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Welcome, Set Your Experience - Checking For Updates

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Not seen this before, but I have a continuing "Checking For Updates"!

I've rebooted the PC, started the sim, but it just keeps checking for updates. Anyone else had this?

Thanks

Martin

Martin Parr

Retired professional yacht skipper for vessels up to 46m

 

System: Omen 40L GT13-0054na Gaming PC; Windows 11 Home  64-bit OS; Intel Core i9-10900K CPU @ 3.7GHz; RAM 32GB; Samsung S34J55x Monitor 3440x1440 @75 Hz Resolution; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Ti. MSFS P/D; TM Pendular Rudder Pedals, TM Warthog Hortas Throttle/Joystick Combo.

Checking For Updates screen lasts about a minute for me. Never frozen on it. 

Frozen on pretty much every other screen at some point so I guess I've got this coming.

10 minutes ago, sauviat said:

Not seen this before, but I have a continuing "Checking For Updates"!

I've rebooted the PC, started the sim, but it just keeps checking for updates. Anyone else had this?

Thanks

Martin

I had that last week, and I think it was when the server crashed. Haven't had that happen since, 

 

 

 

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@Bobsk8Does that mean I have to just sit it out until the server is back? Obviously I can't change servers.

Martin Parr

Retired professional yacht skipper for vessels up to 46m

 

System: Omen 40L GT13-0054na Gaming PC; Windows 11 Home  64-bit OS; Intel Core i9-10900K CPU @ 3.7GHz; RAM 32GB; Samsung S34J55x Monitor 3440x1440 @75 Hz Resolution; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Ti. MSFS P/D; TM Pendular Rudder Pedals, TM Warthog Hortas Throttle/Joystick Combo.

2 minutes ago, sauviat said:

@Bobsk8Does that mean I have to just sit it out until the server is back? Obviously I can't change servers.

I think when that happened, it was about 2 hours before it came back. Trying to remember exactly when that happened, but it was a server issue. Check the MSFS forum.

 

 

 

Oh Great just what we need another BUG

System Intel core I9-10900.Asus prime Z490P motherboard, Corsair 32gb ddr4 dram, Samsung 970 EVO 1TB SSD and 1 TB Seagate Barracuda HD. Zotac GE force RTX 2080 Super  750 Watt power supply, Windows 10 Pro, Honeycomb yoke and Bravo,Thrustmaster pedals

To play this sim I think besides throttles yokes and pedals a Bug jacket should  also be included as a device

Edited by gore54
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System Intel core I9-10900.Asus prime Z490P motherboard, Corsair 32gb ddr4 dram, Samsung 970 EVO 1TB SSD and 1 TB Seagate Barracuda HD. Zotac GE force RTX 2080 Super  750 Watt power supply, Windows 10 Pro, Honeycomb yoke and Bravo,Thrustmaster pedals

The Server issues are no more - they've been fixed.

I'd suggest that if you freeze on the Checking For Updates screen for more than three minutes, use Task manager to shut the Sim, Restart Windows and try again.

Rinse and repeat until you get in. 

Don't start aimlessly faffing around with stuff. That's when it goes REALLY wrong.

Edited by Will Fly For Cheese

Try to update the Game Services App looking in the Microsoft Store.

Cheers, Ed

Cheers, Ed

MSFS2020 Steam  // Rig: Corsair Graphite 760T Full Tower - ASUS MBoard Maximus XII Hero Z490 - CPU Intel i9-10900K - 64GB RAM - MSI RTX2080 Super 8GB - [1xNVMe M.2 1TB + 1xNVMe M.2 2TB (Samsung)] + [1xSSD 1TB + 1xSSD 2TB (Crucial)] + [1xSSD 1TB (Samsung)] + 1 HDD Seagate 2TB + 1 HDD Seagate External 4TB - Monitor LG 29UC97C UWHD Curved - PSU Corsair RM1000x // Thrustmaster FCS & MS XBOX Controllers

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17 minutes ago, Will Fly For Cheese said:

Task manager to shut the Sim, Restart Windows and try again.

That's what I'm doing umpteen times too.

Martin Parr

Retired professional yacht skipper for vessels up to 46m

 

System: Omen 40L GT13-0054na Gaming PC; Windows 11 Home  64-bit OS; Intel Core i9-10900K CPU @ 3.7GHz; RAM 32GB; Samsung S34J55x Monitor 3440x1440 @75 Hz Resolution; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Ti. MSFS P/D; TM Pendular Rudder Pedals, TM Warthog Hortas Throttle/Joystick Combo.

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1 minute ago, edpatino said:

Try to update the Game Services App looking in the Microsoft Store.

Yep done that after the first try.

Martin Parr

Retired professional yacht skipper for vessels up to 46m

 

System: Omen 40L GT13-0054na Gaming PC; Windows 11 Home  64-bit OS; Intel Core i9-10900K CPU @ 3.7GHz; RAM 32GB; Samsung S34J55x Monitor 3440x1440 @75 Hz Resolution; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Ti. MSFS P/D; TM Pendular Rudder Pedals, TM Warthog Hortas Throttle/Joystick Combo.

1 minute ago, sauviat said:

That's what I'm doing umpteen times too.

Okay, okay, wait. Stop. Let me think about this.

 

7 minutes ago, sauviat said:

Yep done that after the first try.

Version v2.51.3002.0 here, and working well. Sometimes these long "Checking for Updates" are due to an outdated app related to Windows Games Services. Check also Xbox updates, I had one this morning.

Obviously, it's best to have these apps automatically updated in your MS Store settings, but sometimes, I don't know why these apps get only updated after a reboot.

Cheers, Ed

Edited by edpatino

Cheers, Ed

MSFS2020 Steam  // Rig: Corsair Graphite 760T Full Tower - ASUS MBoard Maximus XII Hero Z490 - CPU Intel i9-10900K - 64GB RAM - MSI RTX2080 Super 8GB - [1xNVMe M.2 1TB + 1xNVMe M.2 2TB (Samsung)] + [1xSSD 1TB + 1xSSD 2TB (Crucial)] + [1xSSD 1TB (Samsung)] + 1 HDD Seagate 2TB + 1 HDD Seagate External 4TB - Monitor LG 29UC97C UWHD Curved - PSU Corsair RM1000x // Thrustmaster FCS & MS XBOX Controllers

Right.

Power down your Sim rig.

Reset your Router.

Wait until your Router's established a connection.

Boot your Sim rig and Start MSFS 2020.

That's the only faffing I'd do. If that doesn't work I'd abandon the whole thing until tomorrow.

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@edpatino The store checks for Xbox updates as well.

Martin Parr

Retired professional yacht skipper for vessels up to 46m

 

System: Omen 40L GT13-0054na Gaming PC; Windows 11 Home  64-bit OS; Intel Core i9-10900K CPU @ 3.7GHz; RAM 32GB; Samsung S34J55x Monitor 3440x1440 @75 Hz Resolution; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Ti. MSFS P/D; TM Pendular Rudder Pedals, TM Warthog Hortas Throttle/Joystick Combo.

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