Hi Everybody,

A short video showing how to pre-install MSFS2024 if you preordered, this was done via Gamepass.
 

verybody

oops, I just posted this in the "where will it be.." thread. This worked great for me, and I got the microsoft store version, not gamepass.

Edited November 17, 20241 yr by desbean
update

I "pre-installed" MSFS2024, chose a custom folder on my F: drive, but the folder size is only 13MB or so. So I guess the 50 gigabytes will be available to download upon release?

5 minutes ago, Cpt_Piett said:

I "pre-installed" MSFS2024, chose a custom folder on my F: drive, but the folder size is only 13MB or so. So I guess the 50 gigabytes will be available to download upon release?

That is my understanding..

It's a shame this is only for the marketplace version. Still 30gig shouldn't take a long time to download.

3 hours ago, Lotharen said:

It's a shame this is only for the marketplace version. Still 30gig shouldn't take a long time to download.

It's essentially pointless, as it's just the client shell, not the actual sim data yet. So won't save you any time come release. 

Edited November 18, 20241 yr by Sethos

11 hours ago, Mike_CFII_MEL said:

Hi Everybody,

A short video showing how to pre-install MSFS2024 if you preordered, this was done via Gamepass.
 

I hope you put up more MSFS 2024 videos affer it's released, especially when the add-ons are gradually fixed to become compatible with it!

Edited November 18, 20241 yr by abrams_tank

4 hours ago, Cpt_Piett said:

I "pre-installed" MSFS2024, chose a custom folder on my F: drive, but the folder size is only 13MB or so. So I guess the 50 gigabytes will be available to download upon release?

Curious to learn if you managed to do that without having to move the whole xBox Games folder to your F: drive?

And if indeed you found a way to install into C:\xBox Games just the core, like in 2020, and setup a folder for the main content under, say, F:, then please give me some clues on how to do that because I was not able to at least in the Alpha preview ...

2 hours ago, jcomm said:

Curious to learn if you managed to do that without having to move the whole xBox Games folder to your F: drive?

And if indeed you found a way to install into C:\xBox Games just the core, like in 2020, and setup a folder for the main content under, say, F:, then please give me some clues on how to do that because I was not able to at least in the Alpha preview ...

same here,so i hope there is a way to do it as 2020

Edited November 18, 20241 yr by banjoman1960

12 hours ago, Cpt_Piett said:

I "pre-installed" MSFS2024, chose a custom folder on my F: drive, but the folder size is only 13MB or so. So I guess the 50 gigabytes will be available to download upon release?

I followed captain´s Mike instructions, but it allows me to select C folder only - how can I select folder F that is the folder I want?

Thanks

 

9 hours ago, jcomm said:

Curious to learn if you managed to do that without having to move the whole xBox Games folder to your F: drive?

And if indeed you found a way to install into C:\xBox Games just the core, like in 2020, and setup a folder for the main content under, say, F:, then please give me some clues on how to do that because I was not able to at least in the Alpha preview ...

I did get the option to choose a drive and folder, although it seems that was a content folder similar to C:\xbox games.

10 hours ago, Sethos said:

It's essentially pointless, as it's just the client shell, not the actual sim data yet. So won't save you any time come release. 

If I understand correctly (and I may not) if you do this, it will automatically download the program when it is available tomorrow so you wont need to manually download. If that is correct, it will save time if you are at work and not able to download. 

10 hours ago, abrams_tank said:

I hope you put up more MSFS 2024 videos affer it's released, especially when the add-ons are gradually fixed to become compatible with it!

Hi abrams,

I will be putting them up just as soon as I get the flight deck setup, I just hope the PMDG doesn't need much to get going.

45 minutes ago, Cpt_Piett said:

I did get the option to choose a drive and folder, although it seems that was a content folder similar to C:\xbox games.

Unless the release version changes that, we will then be unable to instal the content folders under a different drive/partition, like in MSFS 2020...

I personally don't like that - being forced to hook the whole XboxGames folder and a few more replicas of system folders to the partition I am willing to make the content install reside 🥴

10 hours ago, Sethos said:

It's essentially pointless, as it's just the client shell, not the actual sim data yet. So won't save you any time come release. 

Not if one isn't home during release time, the download should be done by the time one gets home from work. Unless there are server issues. I find it hard to believe MS would make the pre download available if it was pointless.

Edited November 18, 20241 yr by Mike_CFII_MEL