Microsoft fixes two-year Xbox achievements outage in Windows 8 games
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Sean Carey
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Summary
Microsoft has finally fixed a two-year-long outage that prevented Xbox achievements from unlocking in Windows 8 games. The issue began in July 2024 and affected hundreds of titles, but a recent fix has restored achievement functionality. A Microsoft employee confirmed they had been monitoring the issue and the fix is now rolling out.
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Now, almost two years later, Microsoft has issued a fix, and we're seeing plenty of unlocks once more.
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