April 26, 20251 yr Anyone with Steam version having this issue? Alvega CPU: AMD 7800X3D | COOLER: Cooler Master MasterLiquid 240L Core ARGB | GPU: RTX 4070 TI Super 16GB OC | Mobo: ASUS TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS WIFI |RAM: 32 GB Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 6000MHz PC5-48000 2x16GB CL36 | SSDs: WD Black SN770 2TB NVMe SSD (WIN11), WD Black SN850X SSD 2 TB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 NVMe (MSFS), Crucial MX500 2TB (Other stuff) | CASE: Forgeon Arcanite ARGB Mesh Tower ATX White | Power Supply: Forgeon Bolt PSU 850W 80+ Gold Full Modular White
April 26, 20251 yr 1 hour ago, psolk said: I would think it has to be an add-on as I use Alt-F4 to exit 2020, always have and don't have any shutdown problems... Exclusively flying the 777 and 737 with FSHud I've found it's more of an issue to hit esc, go back to the menu and exit than just alt-f4 out from the flightdeck. Has this been confirmed with a vanilla installation? Just tried Alt F4, didn''t work. Go into t ask manager, and MSFS is still running and using around 30% CPU
April 26, 20251 yr 15 minutes ago, vonmar said: I had never used ALT F4 so just gave it a try. MSFS2020 shut down but still running. Same here, Alt F4 does not work.
April 26, 20251 yr 15 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said: Same here, Alt F4 does not work. Sorry Bob, that was all I had. Used up my idea quota for the day and it's only 10:40am, gonna be a long day 😉 Have a Wonderful Day -Paul Solk
April 26, 20251 yr 57 minutes ago, psolk said: Sorry Bob, that was all I had. Used up my idea quota for the day and it's only 10:40am, gonna be a long day 😉 Someone posted this on the FS forum. I am going to try it on my next shutdown to see if it works. In case this helps anyone, here’s what I did. I made a little batch (*.bat) file with this line taskkill /F /IM FlightSimulator.exe I put it on my desktop and click it after MSFS disappears. So far it seems to work pretty well.
April 26, 20251 yr 1 minute ago, Bobsk8 said: Someone posted this on the FS forum. I am going to try it on my next shutdown to see if it works. In case this helps anyone, here’s what I did. I made a little batch (*.bat) file with this line taskkill /F /IM FlightSimulator.exe I put it on my desktop and click it after MSFS disappears. So far it seems to work pretty well. That should be the same as going into task manager and doing an end task so it will shut it down but not help with why it isn't shutting down correctly and potentially corrupting files again. Frustrating. It's also interesting that it appears to unload a lot from memory and CPU load but then hangs on closing something down. Going to take someone much smarter than me (not hard to find) to figure out what with the process is hanging though. Have a Wonderful Day -Paul Solk
April 26, 20251 yr 54 minutes ago, psolk said: That should be the same as going into task manager and doing an end task so it will shut it down but not help with why it isn't shutting down correctly and potentially corrupting files again. Frustrating. It's also interesting that it appears to unload a lot from memory and CPU load but then hangs on closing something down. Going to take someone much smarter than me (not hard to find) to figure out what with the process is hanging though. Well, maybe I didn't make the batch file right, but I just tried it and it didn't work. Well I redid the batch file and now it works. Close down MSFS as normal and the run this . @echo off taskkill /F /IM FlightSimulator.exe I saved it in notepad as MSFSoff.bat Edited April 26, 20251 yr by Bobsk8
April 26, 20251 yr Author 32 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said: Well, maybe I didn't make the batch file right, but I just tried it and it didn't work. The batch file was discussed in a couple of posts on page 3 of this thread. It does work and I've pinned it to the task bar for easy access. One thing I have now noticed is when using the batch file the TDS GTN750XI remains running in the background. That does not seem to be the case when using the Task Manager shutdown option. I use Windows 11 in case that makes any difference. Al Edited April 26, 20251 yr by ark
April 27, 20251 yr Are we over this yet? If not, I have made a discovery that is 'just a little bit interesting'. 2020 of course. 1: Shut down in normal fashion. 2: Icon still remains in Task Bar. 3: Instead of heading off to Task Manager, complete shutdown via the .bat file provided previously. 4: Just using the .bat file used to result in a 'Safe mode of Normal dialogue box on the next startup. But no more. 4 restarts on the bounce resulted in clean launches! 😮 I don't know about you, but I find that riveting. 😀 The World is divided into two groups. Those who say "Give me a link" and those that provide the link. WWG1WGA
May 13, 20251 yr The issue is related to the 'Gaming services' app. https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/msfs-2020-will-not-shut-down-fully/717408 Win10Pro 22H2-19045.7184 IntelCorei7-3770K GigabyteGA-Z68XP-UD3 32GBGSkillCL7-8-8-24 AsusRTX2070OC8GB 1TBCrucialMX500SSD 2 TB PNY CS900 (x3)1TBRAWMushkinSSDs LGBlueRayBurner RosewillChallengerTowerBlack CorsairRM750wPSU X56HOTAS TtesportsCommanderKeyboardMousecombo TrackIR5Pro 34inUltraWideScreenLG2560x1080p TM2xMFDCougar OculusQuest2 InateckKU5211PCIe3.2 LTERIVERPCIeG2S4 TMobileHomeInternet5GMSI Codex Series R2 B14NUC7-095US Windows 11 Home 25H2 26200.8524 - i7 14700F MSI Pro B760 VC Wifi II RTX 5060ti OC 16GB 32GB DDR5 5600mhz 2TB MSI nVME 4TB Crucial nVME 4TB SPCC SATA SSD P-3 4TB SSD 650w Gold PSU Monitor LG 2560x1080p 34in
May 13, 20251 yr I can confirm - unistalling Game Services and XBOX App, restarting PC and installing XBOX App again fixes this issue. MSFS2020 MS Store version. Edited May 13, 20251 yr by AdiR Adrian
May 13, 20251 yr I tried on my system and it did not resolve the issue. Windows 11 Pro 24H2 26100.3915 Apparently there are many reports that once you update the 'Gaming services' from within the MS store the issue presents itself again. But it is definitely the 'Gaming services' as the culprit. Win10Pro 22H2-19045.7184 IntelCorei7-3770K GigabyteGA-Z68XP-UD3 32GBGSkillCL7-8-8-24 AsusRTX2070OC8GB 1TBCrucialMX500SSD 2 TB PNY CS900 (x3)1TBRAWMushkinSSDs LGBlueRayBurner RosewillChallengerTowerBlack CorsairRM750wPSU X56HOTAS TtesportsCommanderKeyboardMousecombo TrackIR5Pro 34inUltraWideScreenLG2560x1080p TM2xMFDCougar OculusQuest2 InateckKU5211PCIe3.2 LTERIVERPCIeG2S4 TMobileHomeInternet5GMSI Codex Series R2 B14NUC7-095US Windows 11 Home 25H2 26200.8524 - i7 14700F MSI Pro B760 VC Wifi II RTX 5060ti OC 16GB 32GB DDR5 5600mhz 2TB MSI nVME 4TB Crucial nVME 4TB SPCC SATA SSD P-3 4TB SSD 650w Gold PSU Monitor LG 2560x1080p 34in
May 13, 20251 yr I followed the instructions and after several false starts got it working. Uninstall Xbox app, uninstall GamingService app (I did it via Start/Settings/Apps) restart PC. Reinstall from Microsoft Store (Just the XBox app) restart PC. Run Xbox app and it will/should update itself. Sorted. That's what worked for me. Just sayin' EDIT: Like Adrian said. 😛 Oh and kudos to “TenPatrol” who figured it out. Edited May 13, 20251 yr by Ron Attwood The World is divided into two groups. Those who say "Give me a link" and those that provide the link. WWG1WGA
May 13, 20251 yr 1 hour ago, Ron Attwood said: I followed the instructions and after several false starts got it working. Uninstall Xbox app, uninstall GamingService app (I did it via Start/Settings/Apps) restart PC. Reinstall from Microsoft Store (Just the XBox app) restart PC. Run Xbox app and it will/should update itself. Sorted. That's what worked for me. Just sayin' EDIT: Like Adrian said. 😛 Oh and kudos to “TenPatrol” who figured it out. Followed your instructions and it worked. 😀 This is what I call persistence. Amazing! MSFS
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