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Potential performance workaround not fixed in the patch

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In the official forums Jayne posted a workaround which could mitigate some performance issues that were not fixed with today's hotfix. It is said that this can resolve some stutters, so if you are still getting lower than expected performance after the hotfix, make sure to try this.

The file in question is the "FlightSimulator.exe".

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Posting this here for anyone who wants to try this workaround as stated above for some other performance issues not addressed in the patch - it is easier to execute on Steam as the .exe is more available. Windows Store version is more steps…

Windows Version

  1. Enable “hidden items” in explorer view

  2. Navigate to \Program Files\Windows Apps (this is the hidden file)

  3. Right click on “WindowsApps” and change the security settings:

  4. Go to Security Tab

  5. Click “Advanced”

  6. Change the OWNER to your account (local account signed in)

  7. Close the explorer window

  8. Re-open, and navigate to \Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_1.14.6.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe

  9. Locate the exe… etc.

 

Tried this pre patch did nothing.  Most of these "wonder fixes" are pie in the sky tbh.  As today's patch has proven, usually the only fix has to come direct from the developer - everything else is meh.

Thomas Derbyshire

Tried this last week and it didnt work

 

Ron Hamilton

 

"95% is half the truth, but most of it is lies, but if you read half of what is written, you'll be okay." __ Honey Boo Boo's Mom

I've yet to see anyone call out for definite any specific performance issues that were not fixed in the patch, and neither have I come across anything from any of my flights so far. By this I mean things that could still be real bugs, rather than limitations of my own hardware or OS set up. 

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1 hour ago, sidfadc said:

Tried this pre patch did nothing.  Most of these "wonder fixes" are pie in the sky tbh.  As today's patch has proven, usually the only fix has to come direct from the developer - everything else is meh.

41 minutes ago, rayharris108 said:

I've yet to see anyone call out for definite any specific performance issues that were not fixed in the patch, and neither have I come across anything from any of my flights so far. By this I mean things that could still be real bugs, rather than limitations of my own hardware or OS set up. 

This workaround is endorsed by Microsoft, and Jayne (the community manager) says that this specifically targets some of the issues that were not fixed with today's hotfix. If it was just some random workaround I wouldn't be posting it.

1 hour ago, fakeflyer737 said:

Tried this last week and it didnt work

This is meant for anyone who might still be experiencing performance issues AFTER today's hotfix.

I will not do this as I'm not having any probs..  I do reccommend excluding your MSFS install folder from Windows security scanning.  Mine is C:\FS2020.

Cheers

bs

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 It may have an effect if your scaling setting is not 100%, otherwise it does nothing.

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I used it in some games to rescale a dysfunctional UI, the last one was ‘Dragon Age Inquisition’ I think. That it does anything about stuttters in MFS smacks of voodoo 😂.

 

 

Dominique

Simming since 1981 -  [email protected] GHz with 16 GB of RAM and a 1080 with 8 GB VRAM running a 27" @ 2560*1440 - Windows 10 - Warthog HOTAS - MFG pedals - MSFS Standard version with Steam

 

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