I am seeing the startup stuck on the Installation Manager screen "Checking for updates" again. If I do nothing the sim eventually loads.

This must be on the MS/Asobo end as it seems to be coming and going. 

13 hours ago, Dillon said:

??? 😶

Map Enhancement tool on FlightSim.to.  If the slowdowns are caused by MS/Asobo,  downloading the maps through one of the map options in that tool may speed up MSFS starting.

This is probably a little different than what everyone else was experiencing, as I just completed a major new system build (motherboard, processor, RAM, PS, new SSDs, etc.).  On top of that, I was forced to reinstall FS, as there was an issue with the cloned drive that my original FS install was on.

I must have hit the jackpot on my server access, as I had an average download speed of 240 mbps during the reinstall and had everything back (including WUs) in under 3 hours.  With my old system it took 6-7 min. to start the sim.  In the last couple of days it's averaging 2:40.

I also use AddonsLinker to only load supplements for the aircraft and region I'm flying in.

6 hours ago, RandallR said:

This is probably a little different than what everyone else was experiencing, as I just completed a major new system build (motherboard, processor, RAM, PS, new SSDs, etc.).  On top of that, I was forced to reinstall FS, as there was an issue with the cloned drive that my original FS install was on.

I must have hit the jackpot on my server access, as I had an average download speed of 240 mbps during the reinstall and had everything back (including WUs) in under 3 hours.  With my old system it took 6-7 min. to start the sim.  In the last couple of days it's averaging 2:40.

I also use AddonsLinker to only load supplements for the aircraft and region I'm flying in.

I am glad it has improved for you.  It, sounds like the new system build was worth it.  I have just gone through a similar process.  

I have similar load times to you now, but for heavens sake!  2:40 just to get to a few simple HTML screens?  What the hell is the sim doing for that time?  Someone please tell.  Really.  If you know, spill the beans! 

If they got us to the first screen quickly, it could be loading the rest in the background while we are looking round the world map and selecting an airport / weather etc.
I find Asobo really frustrating when it comes to optimisation such as this.  And the scary thing is, they said they optimised the loading a few SU's ago!  

I stand corrected - I just started it up.  It took exactly 2:00 minutes this time.

3 hours ago, bobcat999 said:

If they got us to the first screen quickly, it could be loading the rest in the background while we are looking round the world map and selecting an airport / weather etc.

Then, for sure, people would complain because their sim is fired up in 30 secs but it takes another 5min until the "fly" button is available. The sim has to check and then load everything in your community folder. I have currently 483 Addons in there, along with FSLTL and AIG full installations, thousands of planes and textures to be checked and loaded for the sim. I mean, lets put one second for each addon and this would still take 48 seconds to go through. So a loading time of 2mins I consider to be absolutely fine, in my case it is more like 5mins...

11 minutes ago, AnkH said:

Then, for sure, people would complain because their sim is fired up in 30 secs but it takes another 5min until the "fly" button is available. The sim has to check and then load everything in your community folder. I have currently 483 Addons in there, along with FSLTL and AIG full installations, thousands of planes and textures to be checked and loaded for the sim. I mean, lets put one second for each addon and this would still take 48 seconds to go through. So a loading time of 2mins I consider to be absolutely fine, in my case it is more like 5mins...

After last update loading time have increased; that is what debated here. Exactly same installation from 2 mins to 5 mins; simmers wonder why. Having said that; some addons might affect loading time more than others; is up to what asobo actually change / break. 😁

Edited January 17, 20242 yr by arsenal82

Just timed mine, 1:59 till the Main Menu

Paused while selecting airport and gate (Inibuilds EGLL, 509), then another 26 seconds to load the Fenix A320, absolutely acceptable in my book.

My community folder contains:
- AIG (about 200 airlies)
- Fenix A320
- GSX Pro
- Navigraph
- Rex Accuseason Advanced
- The Mobiflight-event-module (used by Fenix2GSX)
- 2 airports (Inibuilds EGLL, Simwings GCTS)

1 minute ago, arsenal82 said:

After last update loading time have increased; that is what debated here.

Not for me.

7 minutes ago, arsenal82 said:

After last update loading time have increased; that is what debated here. 

Sure, my comment was more general. No increase in loading times observed on my end...

You are absolutely right. With some addons installed there is no difference; tested others; load time increase;  longer than before the update. Seem like some addons have more impact than others.

9 minutes ago, arsenal82 said:

You are absolutely right. With some addons installed there is no difference; tested others; load time increase;  longer than before the update. Seem like some addons have more impact than others.

Yesterday I took everything out of my Community folder and loaded up the sim basically in a virgin state. I did this a few times for good measure. The load time was almost the same as it was with a packed community folder. This is truly a FS specific problem.  To your point some add-ons can affect load times but the bulk of this problem is the sim itself.🧐

Can anyone posting on this thread having long loading times please share their results when using the google maps mod ?   

1 hour ago, Dillon said:

Yesterday I took everything out of my Community folder and loaded up the sim basically in a virgin state. I did this a few times for good measure. The load time was almost the same as it was with a packed community folder. This is truly a FS specific problem.  To your point some add-ons can affect load times but the bulk of this problem is the sim itself.🧐

interesting; I empty community folder and loading  time far better than with addon in it.

2 hours ago, AnkH said:

Then, for sure, people would complain because their sim is fired up in 30 secs but it takes another 5min until the "fly" button is available. The sim has to check and then load everything in your community folder. I have currently 483 Addons in there, along with FSLTL and AIG full installations, thousands of planes and textures to be checked and loaded for the sim. I mean, lets put one second for each addon and this would still take 48 seconds to go through. So a loading time of 2mins I consider to be absolutely fine, in my case it is more like 5mins...

No but it wouldn't be.  I take about 2 minutes to set up a flight.  You are a software developer aren't you AnkH? 

Surely it is possible to do background loading of the core files while giving us the opportunity to browse while we are looking around the world map. 

Then once the aircraft and livery has been selected, that could be loading while we look at the airport and flight plan, or vice versa.  Is that asking to much or beyond the bounds of possibility?

I also think the constant scanning of add-ons when loading takes too long.  I have a freeware program that can tell me any file changes on a whole drive within a split second. 
So why does it have to keep re-scanning / re-indexing?  Can't it do incremental indexing?  Serious questions here.

Edited January 17, 20242 yr by bobcat999