Msfs steam version won’t stop running after exit

[Danthepilot77 19]

Hello,

since the latest update, anytime I run msfs (steam) and then close out. It still shows running in steam and I go to stop it, just hangs. The only way to stop it is to close steam and restart. It’s not even showing  running in task manager anymore…..any ideas? Started happening it seems since latest update….

[40track 80]

Gave up. Full format and reinstalling the entire sim from scratch now.  Kept running kept trying to update etc. 

 

Edited March 20 by 40track

[Henrique Santos 5]

5 hours ago, Danthepilot77 said:

Hello,

since the latest update, anytime I run msfs (steam) and then close out. It still shows running in steam and I go to stop it, just hangs. The only way to stop it is to close steam and restart. It’s not even showing  running in task manager anymore…..any ideas? Started happening it seems since latest update….

I also had that problema, but I can't explaine better, it solved by it self for the last 3 days...

[romoni 12]

6 hours ago, Danthepilot77 said:

Hello,

since the latest update, anytime I run msfs (steam) and then close out. It still shows running in steam and I go to stop it, just hangs. The only way to stop it is to close steam and restart. It’s not even showing  running in task manager anymore…..any ideas? Started happening it seems since latest update….

If this happen to me I close the Stem application and that is.

[keithb77 311]

Try closing it through Task Manager, that always works for me.

[Dominique_K 10,152]

In my experience of the nuisance, it happens with some addons, not always the same.. I suspect that the endless updates create minor incompatibilities which hamper the closing. I finish the closing with the task manager when it happens.

[Vali 85]

I have used  the Stop button from Steam. Also I noticed if I exit first to the main menu and after that exit from the sim it works fine. I think might be related to Fenix also (if you used that).

[sloppysmusic 316]

I find the full screen setting causes havoc on closing. Also Alt-tabbing out during full screen will always cause MSFS to vanish from tasks but addons and steam think its still running. Have to log out of w11 and log back in to clear as no process/app showing in Task manager. Also same can happen if I close/exit sim full screen. Steam thinks its still running and STOP hangs. Soooo. I always start and setup sim in window mode now, switch to full screen when ready to fly. Then if i need alt tab out or close app I go back to windows mode (Alt-Enter).

This seems to have fixed all the above issues for me and some more. YMMV as they say!

[Ixoye 1,845]

That have happened to me as well from time to time, I just closing it through Task Manager, it's nothing that keeps me awake at nights, it usually resolves itself with the next update.