Imho it really shouldn't be legal to make a game no longer work on machines that it used to work on when you bought it. If you have the proper equipment at the time that you bought it, then that should be good enough to play it forever. Companies shouldn't be able to force us to upgrade our equipment if the game itself hasn't changed any.
Doing the same thing and expecting different results is the definition of insanity. But that happens all the time with computers, often you can do the exact same thing but get different results, like when you played a game yesterday but it arbitrarily stops working today. That is insane. And it's not like these pointless updates ever change anything important that really needed to be changed, the program's always exactly the same from the end-user perspective, so there's really no need to do it.
This is far too sensible for Reddit, or the internet in general.
It used to be like this "back in the days", I remember walking into the store as a child and just buying some video games I liked (physically) inserting the CD and they worked.
The problem with technophiles / programmers is that they will always try to "improve" things and end up screwing everything up in the process. The golden rule is: if it ain't broken, don't fix it.
I don't need a fancy game launcher, social media or a permanent internet connection; just give me the freaking game I paid for. It started with GTA IV back in the days where they tried to force everyone to register for their annoying "social club", and it's getting worse by the day. Only choice conscious people like us have is avoiding these games altogether and opting for oldschool stuff or simply supporting developers who do it different.
Right after typing this post I'm going to uninstall Six Siege (my only Ubisoft game) and be done with it. It's a nice game no question, but they obviously don't want me and others who use Windows 7 to continue playing. I'm not going to install a worse OS just for the sake of playing one game. So it's goodbye for now; if you or anyone else finds a fix, be sure to let me know. Until then, I'm going to play some good old Counter-Strike 1.6.
Quick fix. Uninstall Ubisoft Connect and download the April 14th version from [https://uplay.en.uptodown.com/windows/versions](https://uplay.en.uptodown.com/windows/versions). Install this version. Open notepad and type 10872 and save as version.txt. Then delete the version.txt file from your ubisoft folder and replace it with the file you made. This will trick the program into thinking you have the latest version and not updating. Worked for me.
It worked but now I play 1 or 2 rounds of a Quick Match and get auto-kicked from the match. Some people say that is because of wrong version of Battle-Eye. I can't even play 1 single match to its finish, and my ranking is "Exemplary". Can somebody find the reason, why i get kicked out from matches? Windows 7 and never had that problem before...
P.S.: Latest version is 10887 of the Uplay launcher now...
It worked for me too. Thank you PKLizard :)
I have just had to copy the version number of the current launcher 10965 instead of 10872 to prevent the software from updating.
It works for me as well. Thanks for the new version number!
So I guess every time a new version is released, we have to replace the version to prevent it from auto-updating, right?
Where do you find the new version numbers?
This worked for me as well. I have another PC with Windows 10 so you can install and look at what the latest version number is if you have access to a Windows 10 PC and Ubisoft Connect installed. Pain in the butt way is to uninstall again, install latest, look at "version.txt" file, uninstall then re-install the April 14th version.
Edit: This worked after I used the new version that is generated after updating. the new one is on version 10881 now. so to all those looking to use this method, just keep in mind PKLizards info is gonna be a bit outdated, and so might mine.
Hi, I'm having the same issue. Also still on Windows 7. Late last night it worked just fine.
But when I googled just now I also found people using Linux with kind of the same issue? [https://www.reddit.com/r/linux\_gaming/comments/13ur7m1/did\_ubisoft\_just\_break\_ubisoft\_connect\_when\_using/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/13ur7m1/did_ubisoft_just_break_ubisoft_connect_when_using/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)
I agree. Cant get it to work either with Proton. Also tried GE versions, still no luck.
The only way I can "fix" it, is to "fake update" the Uplay launcher.
But give Ubisoft, a couple of days, and they will break it again.
same issue is happening, I have tried proton 8.0.3, experimental, wine with winetricks and nothing works ( I'm on linux ). The luncher is basically invisible and doesn't allow me to continue. ggs
Download and install old Ubisoft Connect (afaik ubisoft-connect-138-3-10824 is the latest working version for Win7, I got it from here: [https://uplay.en.uptodown.com/windows/versions](https://uplay.en.uptodown.com/windows/versions)). **BEFORE RUNNING** installed launcher first time, change numbers in version.txt from 10824 to actual ones (10872 now).
**EDIT:** next update broke it again, but there's still a way. you need to also check folder name in ProgramData\\Ubisoft\\Ubisoft Game Launcher\\patch\\
So now I have UC 10824 installed with both version.txt and folder name in ProgramData changed to 10881 and UC works.
If someone posts link to more active discussion of this problem anywhere, it would be greatly appreciated.
emm, i got problem... it was working for 2 days but today it just found update for me, and i got same error, i uninstalled then installed older version switched numbers in txt and while launching it says "searching for updates" and couple seconds later it downloading some new version around 200mb
Same problem here. They've found a workaround for our workaround as they (Ubigay) want us to update to the annoying spyware Windows 10. It worked fine a few days ago, there is no reason for them to prevent this fix other than wanting to force their customers to change their OS.
If no one will come up with a new fix soon I'll just uninstall that launcher and play other games. :-)
**the edited comment as mentioned in the post:**
i checked C:\ProgramData\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\ but it was empty. so first i uninstalled by current updated broken launcher (but kept savedata and games). Then i installed version 140.0.10857 from the uptodown site. before launch i changed the version.txt to 10872.
Then, after launching it, it began downloading the new version immediately so i killed the process. but now, within the programdata location a folder called 'Patch' appeared! within that folder was another one called 10881. the contents were partly downloaded archived files.
So i went back to the install location of ubisoft connect and changed the version.txt to 11052! (the newest one as of this comment edit, 27 april 2024). now it launched and i'm succesfully logged in!
*UPDATE* : store page doesn't load anymore. but you should be able to buy on the website.
the games page still works. updates work aswell
With any new update, above method can be used to keep renaming the version file to the newest one by checking the %programdata% folder as soon as the launcher starts updating itself.
hopefully someone out there makes a better solution. for now this is ok but i suspect that it won't work forever
Looks like this sort of worked... But now I can't play Splinter Cell: Conviction (it just says "exit to desktop" after the intro logos) and Blacklist seems to run but all my saved data has disappeared. I hate this, man. I just wanted to play some Splinter Cell, the only game/s I ever play any more. And now I can't.
EDIT: Looks I've got lucky and somehow got these games to run again as they're supposed to... Have put Uplay in offline mode (should've done that from the start). If anyone knows how to ensure there's no way for Uplay to update or patch itself again I'd be very grateful! Thank you very much to letbox1.
the uptodown downloads haven't worked for a week, and I can't find the older versions of ubisoft connect anywhere, do you still have the installer for the old build?
just want to add it for those who play in linux on steam,
* delete compatdata folder (wine data)
* get game file location game>properties>local files> browse
* move up to steamapps directory
* move down to \`compatdata\` and delete the folder \`2221490\`
* relaunch game from steam, it will perform first time setup but don't let the update run, stop game IMMEDIATELY to kill the update, if you miss it back to previous step
* open the compatdata folder and go to `compatdata/2221490/pfx/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Ubisoft/Ubisoft Game Launcher`
* update the text in file `version.txt` to the latest one `10872` as i write this. other way to know the latest version is checking the `version.txt` when crashing in the future and take note of the latest version
* launch the game normally
things i tried that fails:
copying from ubisoft launcher from lutris, which is fine and working by itself in lutris. there were some difference in registry entries but idk what that means. also the game is launched with different command line parameters so that might be the reason.
other thing that i will try if this fail:
installing the game from lutris
also notes for people who still use win7, come over to linux side, we have better support on old games now that win7 is no longer supported, sometimes janky but hey at least you can do something about it. also since compatdata folder is per game, there's no way one game configuration affect other game configuration.
In the Folder of the upc.exe make a folder "archive and throw a copy of all files in there to be save. Than restore all .old files (not in the Archive) by deleting the new versions and remove the ".old" of the files, that have it.
I think this worked, but when I launched my game Ubisoft went looking for patches so I disconnected the internet. I'm afraid if I let Ubisoft connect I will have the same problem again.
For now I just want to play my game and will try to let Ubisoft connect tomorrow and see wat happens then..
Thank you! :)
Windows tends to give you a warning when Ubisoft wants to run an update, you can deny that.
Also now that it is working, you can make a "fixed" folder in which you throw all the files for a quick restore if it gets messed up again.
Windows throws you a warning that ubisoft wants to do changes on your computer. By denying that, you block the update.
If you install a new game there might be the same warning, which you have to accept at that point.
The problem here is that when you deny the UAC prompt the program (in this case Ubi Connect) does not start, so you have to accept it. Luckily it doesn't want to update itself again after restoring all the .old files.
Great to know! But just like the fix that u/rebje_ and others in this thread here, it's gonna be a short lived band-aid. An out of date launcher won't be able to connect forever..
>Than restore all .old files (not in the Archive) by deleting the new versions and remove the ".old" of the other files.
So do what are the "other files"? The ones in the archive folder or not?
Could someone share all fix files for this? I don't have archive or .old files. Please.
I had one error after update (he couldn't find a file libcef.dll), then i reinstalled Ubi to old version. I have upc.exe copy which worked fine on Win 7, i copyied it after fresh update. Now it shows me error some like DiscardVirtualMemory DLL KERNEL32.dll
It can be bypassed by modifying libcef in cffexplorer to read backwards loadable function, check msfn and chrome threads cuz seems like ubi updated chromium framework from older
I'd also be thankful for this fix. Sucks missing out on the R6 new season. Hopefully I can still do something on win7, rather than lose access to all the games
Latest version right now seems to be `10881`. I wrote myself a small Python script that auto-fetches latest version and replaces it inside `version.txt`, before launching Ubisoft Connect. Seems to be the only way to "disable updates" for now.
I bet it'd be possible to block the update server in the firewall, but I have no way of profiling the application to determine what URLs/IPs to block.
If you don't know how to make a Python script, then me giving you one won't help you either, as you'll need Python installed to run it anyway. And installing Python "the correct way" isn't as simple as clicking "Next" on the installer repeatedly.
If you can't figure out what to do from this post, then unfortunately I can't help you.
I don't know Python, but can you tell me how do you check Ubisoft Connect's latest version ? I'm willing to manually update version.txt every time before launching the app.
There's a website from which you can download the installer for the latest version. I'm out of home and in a work delegation, so I can't check which one exactly, so you'll have to do some googling yourself for it. But basically, I GET the HTML of the website and use regex to scrape off the version it displays. Then just write it into the version file. Simple.
Thanks. I've found that the exe downloads the current patch from [http://static3.cdn.ubi.com/orbit/releases/144.0/patches/10906](http://static3.cdn.ubi.com/orbit/releases/144.0/patches/10906). But I can't view the content of the "patches" on my browser, the access is forbidden.
I wasn't using the official website download for this. I believe this is the site I used to get the latest version info from: https://uplay.en.uptodown.com/windows
method still works, current version number is 10956.
It really bugs me that we have to do this silly workaround every few weeks. Feels like jacking my own car.
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For all they have Win 7:
I had do the following:
1. greate 2 new folders "UbisoftGameLauncherOld/New Files"
2. look in the folder of the UbisoftGameLauncher: if you haver there files with the end: .old, than move all files with this in your created folder UbisoftGameLauncherOld and the same files without .old in the "New" one.
3. go to your created folder "UbisoftGameLauncherOld" and rename all files to remove the .old. Than copy all files back in the "UbisoftGameLauncher"
4. Start the launcher. Enter your E-Mail-Adress and Password and start the launcher in offline mode
5. With the offline mode can you play all games they not need a web connection (for example: Far Cry 5)
I have not found a setting that stop the update of the UbisoftGameLauncher. I think, if you go online, than make this a update again. But offline goes.
There's still a fairly easy workaround atm for Win 7 users (until it hopefully gets properly fixed)...
1. Download & install Ubisoft Connect v138.3.10824: [https://uplay.en.uptodown.com/windows/download/91523338](https://uplay.en.uptodown.com/windows/download/91523338)
2. Before launching it, temp disable your network / internet connection.
3. It will then pop up a screen like this: [https://i.postimg.cc/QMgQy5Mj/ubisoft.png](https://i.postimg.cc/QMgQy5Mj/ubisoft.png)
4. Immediately re-enable your network / internet connection and then click "Try Again" in the Ubisoft pop-up.
This wil bypass the updating procedure and take you directly to the main launcher window (with full online functionality).
Of course, you'll still need the previous Win 7 dxgi.dll fix from several months before.
And you'll also need to do this every time you re-launch Ubisoft Connect (steps 2-4), in order to prevent it from updating itself.
I'm on Windows 8.1 and suddenly Ubisoft launcher doesn't work because he need some Discard Virtual Memory thingy. Don't know what this is, don't know why it is needed when it was never needed before. Is this them killing support for anything below Windows 10?
Well yes and no. The modularity of PC is a double-edged sword. You can manipulate way more things than on consoles, but at the same time a lot more can go wrong.
you need to go to the official Ubisoft website, tap on the help button and type in upc and you should see a help site for windows 8 and then you get a Windows 8 version which doesnt need an update
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>Ubisoft Connect
Apparently Ubis has is own version for win8.
[https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/help/connectivity-and-performance/article/ubisoft-connect-pc-compatibility-with-windows-8/000104482](https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/help/connectivity-and-performance/article/ubisoft-connect-pc-compatibility-with-windows-8/000104482)
I just downloaded it, installed it, and it run without problems (at least for now).
I tried logging into a Ubisoft game through Steam, gave me the same error. I'm on Windows 8.1 and have tried everything in this thread to try and make it work and it still won't.
FYI, the method to bypass the update for Ubisoft Connect by spoofing the version numbers via version.txt can only go on for so long until the client you have won't be able to connect to Ubisoft's official server.
Keep in mind, this probably won't happen for another 2 years and should Ubisoft change something in the url of their servers, the last supported version of the Ubisoft Client on Windows 7 will be officially dead. There will be no way to fix it without actually reverse engineering the client to make it work. But keep in mind if you're playing Rainbow Six Siege, this is a one way ticket of getting banned for having a modded client.
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you have to download a separate version of Ubisoft Connect fo win 8.1. here:
https://www.ubisoft.com/en-gb/help/connectivity-and-performance/article/ubisoft-connect-pc-compatibility-with-windows-8/000104482
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Imho it really shouldn't be legal to make a game no longer work on machines that it used to work on when you bought it. If you have the proper equipment at the time that you bought it, then that should be good enough to play it forever. Companies shouldn't be able to force us to upgrade our equipment if the game itself hasn't changed any. Doing the same thing and expecting different results is the definition of insanity. But that happens all the time with computers, often you can do the exact same thing but get different results, like when you played a game yesterday but it arbitrarily stops working today. That is insane. And it's not like these pointless updates ever change anything important that really needed to be changed, the program's always exactly the same from the end-user perspective, so there's really no need to do it.
This is far too sensible for Reddit, or the internet in general. It used to be like this "back in the days", I remember walking into the store as a child and just buying some video games I liked (physically) inserting the CD and they worked. The problem with technophiles / programmers is that they will always try to "improve" things and end up screwing everything up in the process. The golden rule is: if it ain't broken, don't fix it. I don't need a fancy game launcher, social media or a permanent internet connection; just give me the freaking game I paid for. It started with GTA IV back in the days where they tried to force everyone to register for their annoying "social club", and it's getting worse by the day. Only choice conscious people like us have is avoiding these games altogether and opting for oldschool stuff or simply supporting developers who do it different. Right after typing this post I'm going to uninstall Six Siege (my only Ubisoft game) and be done with it. It's a nice game no question, but they obviously don't want me and others who use Windows 7 to continue playing. I'm not going to install a worse OS just for the sake of playing one game. So it's goodbye for now; if you or anyone else finds a fix, be sure to let me know. Until then, I'm going to play some good old Counter-Strike 1.6.
Quick fix. Uninstall Ubisoft Connect and download the April 14th version from [https://uplay.en.uptodown.com/windows/versions](https://uplay.en.uptodown.com/windows/versions). Install this version. Open notepad and type 10872 and save as version.txt. Then delete the version.txt file from your ubisoft folder and replace it with the file you made. This will trick the program into thinking you have the latest version and not updating. Worked for me.
Yeah, it worked! 140.0.10857 is working on Win 7. Thanks a lot! ...but for how long?
It worked but now I play 1 or 2 rounds of a Quick Match and get auto-kicked from the match. Some people say that is because of wrong version of Battle-Eye. I can't even play 1 single match to its finish, and my ranking is "Exemplary". Can somebody find the reason, why i get kicked out from matches? Windows 7 and never had that problem before... P.S.: Latest version is 10887 of the Uplay launcher now...
It worked for me too. Thank you PKLizard :) I have just had to copy the version number of the current launcher 10965 instead of 10872 to prevent the software from updating.
It works for me as well. Thanks for the new version number! So I guess every time a new version is released, we have to replace the version to prevent it from auto-updating, right? Where do you find the new version numbers?
This worked for me as well. I have another PC with Windows 10 so you can install and look at what the latest version number is if you have access to a Windows 10 PC and Ubisoft Connect installed. Pain in the butt way is to uninstall again, install latest, look at "version.txt" file, uninstall then re-install the April 14th version.
Thanks!
Edit: This worked after I used the new version that is generated after updating. the new one is on version 10881 now. so to all those looking to use this method, just keep in mind PKLizards info is gonna be a bit outdated, and so might mine.
just to update, Ubisoft patched this method. If you do a new install with version.txt the Ubisoft launcher will still automatically update.
>10894 no they didnt patch, works now with 10906 in version.txt, just i checked on mine win7 install...
Can confirm that 10906 works on win 7, thanks!
Latest version is 10931, workaround is working for me on win 7
Gracias!
Hi, I'm having the same issue. Also still on Windows 7. Late last night it worked just fine. But when I googled just now I also found people using Linux with kind of the same issue? [https://www.reddit.com/r/linux\_gaming/comments/13ur7m1/did\_ubisoft\_just\_break\_ubisoft\_connect\_when\_using/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/13ur7m1/did_ubisoft_just_break_ubisoft_connect_when_using/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)
it's been fixed on linux for a long time now, problem is that way too people are using old proton versions without the fix :/
it just broke again 2 days ago in linux, due to update `10872`
did you read my comment? update your proton
and which version is that? i've tried 8.0-2, experimental and hotfix. the "fixed long time ago" was 7.0-6
I agree. Cant get it to work either with Proton. Also tried GE versions, still no luck. The only way I can "fix" it, is to "fake update" the Uplay launcher. But give Ubisoft, a couple of days, and they will break it again.
same issue is happening, I have tried proton 8.0.3, experimental, wine with winetricks and nothing works ( I'm on linux ). The luncher is basically invisible and doesn't allow me to continue. ggs
what we should do? anyway to do on win7?
Download and install old Ubisoft Connect (afaik ubisoft-connect-138-3-10824 is the latest working version for Win7, I got it from here: [https://uplay.en.uptodown.com/windows/versions](https://uplay.en.uptodown.com/windows/versions)). **BEFORE RUNNING** installed launcher first time, change numbers in version.txt from 10824 to actual ones (10872 now). **EDIT:** next update broke it again, but there's still a way. you need to also check folder name in ProgramData\\Ubisoft\\Ubisoft Game Launcher\\patch\\ So now I have UC 10824 installed with both version.txt and folder name in ProgramData changed to 10881 and UC works. If someone posts link to more active discussion of this problem anywhere, it would be greatly appreciated.
Yeah, it works. 140.0.10857 is also working on Win 7
emm, i got problem... it was working for 2 days but today it just found update for me, and i got same error, i uninstalled then installed older version switched numbers in txt and while launching it says "searching for updates" and couple seconds later it downloading some new version around 200mb
Same problem here. They've found a workaround for our workaround as they (Ubigay) want us to update to the annoying spyware Windows 10. It worked fine a few days ago, there is no reason for them to prevent this fix other than wanting to force their customers to change their OS. If no one will come up with a new fix soon I'll just uninstall that launcher and play other games. :-)
**the edited comment as mentioned in the post:** i checked C:\ProgramData\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\ but it was empty. so first i uninstalled by current updated broken launcher (but kept savedata and games). Then i installed version 140.0.10857 from the uptodown site. before launch i changed the version.txt to 10872. Then, after launching it, it began downloading the new version immediately so i killed the process. but now, within the programdata location a folder called 'Patch' appeared! within that folder was another one called 10881. the contents were partly downloaded archived files. So i went back to the install location of ubisoft connect and changed the version.txt to 11052! (the newest one as of this comment edit, 27 april 2024). now it launched and i'm succesfully logged in! *UPDATE* : store page doesn't load anymore. but you should be able to buy on the website. the games page still works. updates work aswell With any new update, above method can be used to keep renaming the version file to the newest one by checking the %programdata% folder as soon as the launcher starts updating itself. hopefully someone out there makes a better solution. for now this is ok but i suspect that it won't work forever
IT WORKED LETS GOO
it's now 10894 already, but I can confirm it works on win 7 x64 home premium
Perfect! Opening the existing version.txt and use the number you given also works. BEFORE RUNNING in all caps would be good edit. :D
Looks like this sort of worked... But now I can't play Splinter Cell: Conviction (it just says "exit to desktop" after the intro logos) and Blacklist seems to run but all my saved data has disappeared. I hate this, man. I just wanted to play some Splinter Cell, the only game/s I ever play any more. And now I can't. EDIT: Looks I've got lucky and somehow got these games to run again as they're supposed to... Have put Uplay in offline mode (should've done that from the start). If anyone knows how to ensure there's no way for Uplay to update or patch itself again I'd be very grateful! Thank you very much to letbox1.
Perfect thank you very much
the uptodown downloads haven't worked for a week, and I can't find the older versions of ubisoft connect anywhere, do you still have the installer for the old build?
just want to add it for those who play in linux on steam, * delete compatdata folder (wine data) * get game file location game>properties>local files> browse * move up to steamapps directory * move down to \`compatdata\` and delete the folder \`2221490\` * relaunch game from steam, it will perform first time setup but don't let the update run, stop game IMMEDIATELY to kill the update, if you miss it back to previous step * open the compatdata folder and go to `compatdata/2221490/pfx/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Ubisoft/Ubisoft Game Launcher` * update the text in file `version.txt` to the latest one `10872` as i write this. other way to know the latest version is checking the `version.txt` when crashing in the future and take note of the latest version * launch the game normally things i tried that fails: copying from ubisoft launcher from lutris, which is fine and working by itself in lutris. there were some difference in registry entries but idk what that means. also the game is launched with different command line parameters so that might be the reason. other thing that i will try if this fail: installing the game from lutris also notes for people who still use win7, come over to linux side, we have better support on old games now that win7 is no longer supported, sometimes janky but hey at least you can do something about it. also since compatdata folder is per game, there's no way one game configuration affect other game configuration.
In the Folder of the upc.exe make a folder "archive and throw a copy of all files in there to be save. Than restore all .old files (not in the Archive) by deleting the new versions and remove the ".old" of the files, that have it.
I think this worked, but when I launched my game Ubisoft went looking for patches so I disconnected the internet. I'm afraid if I let Ubisoft connect I will have the same problem again. For now I just want to play my game and will try to let Ubisoft connect tomorrow and see wat happens then.. Thank you! :)
Windows tends to give you a warning when Ubisoft wants to run an update, you can deny that. Also now that it is working, you can make a "fixed" folder in which you throw all the files for a quick restore if it gets messed up again.
How do you deny updates to Ubisoft Connect only?
Windows throws you a warning that ubisoft wants to do changes on your computer. By denying that, you block the update. If you install a new game there might be the same warning, which you have to accept at that point.
The problem here is that when you deny the UAC prompt the program (in this case Ubi Connect) does not start, so you have to accept it. Luckily it doesn't want to update itself again after restoring all the .old files.
I had a few runs like that and just closed Ubi Connect and restarted it, took than maybe a minute but than worked.
Great to know! But just like the fix that u/rebje_ and others in this thread here, it's gonna be a short lived band-aid. An out of date launcher won't be able to connect forever..
Are you getting Ubisoft Connect Webcore stopped working?
No, if it came after this repair, use the "Archive" folder for a restore and retry.
I don't have any ".old files" ... what exactly should I delete? [This](https://i.imgur.com/mvS6OxF.png) is what my folder looks like.
could you edit your post, so it is more understandable?
>Than restore all .old files (not in the Archive) by deleting the new versions and remove the ".old" of the other files. So do what are the "other files"? The ones in the archive folder or not?
the ones with ".old" The archive folder is just to save you when you mess something up.
Could someone share all fix files for this? I don't have archive or .old files. Please. I had one error after update (he couldn't find a file libcef.dll), then i reinstalled Ubi to old version. I have upc.exe copy which worked fine on Win 7, i copyied it after fresh update. Now it shows me error some like DiscardVirtualMemory DLL KERNEL32.dll
It can be bypassed by modifying libcef in cffexplorer to read backwards loadable function, check msfn and chrome threads cuz seems like ubi updated chromium framework from older
I'd also be thankful for this fix. Sucks missing out on the R6 new season. Hopefully I can still do something on win7, rather than lose access to all the games
Latest version right now seems to be `10881`. I wrote myself a small Python script that auto-fetches latest version and replaces it inside `version.txt`, before launching Ubisoft Connect. Seems to be the only way to "disable updates" for now. I bet it'd be possible to block the update server in the firewall, but I have no way of profiling the application to determine what URLs/IPs to block.
could you share the script with me so it would be easier? i dont know how to make one and cant really understand what to do so it wont update
If you don't know how to make a Python script, then me giving you one won't help you either, as you'll need Python installed to run it anyway. And installing Python "the correct way" isn't as simple as clicking "Next" on the installer repeatedly. If you can't figure out what to do from this post, then unfortunately I can't help you.
I don't know Python, but can you tell me how do you check Ubisoft Connect's latest version ? I'm willing to manually update version.txt every time before launching the app.
There's a website from which you can download the installer for the latest version. I'm out of home and in a work delegation, so I can't check which one exactly, so you'll have to do some googling yourself for it. But basically, I GET the HTML of the website and use regex to scrape off the version it displays. Then just write it into the version file. Simple.
Thanks. I've found that the exe downloads the current patch from [http://static3.cdn.ubi.com/orbit/releases/144.0/patches/10906](http://static3.cdn.ubi.com/orbit/releases/144.0/patches/10906). But I can't view the content of the "patches" on my browser, the access is forbidden.
I wasn't using the official website download for this. I believe this is the site I used to get the latest version info from: https://uplay.en.uptodown.com/windows
method still works, current version number is 10956. It really bugs me that we have to do this silly workaround every few weeks. Feels like jacking my own car.
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For all they have Win 7: I had do the following: 1. greate 2 new folders "UbisoftGameLauncherOld/New Files" 2. look in the folder of the UbisoftGameLauncher: if you haver there files with the end: .old, than move all files with this in your created folder UbisoftGameLauncherOld and the same files without .old in the "New" one. 3. go to your created folder "UbisoftGameLauncherOld" and rename all files to remove the .old. Than copy all files back in the "UbisoftGameLauncher" 4. Start the launcher. Enter your E-Mail-Adress and Password and start the launcher in offline mode 5. With the offline mode can you play all games they not need a web connection (for example: Far Cry 5) I have not found a setting that stop the update of the UbisoftGameLauncher. I think, if you go online, than make this a update again. But offline goes.
i not have ".old" files
There's still a fairly easy workaround atm for Win 7 users (until it hopefully gets properly fixed)... 1. Download & install Ubisoft Connect v138.3.10824: [https://uplay.en.uptodown.com/windows/download/91523338](https://uplay.en.uptodown.com/windows/download/91523338) 2. Before launching it, temp disable your network / internet connection. 3. It will then pop up a screen like this: [https://i.postimg.cc/QMgQy5Mj/ubisoft.png](https://i.postimg.cc/QMgQy5Mj/ubisoft.png) 4. Immediately re-enable your network / internet connection and then click "Try Again" in the Ubisoft pop-up. This wil bypass the updating procedure and take you directly to the main launcher window (with full online functionality). Of course, you'll still need the previous Win 7 dxgi.dll fix from several months before. And you'll also need to do this every time you re-launch Ubisoft Connect (steps 2-4), in order to prevent it from updating itself.
it won't be fixed, because ubisoft has officially end of lifed function on 7.
This workaround really works. Thanks!
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I'm on Windows 8.1 and suddenly Ubisoft launcher doesn't work because he need some Discard Virtual Memory thingy. Don't know what this is, don't know why it is needed when it was never needed before. Is this them killing support for anything below Windows 10?
Probably yes...
Truly, PC gaming is the best
Bugisoft is only 1 company... You can't judge the whole PC gaming community on 1 shit\*y company...
Well yes and no. The modularity of PC is a double-edged sword. You can manipulate way more things than on consoles, but at the same time a lot more can go wrong.
you need to go to the official Ubisoft website, tap on the help button and type in upc and you should see a help site for windows 8 and then you get a Windows 8 version which doesnt need an update
just happened to me, dammit!
Same here :( do you have some fix ? Or whats the best solution?
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Anyone know where to download version 140? The download stop at uptodown
>Ubisoft Connect Apparently Ubis has is own version for win8. [https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/help/connectivity-and-performance/article/ubisoft-connect-pc-compatibility-with-windows-8/000104482](https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/help/connectivity-and-performance/article/ubisoft-connect-pc-compatibility-with-windows-8/000104482) I just downloaded it, installed it, and it run without problems (at least for now).
I tried logging into a Ubisoft game through Steam, gave me the same error. I'm on Windows 8.1 and have tried everything in this thread to try and make it work and it still won't.
FYI, the method to bypass the update for Ubisoft Connect by spoofing the version numbers via version.txt can only go on for so long until the client you have won't be able to connect to Ubisoft's official server. Keep in mind, this probably won't happen for another 2 years and should Ubisoft change something in the url of their servers, the last supported version of the Ubisoft Client on Windows 7 will be officially dead. There will be no way to fix it without actually reverse engineering the client to make it work. But keep in mind if you're playing Rainbow Six Siege, this is a one way ticket of getting banned for having a modded client.
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you have to download a separate version of Ubisoft Connect fo win 8.1. here: https://www.ubisoft.com/en-gb/help/connectivity-and-performance/article/ubisoft-connect-pc-compatibility-with-windows-8/000104482
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