Before diving into fixes, understand the enemy. "Creating Profile Data" is the game’s attempt to generate a save file (your profile) in a specific folder. Watch Dogs 2 uses Ubisoft's proprietary save system, which is notoriously sensitive to:
Right-click your Watch Dogs 2 launcher (or the .exe in the game folder) and select . Also do this for Ubisoft Connect (or Epic Games Launcher). The game needs elevated privileges to write profile data. watch dogs 2 creating profile data stuck
the files within this folder. Note that this may reset your local progress, but it often allows the game to bypass the stuck screen. Run Steam/Ubisoft as Administrator : Fully close Steam and Ubisoft Connect. Before diving into fixes, understand the enemy
Right-click Watch Dogs 2 in your Library > Properties > Installed Files > Verify integrity of game files . Also do this for Ubisoft Connect (or Epic Games Launcher)
Relaunch the application to force a clean local profile generation.