MSFS Will Not Start - CTD

[ESzczesniak 128]

I have MSFS installed on a laptop and on my desktop computer.  I am able to continue using my laptop fine, but am unable to start MSFS on my desktop.  I had a period of inactivity, so this was last updated with world update 3, then wasn't started again until after the flaps hot fix and sim update 3 were released.  The simulator is fully updated and ran once.  This was run solely to update.  It was shutdown and when I cam back about a week later, it will not start.

I run the sim as an administrator.  I get the early splash screens, checking for updates, and then the splash screen advertising the UK-Ireland update.  The loading bar gets about 3/4 of the way across the bottom and the screen just closes.  If I try to start it again, I get "there is already an instance running of this plug-in" and it crashes at the same place.

I have updated Windows and nVidia drivers.  I can't think of much else to do, as not much is happening to troubleshoot before the crash.  I see it listed commonly to clear the rolling cache, but this seems more for scenery errors and I can't even get in the sim to do this. *EDIT: I have also moved the content of the community folder without improvement*.

Any ideas or help?

Edited March 20, 2021 by ESzczesniak

[LouP 116]

I know it sounds whacked but change your sound settings.

LouP

[Will Fly For Cheese 1,710]

I have this exact situation - and I've been flying since last August - until last night.

What exactly do you mean by; 

'Changing Your Sound Settings' and why would that do anything to Help/ Hinder Booting in to MSFS 2020.

INFORMED ANSWERS ONLY PLEASE

 

[ESzczesniak 128]

18 minutes ago, LouP said:

I know it sounds whacked but change your sound settings.

LouP

It doesn’t. The sound skips or something right before the CTD.  Any suggestions what/how to NBC hangs them too?  I just have my speakers selected. 

[Will Fly For Cheese 1,710]

Aaah, bloody hellfire - MSFS 2020 is out of reach for me.

Went from working okay yesterday (apart from location specific Frame Tanks) and then - for absolutely no bloody reason at all - went to INOP.

Can't Start it now at all, without it Hanging on the Checking For Updates Screen.

FOR GOD'S SAKE GET YOUR FRIGGING ACT TOGETHER ASOBO!!!!!!!!!.

 

 

Edited March 20, 2021 by Will Fly For Cheese

[LouP 116]

Sent you a pm, let me know if it helps.

LouP

[LouP 116]

43 minutes ago, Will Fly For Cheese said:

What exactly do you mean by; 

'Changing Your Sound Settings' and why would that do anything to Help/ Hinder Booting in to MSFS 2020.

INFORMED ANSWERS ONLY PLEASE

I don't fn know but it saved my a^% lol

LouP

 

[Will Fly For Cheese 1,710]

3 minutes ago, LouP said:

Sent you a pm, let me know if it helps.

LouP

No need for a PM - just post the solution right here on the Thread. We're all friends here.

[LouP 116]

Just change your sound output and let us know if this works, it's a known bug if you search on it.

LouP

[Will Fly For Cheese 1,710]

Totally irrelevant;

"I have my sound output set to voicemeeter so I can use by buttkicker when using headphones and they got set to output to my speakers somehow.  After that the sim would not start.  When I switched the output back to voicemeeter it started right up.  It's messed up and a bug that this happens.  I read that switching the settings to anything different than where they are while the sim is hanging up fixes the issue.  I don't understand why this works but it did for me.  Just trying to help.

Lou"

NEXT!

[Will Fly For Cheese 1,710]

Will Fly For Cheese is totally grounded right now - freezing on Checking For Updates Screen.

Please Help!

[Bobsk8 12,575]

20 minutes ago, Will Fly For Cheese said:

Will Fly For Cheese is totally grounded right now - freezing on Checking For Updates Screen.

Please Help!

Sounds like a server issue or one of  the 33 accounts MSFS has to log into before it will OK you to fly....

 

Edited March 20, 2021 by Bobsk8

[Jeff Nielsen 1,385]

I have the sound input issue also.  I have to change it then change it back when the main splash screen loads in.

The other issue where the sim doesn't start and CTDs; I've gotten a few times.  It seems like when that happens, I need a couple of reboots and it comes back.  I have no idea why.

Edited March 20, 2021 by Jeff Nielsen

[Bobsk8 12,575]

1 minute ago, Jeff Nielsen said:

I have the sound input issue also.  I have to change it then change it back when the main splash screen loads in.

The other issue where the sim doesn't start and CTDs; I've gotten a few times.  It seems like when that happens, I need a couple of reboots and it comes back.  I have no idea why.

Do you shut down and start or use Restart?

[Jeff Nielsen 1,385]

Just now, Bobsk8 said:

Do you shut down and start or use Restart?

I just restarted.  Haven't had the issue in a while though.