Windows11 some games cannot save

Were these games creating save files previously, and are you using an Administrator account when running games ?

Are all the games that fail to save from the same source eg- Steam, etc ?

McAfee is known to continue to affect Windows even after being uninstalled. Unless you uninstall it using the removal tool provided by the developer.
So uninstalling McAfee in the traditional way would not resolve this behavior if it is actually being caused by it.

Anyway, you don't need to uninstall the antivirus. Just add the main game executable to the McAfee exceptions list. This is enough to see if it is McAfee that is preventing games from making changes to the necessary folders.

My suggestion is based on my own experience. I have GTA 4 and Fallout 4. I had the same problem until I added the game's executable to my antivirus exception list.

I just talked to one of the Bethesda support team. They told me the same thing about adding games executables to the exception list. I tried it, and it didn't work.

They then told me to create a new local windows user account with admin authority and test the game with that account.

Under the new account, with McAfee installed, both Fallout 4 and GTA4 worked perfectly fine. They told me there might be some corrupt data or conflicts with the configuration or security settings.

We are still trying to figure out if there's a way to make it work on my main Windows user account.

McAfee is known to continue to affect Windows even after being uninstalled. Unless you uninstall it using the removal tool provided by the developer.

So uninstalling McAfee in the traditional way would not resolve this behavior if it is actually being caused by it.

Anyway, you don't need to uninstall the antivirus. Just add the main game executable to the McAfee exceptions list. This is enough to see if it is McAfee that is preventing games from making changes to the necessary folders.

My suggestion is based on my own experience. I have GTA 4 and Fallout 4. I had the same problem until I added the game's executable to my antivirus exception list.

Were these games creating save files previously, and are you using an Administrator account when running games ?

Are all the games that fail to save from the same source eg- Steam, etc ?

These games worked fine on my other devices, but they were all in Windows 10.

Yes, I'm using an Administrator account, I only have this one account on my device.

Yes, they are from the same source, Steam.

I've also tried to set the game to run as administrator, I even set Steam to run as administrator, nothing worked.

Hi Peter.

I'm David, and I'm happy to help you.

Do you use antivirus or other third-party security software?

Some third-party antiviruses are known to prevent games from modifying configuration files, saves, etc.

Try adding the game's main executable (.exe) to the antivirus exceptions list and see if the game can save properly.

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions.