Lost all preferences/settings

[Keirtt 574]

6 minutes ago, TENPATROL said:

 

 

 

WORKAROUND

1 Uninstall gaming.service app via powershell
- open powershell as admin
- copy paste to powershell and press enter

get-appxpackage Microsoft.GamingServices | remove-AppxPackage -allusers

2 Download MSIX_Commander v1.0.7.5
https://github.com/bergerpascal/MSIX_Commander/releases

3 Righ click and select run as administrator
4 Click Packaging Machine tab
- click enable developer mode
- stop services
- stop automatic store updates

5 Download Microsoft.GamingServices_2.50.5005.0
http://tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/aa7a17b0-64ad-4e13-afbc-ee88a7221c3c?P1=1613883233&P2=404&P3=2&P4=ZAMqS5oBbdmmzudZ0zwMl%2fiKm%2b0QXctLS8iAoMctowIHZyCkufNS0UHj8DeRmGpA9LBkGz65P5Q6W%2bFK1g9pNw%3d%3d

- Right click on it and select install

6 Copy paste to powershell and press enter
 

Add-AppxPackage -register "C:\ProgramFiles\WindowsApps\Microsoft.GamingServices_2.50.5005.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\appxmanifest.xml" -DisableDevelopmentMode

Run msfs and play 🙂

// After asobo fix enable services via services manager
services.msc

 

Source https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/ui-broken-and-reset-user-settings/368832/159?u=tenpatrol

Saw this on the MSFS forums when you posted. I think I'll wait until they fix it on their end, but I appreciate the work to find a solution.

[dobee51 348]

Since I don't know what the Powershell is, I better wait too.

[G-RFRY 1,712]

This MS answer to another c@@@ up!! we will get back to you.

[Steve_Ellis 273]

OMG, I wish I saw this thread earlier, I just spent the night re-downloading...FML ☹️

[turnandbank 243]

Suddenly having the same problem here. I thought it was because I updated to a newer version of Windows 10 yesterday. Reset all of my settings and keybindings, which takes a long time to get everything the way I want. Next restart everything is gone again. Very annoying. We should bombard Zendesk. Be sure to upvote the official thread https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/ui-broken-and-reset-user-settings

[Claudius_ 326]

Same problem here, waiting for a good solution.

[Steve_Ellis 273]

1 hour ago, Claudius_ said:

Same problem here, waiting for a good solution.

An option might be for MS to rollback the gaming services version, one would of thought.

Sometimes I think as a consumer group we are treated generally with contempt sometimes.

[mattn 45]

3 hours ago, turnandbank said:

Suddenly having the same problem here. I thought it was because I updated to a newer version of Windows 10 yesterday. Reset all of my settings and keybindings, which takes a long time to get everything the way I want. Next restart everything is gone again. Very annoying. We should bombard Zendesk. Be sure to upvote the official thread https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/ui-broken-and-reset-user-settings

This worked for me.

I have another issue where all my toolbar icons (vfr map, cameras, fuel, etc) are gone. My sim had a hard freeze yesterday and that probably broke then, not related to windows store issue though. Will reintsall the fs-base-ingamepanels files to see if that helps. 

EDIT: Can confirm, reinstalling the  fs-base-ingamepanels folders fixed the missing toolbar icons and functionality.

Edited February 21, 2021 by mattn

[wim123 763]

41 minutes ago, Steve_Ellis said:

An option might be for MS to rollback the gaming services version, one would of thought.

Sometimes I think as a consumer group we are treated generally with contempt sometimes.

unfortunately this seems more and more the case nowadays.

[hjsmuc 393]

16 hours ago, TENPATROL said:

you just have to change the default profiles.

After deleting and reinstalling the gaming service the other profiles show up again. At least they can be chosen again now. 

[TENPATROL 138]

4 hours ago, Claudius_ said:

Same problem here, waiting for a good solution.

Workaround > https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/ui-broken-and-reset-user-settings/368832/159?u=tenpatrol

[sauviat 137]

After changing the user settings and click next, I get checking for updates, but it doesn't go past that! Anyone get this this as well?

Martin

[Twenty6 693]

I have MSFS2020 installed into "E:\MSFS" and (knock on wood) don't seem to be having this problem. I'm wondering if this only affects those who installed into the default directory? Or possibly some other limiting factor? What's the common denominator shared by those losing their settings?

[sauviat 137]

Not in default directory.

[atco 161]

28 minutes ago, Twenty6 said:

I have MSFS2020 installed into "E:\MSFS" and (knock on wood) don't seem to be having this problem. I'm wondering if this only affects those who installed into the default directory? Or possibly some other limiting factor? What's the common denominator shared by those losing their settings?

Count yourself lucky! I installed into D:\MSFS on its own dedicated SSD with nothing else on it. In fact on the official forums there was a thought that it only impacts people with non-default installations, but it seems that its getting people regardless of where its installed.
Short of using the workaround posted by Tenpatrol there seems to be no way of avoiding this issue as Gaming Services will update itself even if auto-updates are turned off so it seems to depend on when Gaming Services decides to update itself. Mine updated yesterday sadly.

Edited February 21, 2021 by atco