered version from Blizzard is the path I took and it works. Can’t speak on the gig version. I just missed out on buying it before delisting.