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A mild rant!

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My Win 11 setup refused to restart after installing P3Dv6

All was recovered-P3D and XPlane all reinstalled and up and running but my MSFS 2020…….!
I am quite experienced having flight simmed for many many years

Microsoft has me beat  -I can access my Microsoft Account and see my £100 purchase but the Microsoft Store and its X Box minions refuse to let me sign in -security I suppose?

I can’t even repurchase as an installation would not be allowed-I tried it with a different sign in procedure-Microsoft refunded the  purchase-thank goodness that worked 

MSFS 2024 will not be for me!

xxd09

All you need to do is change your Microsoft password, then it should install/run.  I had exactly the same issue and I was without MSFS for four days until it occurred to me to change the password.

CPU Ryzen 7800X 3D  RAM 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz GPU GEFORCE RTX 4090
Monitor AOC AGON AG352UCG UltraWide G-Sync @ 3440x1440
Internal Storage 1TB NVMe PCIe SSD 
External Storage Three 4Tb HDs

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Thanks for that info  -password change at Microsoft account and/or Microsoft Store and/or XBox ?

xxd09
 

45 minutes ago, xxd09 said:

Thanks for that info  -password change at Microsoft account and/or Microsoft Store and/or XBox ?

xxd09
 

Those 3 all use the same account/password.    It's your Microsoft email and password that you log into the Microsoft site, the MS Store app and the Xbox app.

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Bill 😎
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Started procedure in Microsoft Account 

Microsoft unable to send an email

Gave a mobile phone no-got a confirmation text-hurrah! --30 days wait now till security updated 

Much P3D and XPlane flying for now!

Onwards and upwards!

xxd09

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Ah, the joys of modern computing

Rhett

7800X3D 96 GB G.Skill Flare  Gigabyte 4090  Crucial P5 Plus 2TB

1 hour ago, xxd09 said:

Started procedure in Microsoft Account 

Microsoft unable to send an email

Gave a mobile phone no-got a confirmation text-hurrah! --30 days wait now till security updated 

Much P3D and XPlane flying for now!

Onwards and upwards!

xxd09

Exactly why I purchased the Steam version after my password fiasco.

CPU Ryzen 7800X 3D  RAM 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz GPU GEFORCE RTX 4090
Monitor AOC AGON AG352UCG UltraWide G-Sync @ 3440x1440
Internal Storage 1TB NVMe PCIe SSD 
External Storage Three 4Tb HDs

8 minutes ago, MrBitstFlyer said:

Exactly why I purchased the Steam version after my password fiasco.

My MSFS 2024 will definately be Steam.  I had a Microsoft ID/PW conflict the first two months into MSFS 2020 MS Store purchase.  What worked for me was picking one of several Microsoft accounts I had accumulated over the years (and several computers) and align that combo with Xbox.

Frank Patton
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Former USAF meteorologist & ground weather school instructor. AOPA Member #07379126
                       
"I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me." - John Deere

Yep..been there and done that.The password /"security " is a crock.I don't know why they make it so difficult.Microsoft couldn't give a toss about our account .Their interest is data gathering and tracking.

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Steam seems to be difficult to access for me as well

Setting up an Steam Account impossible -so far -after many tries

Must be getting old!

xxd09

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Installed Chrome

Steam Account installed plus the cheapest copy of MSFS2020 via Chrome

All good but now not enough room because 2 copies of MSFS 2020 now installed !

2 steps forward and 1 back!

xxd09

 

37 minutes ago, xxd09 said:

Installed Chrome

Steam Account installed plus the cheapest copy of MSFS2020 via Chrome

All good but now not enough room because 2 copies of MSFS 2020 now installed !

2 steps forward and 1 back!

xxd09

At this stage, I would probably have given up and just played solitaire!  :biggrin:

Rob (but call me Bob or Rob, I don't mind).

I like to trick airline passengers into thinking I have my own swimming pool in my back yard by painting a large blue rectangle on my patio.

Intel 14900K in a Z790 motherboard with water cooling, RTX 4080, 32 GB 6000 CL30 DDR5 RAM, W11 and MSFS on Samsung 980 Pro NVME SSD's.  Core Isolation Off, Game Mode Off.

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P3D and XPlane keeping me flying!

xxd09

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Cleared downloads-space created -MSFS 2020 flying again-some how!!!!!!!

Makes you think about MSFS 2024!

xxd09

Perhaps you got really unlucky. From time to time I have to re-login (to MS store or XBOX, I forget which one - maybe both). And occasionally MSFS doesn't recognize my installation (which is always scary!). What I do then is reboot, then re-login. Solves the issue. 

I'm not at all saying it's optimal (I suppose I've been lucky). I regret that I didn't choose steam back in 2020. Also it would be kinda cool to see how many hours I have accumulated in MSFS... I'm fairly sure it doesn't even come close to CIV6 though (and no, I will not disclose how many hours!).  

In general, I find MS' focus on login requirement ridiculous. A little while ago I spend some 4hrs trying to figure out how I could enable auto-login when rebooting my PC. It baffles me why they don't make this easier. 

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7950X3D | RTX 4090 | 64GB DDR5

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