Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Installation Problems / Clarification

Hi,

  After seeing your post, I also checked to make sure that I had all of the premium aircraft and I did!  My download was also 95gigs.  Interesting.

So, I wonder why they say that you need 150 Gb?

It’s a huge game with world scenery. My problem of not being able to install MS Flight Simulator has been resolved with the only thing left possible a full reset keeping my data.

Hi,

I have been struggling with getting MSFS 2020 to install!

Pre-Purchased the Premium Deluxe Edition and i have a Windows 10 PC - and so far all attempts have failed at some point over the last 12 hours of trying.

First question - what is the order of installation that should be performed from the Microsoft Store across the items that are listed there in two parts:

1. Manage - with just one entry "Microsoft Flight Simulator: Premium Deluxe" and
2. Bundle Contents - that lists four sub-parts

2.1 "Microsoft Flight Simulator"

2.2 "Flight Simulator Deluxe Upgrade"

2.3 "Flight Simulator Premium Deluxe Upgrade"

2.4 "Digital Ownership"

Is there a particular order or hierarchy that these need to be installed?

i.e. do each of the sub-parts of point 2 above need to be installed individually and prior to the first part (i.e. point 1), or does installing the first (Managed) install all the others?

So far the downloads have been erratic, and i installed the first part and then launched it, it started up and then froze, and then crashed on restart. When trying to install the sub-parts, the computer just site there with "working" displayed on the sub-part line.

This is really frustrating!

Anyone able to provide some guidance or point to a set of instructions on how to get MSFS2020 installed?

thanks!

I have exactly the same issue as the original poster, but i still cannot see any response to it..  does anyone know the answer??

I pre-ordered the Premium Deluxe version and despite doing everything that MS reccomends, clearing the MS store cache, turning off Defender, Windoze AV, turning off my own AV, updating Windoze to 2004, updating all the apps, updating my NVIDIA drivers, checking date/time, updating the Active X settings, sending several messages to MS and Zendesk, all of which are responded to with a standard reply that i should try some of the things i have already tried... i have not manged to get past a black screen when i click on any of the options above..

Please could someone respond to the original poster's question so that we can better understand why there are several options when i only bought one, why the standard and mid versions have an 'i' saying the app isn't compatible (i have a Ryzen 9, 100GB SSD, 32GB RAM which is more than even the optimal requirement), and which one we 'launch' etc. etc. 

1. Manage - with just one entry "Microsoft Flight Simulator: Premium Deluxe" and
2. Bundle Contents - that lists four sub-parts

2.1 "Microsoft Flight Simulator"

2.2 "Flight Simulator Deluxe Upgrade"

2.3 "Flight Simulator Premium Deluxe Upgrade"

2.4 "Digital Ownership"

Help on the original question would be very greatly appreciated.

Thanks so much

I've been trying to download this thing for 2 days, Updated every single software, reset everything, changed path, etc....and it still gets stuck downloading. (it will download a small portion of it, then nothing. ) I don't have the fastest internet (57mbps) but it should still download. After 2 days of frustration, I'm resolving this by asking for a refund. This product was released too early, too buggy. Not willing to pay $199 to be the hamster.