Open your Antivirus (Windows Defender, Avast, etc.) and check the or Quarantine zone. Look for a file named uplay_r1_loader.dll or uplay_r1.dll .
Now that we've identified the causes and symptoms, let's move on to the solutions. Follow these steps to fix the "The procedure entry point UplayUserGetNameUtf8" error:
Patch v1.10 introduced better integration with Ubisoft Connect and explicitly calls uplayusergetnameutf8 . If you are using an older game version (v1.0 – v1.9) with a modern Uplay client, the mismatch causes the error. Update the game to v1.10 or apply the proper compatibility crack.
In simple terms: This is almost always a version mismatch between the game, the Uplay client, or crack/emulator files.