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Is this also applicable for software, such as MSFS ?

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I am not a software expert but I realise that on every update sim starts with some problems but after a few restart of the MSFS , it comes to a sort of stability and some of the problems disappears. This is like new mechanical parts such as a car.When you buy it, mechanical parts need to comform each other and then it runs smooth.

Is this a case for a software , also ?  

Edited by kt069

Intel i7-9700K - AMD 7900 XT (VRAM 20GB) - 32 Gb Ram - SSD Drive - Win10 x64 - Samsung 43" 4K TV - Quest 3 VR

"Have you tried turning it off and on again" is now an ancient IT department joke but...occasionally it's the truth. Restarting software and / or hardware can (sometimes) be the effective answer to addressing particular issues. 

An analog thing like a car might seem far removed from something internally all digital like a PC but your analogy is quite reasonable.  When you install patch software some component files always get updated.  If you have run the software immediately before you installed the patch then there may be older traces of older files left in memory.  When the patched up software runs it might conflict with older trace stuff left in memory.  In theory programmers always ensure that memory their programs use is cleared down when their software is exited but for very complex software it's hard to guarantee that for all situations including such as a program crash.

So standard procedure for me is to restart my PC after any big software update (even if the software itself doesn't prompt me to do it).  This clears down memory properly.  At the very least it gets you a good starting point to start analyzing things that look as if they are behaving wrong.

Besides even if it turns out not to be the answer it's certainly the easiest thing to try first...before embarking on a run of protracted tweaks to the operating system settings, Window drivers, config files etc. etc. or whatever else is deemed to be effective.

Edited by Humble Jim

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16 minutes ago, Humble Jim said:

"Have you tried turning it off and on again" is now an ancient IT department joke but...occasionally it's the truth. Restarting software and / or hardware can (sometimes) be the effective answer to addressing particular issues. 

An analog thing like a car might seem far removed from something internally all digital like a PC but your analogy is quite reasonable.  When you install patch software some component files always get updated.  If you have run the software immediately before you installed the patch then there may be older traces of older files left in memory.  When the patched up software runs it might conflict with older trace stuff left in memory.  In theory programmers always ensure that memory their programs use is cleared down when their software is exited but for very complex software it's hard to guarantee that for all situations including such as a program crash.

So standard procedure for me is to restart my PC after any big software update (even if the software itself doesn't prompt me to do it).  This clears down memory properly.  At the very least it gets you a good starting point to start analyzing things that look as if they are behaving wrong.

Besides even if it turns out not to be the answer it's certainly the easiest thing to try first...before embarking on a run of protracted tweaks to the operating system settings, Window drivers, config files etc. etc. or whatever else is deemed to be effective.

Thanks for your detailed reply.

I can clearly understand and always do the first restart to clear the memory but I realize and mentioning that few restarts of the MSFS is effective to become stable. 

Happy Flying.

 

Intel i7-9700K - AMD 7900 XT (VRAM 20GB) - 32 Gb Ram - SSD Drive - Win10 x64 - Samsung 43" 4K TV - Quest 3 VR

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