Solution to MSFS stuck in "checking for updates" mode

I recently had a problem witn MSFS Update Manager getting stuck in "checking for updates" mode after an update in progress accidentally got interrupted.

Here's how I solved the problem:

1:  I googled "how to completely uninstall MSFS from my computer".

2.  One of the solutions that came back said to rename the Community folder to "Test_Community" and run MSFS.  This did not fix the problem.

3. Next I renamed the OneStore folder "Test_OneStore" and this DID fix the problem.  I got the normal Update Manager window that included an update to be installed.

4.  Before installing the update I attempted to track down  the specific file or files in the OneStore folder that were causing the problem by renaming each folder, one at a time, top to bottom dated 3/24/23 (the date when an update got interrupted accidentally causing MSFS to get stuck in the "Checking for updates" window) adding ".tmp" to each file and then running MAFS.  I got to the 12th file when I got the normal MSFS Update Manager.  I left these files renamed with ".tmp" and ran the update.  MSFS has  been running normally since then.  It wasn't necessary to remove the ".tmp" because MSFS generated new files to replace them.

5. Before closing MSFS and restarting it to confirm that the problem was fixed I used Content Manager to update any file with a pending update.

6. MSFS is now running normally.