Formerly known as Uplay, Ubisoft Connect is an application developed by Ubisoft that brings the majority of games developed by the company in a single window.
Apart from acting as a launcher for games, it is also a storefront where players can buy Ubisoft titles. While the app is quite stable, users recently said they were getting a ‘product cannot be activated’ error when trying to play on Geforce Now.
Adding to the trouble, players are now complaining (1,2,3,4,5) about Ubisoft Connect having high CPU usage. Many say the problem is making it impossible to play any title since the app is hogging up all resources.
Some say they tried reinstalling the app but it is not helping either. Below are a few reports from Ubisoft Connect users complaining about high CPU usage.
As it turns out, Ubisoft Support has commented on the high CPU usage issue with Ubisoft Connect and said the problem is currently under investigation.
Some users pointed out that the problem happens because of the Ubisoft Connect overlay and said disabling the overlay helped with the severity of the issue.
In case you are wondering how to disable the overlay, open Ubisoft Connect, head over to settings, and uncheck the overlay option. If you are still unsure, see the image below.
Another workaround involves setting the Ubisoft Connect process priority to low using Windows Task Manager.
We hope the developers soon figure out why Ubisoft Connect is having high CPU usage and fix the problem in the coming days.
Until then, we will be keeping an eye out for more information and update this space as and when required so stay tuned to PiunikaWeb.
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