Security News > 2023 > April > Rockstar fixes Red Dead Redemption 2 game broken by Windows update
Microsoft says Rockstar Games has addressed a known issue affecting its launcher, causing the Red Dead Redemption 2 game to no longer launch on some Windows 11 systems.
The issue affects only gamers who launch RRD2 via the Rockstar Games Launcher on Windows 11 21H2 systems after installing the KB5023774 March 2023 optional preview update.
"After installing KB5023774 or later updates, Red Dead Redemption 2 might not open," Microsoft said on the Windows health dashboard one week ago when it acknowledged the issue.
"When attempting to open it from the Rockstar Games Launcher by selecting the 'Play' button, it will switch to 'Loading,' but Red Dead Redemption 2 might not open, and the button will revert to 'Play'.".
The video game published has now fixed the launcher bug triggering the issue with the launch of Rockstar Games Launcher version 1.0.71.1428, released earlier today.
Red Dead Redemption 2 was launched in December 2019 and it now has over 350,000 'Very Positive' reviews on the Steam video game digital distribution platform.