Microsoft flight sim 2020 wont launch

Anonymous
2020-09-03T01:22:14+00:00

Hi i recently downloaded Microsoft Flight Simulator to my pc which i was very excited to play. Unfortunately when ever i click the icon for the game, nothing will happen the game will not launch and i have tried uninstalling it and installing it again and nothing has worked so far. Please help me because i am confused as to what to do.

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Anonymous
2021-01-02T01:08:04+00:00

Thanks Louise Great to hear you got it sorted. I really didnt want to reinstall windows so I battled on.

I Finally got it to LOAD!

After crawling through pages of tips and tricks I have found a solution to my CTD on loading screen issues.

Only problem is I'm not sure exactly what fixed it but this is the Process I did.

  1. Uninstalled  MSFS 2020 and Restart PC

2 Uninstalled Xbox App and Restart PC

3 Set App language Settings to US English (this is a different setting than the keyboard and Display Language. It is in the windows settings app.

4 Installed windows sdk and Restart PC

5 Installed Xbox App and yup Restarted PC.

6 Logged in to Xbox app and searched for Flight Simulator.

7 Installed MSFS 2020 (from the xbox app) then Restarted PC

8 Now I Launched MSFS from the start menu NOT THE XBOX APP.  Right click and Run as Administrator.

The Desert scene came up like usual but instead of the expected CTD up came the installation manager and so far so good I am downloading content.

I really hope this can help Others, Good Luck

Update: After about 8 hours of downloading the extra content the Sim works. and it does look amazing. Two weeks of frustration getting it to work seems a little over the top but I'm not complaining now :)

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Anonymous
2021-06-05T08:23:35+00:00

After Update 4 MSFS2020 did not launch anymore.

Before this update everything worked perfect.

After update windows, reinstall MSFS2020 any many more attemps no progress at all.

But the solution was more easy than I assume ;-)

I switched the Bullguard Fire Wall out.

Instead of Bullguard the PC switch to Windows Defender Fire Wall automatically.

With the Windows Defender Fire Wall the game launches perfect.

Happy again!

Walter

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-04-14T10:18:25+00:00

    All of a sudden I've got this problem with being unable to load FS2020 - I've been playing fine through Gamepass for a couple of months. 

    When I try to launch it just opens the 'Microsoft Store' but everything is already installed. Hit 'play' and it just takes me back: round-and-round you go.  Has something changed in the past 3 days, as it launched fine on 10 April??

    Thanks

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-03-27T07:14:17+00:00

    I feel you all. Got it solved after hours of trial and error. So I feel nothing but pity for all the lost souls out there still frantically clicking the flightsim icon hoping it would ever do anything...

    Here is what solved it in MY case:

    Set the system time. Yes! check the damn time.

    The solution tells a lot about how run out of ideas I was.

    I'm assuming this has to do with territorial licensing that is to be checked by microsoft store. But I was in the right region. It was just the f***g time. The machine was new and I just hadn't cared about it before.

    I installed the English (US) language pack before though (to no result) but that could have made a difference. I can 100% assure that nothing else mentioned in this thread solved my issue while the symptom was exactly the same.

    Oh boy, if you need any form of solace while you're at it finding your individual solution for this: Just think of the poor programmers at Microsoft store challenged by remembering the command to check system time and just hoping that another sad office day of failing to fix the most embarrassing bugs would go by....

    Hope you all make it to the finish line eventually.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-03-24T23:58:09+00:00

    Same for me, unless reinstall for each time to fly...

    Launches once, but Never the second time, unless unistall and reinstall... THIS SUCKS!

    I've filed for a refund. Im nerver able to fly this ****! :( NOT ok!

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