May 16, 20251 yr 7 hours ago, Greazer said: I am Furious with these Devs, aborting all support for FS2020. And now, introducing a New issue, And leaving it there. Rather curious way to "abort" support of MSFS 2020 by bringing out SU16 soon: https://www.flightsimulator.com/may-15th-2025-development-update/ 🤔 Len 1980s: Sublogic FS II on C64 ---> 1990s: Flight Unlimited I/II, MSFS 95/98 ---> 2000s/2010s: FS/X, P3D, XP ---> 2020+: MSFS Current system: i9 13900K, RTX 4090, 64GB DDR5 4800 RAM, 4TB NVMe SSD
May 16, 20251 yr Looks like this bug of not completely closing MSFS20 is exclusively affecting users of the MS Store version. Is there anyone out there using the Steam version that has the bug?. Cheers, Ed MSFS2020 Steam // Rig: Corsair Graphite 760T Full Tower - ASUS MBoard Maximus XII Hero Z490 - CPU Intel i9-10900K - 64GB RAM - MSI RTX2080 Super 8GB - [1xNVMe M.2 1TB + 1xNVMe M.2 2TB (Samsung)] + [1xSSD 1TB + 1xSSD 2TB (Crucial)] + [1xSSD 1TB (Samsung)] + 1 HDD Seagate 2TB + 1 HDD Seagate External 4TB - Monitor LG 29UC97C UWHD Curved - PSU Corsair RM1000x // Thrustmaster FCS & MS XBOX Controllers
May 16, 20251 yr 41 minutes ago, LRBS said: Sorry, but all that I can find in the official forum is this: Support (Microsoft Flight Simulator) May 3, 2025, 20:50 GMT+2 Thank you for contacting Microsoft Flight Simulator Support today. We are sorry to hear that you’re unable to close the Sim properly on your device. We understand how this can be inconvenient and how it can affect your gaming experience, so rest assured that we will look into it to find a resolution. We have been trying to troubleshoot this issue on our end here at MSFS Support for the past 10+ days but have yet to find a solution for this “hang on exit” problem with MSFS. A bug report was created last week and has been sent to the QA and dev teams to see if they can determine a root cause of the matter. This issue is logged into our internal bug tracker and is currently being investigated. We will contact you only if we require additional information. Unfortunately, there is not much that you can do on your end of things now as this will likely need to be addressed by the dev team. For now, I can just advise pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL to manually close out of MSFS and then to reboot the PC before launching it again. I do apologize for the inconvenience that this is causing you. Perhaps I missed that announcement? Anyhow, in IMHO, not good. There is no “official” announcement”. The cause of the problem was uncovered by a regular user on the official forums named “TenPatrol” who is very experienced in trouble shooting and configuring computers used for gaming. He conclusively showed that the issue is caused by the latest version of the Gaming Services app. He outlined a procedure to force the Microsoft Store to download the older version of the app, and once done, the problem went away. The only issue is that it very difficult to prevent the Store from later doing an automatic background update of the app, so the “fix” does not last long. I’m sure by now Asobo knows it is an issue with Gaming Services, but they are probably not willing to publicly point the finger at another division within MS XBox gaming. I would assume that they are working to find out what specifically in Gaming Services is causing MSFS 2020 to hang on exit. That is probably not easy, as I doubt that the MS developers who maintain Gaming Services have access to the MSFS source code, nor would Asobo developers have access to the Gaming Services source code. Jim BarrettLicensed Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic, Avionics, Electrical & Air Data Systems Specialist. Qualified on: Falcon 900, CRJ-200, Dornier 328-100, Hawker 850XP and 1000, Lear 35, 45, 55 and 60, Gulfstream IV and 550, Embraer 135, Beech Premiere and 400A, MD-80.
May 16, 20251 yr theres another topic on this. its to do with the gaming app. (or a similar named app) Fear not. Fluffy has a solution, based on another bug which was never fixed even from P3D days. Go disconnect your ruddar pedals usb a few times, this half baked sim will CTD as good as gold and close down for you dont you worry about that, problem fixed.
May 16, 20251 yr 26 minutes ago, JRBarrett said: There is no “official” announcement”. The cause of the problem was uncovered by a regular user on the official forums named “TenPatrol” who is very experienced in trouble shooting and configuring computers used for gaming. He conclusively showed that the issue is caused by the latest version of the Gaming Services app. He outlined a procedure to force the Microsoft Store to download the older version of the app, and once done, the problem went away. The only issue is that it very difficult to prevent the Store from later doing an automatic background update of the app, so the “fix” does not last long. I’m sure by now Asobo knows it is an issue with Gaming Services, but they are probably not willing to publicly point the finger at another division within MS XBox gaming. I would assume that they are working to find out what specifically in Gaming Services is causing MSFS 2020 to hang on exit. That is probably not easy, as I doubt that the MS developers who maintain Gaming Services have access to the MSFS source code, nor would Asobo developers have access to the Gaming Services source code. Thank you. Unfortunately, numerous issues are affecting this ASOBO software to the point where many customers wonder about the competence of the people involved in this project. There is always an issue with them. I wish they had a more stable product after so many years. It sounds to me like some other developer who is constantly blaming somebody else for their shortcomings. Unfortunately for ASOBO, I'm not the only one unhappy with their "progress." 747 Captain for the last 39 years, and still learning.
May 16, 20251 yr 47 minutes ago, edpatino said: Looks like this bug of not completely closing MSFS20 is exclusively affecting users of the MS Store version. Is there anyone out there using the Steam version that has the bug?. Steam version here, have not experienced the failure to shut down bug. Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
May 16, 20251 yr Store version here and quit to desktop works fine, BR Very Best Wishes, Dr T. Maurice Murphy
May 16, 20251 yr 43 minutes ago, Bob Scott said: Steam version here, have not experienced the failure to shut down bug. Steam version here and I have the non shutdown issue.
May 16, 20251 yr 5 minutes ago, Paladin said: Store version here and quit to desktop works fine, BR Did you then check to see if MSFS2020 was still running in the background? Best Regards, Vaughan Martell PP-ASEL KDTW
May 16, 20251 yr I've has this failure to shut down problem for a few weeks, just started MS2020 and got the AIRAC update, now the sim is closing normally. Glen
May 16, 20251 yr I had this problem occasionally, but recent sessions have been closing fully, since the latest Windows 11 update. I did note after the latest sim update that FS 2020 reactivated the Asobo versions of KDEN and KSFO. I was using the Flightbeam versions, which caused texture issues. Had to go into content manager and disable the Asobo versions again. Ryzen 9 7900X, AsRock Taichi B650e, MSI RTX 4070 Ti Super, 32GB G Skill Flare, 850W PSU, 4TB WD 850 SSD, Win 11 Pro, 27" 1440p MSI monitor
May 16, 20251 yr 29 minutes ago, GAJ52 said: I've has this failure to shut down problem for a few weeks, just started MS2020 and got the AIRAC update, now the sim is closing normally. Got Airac update, still doesn't close.
May 16, 20251 yr I have this problem intermittently which is odd. I have tried to make sure all of my simconnect programs are shut down (Volanta, avia server etc.) before exiting MSFS and that seemed to work but then it started again.... Go figure.
May 16, 20251 yr 52 minutes ago, BuddyDog said: I had this problem occasionally, but recent sessions have been closing fully, since the latest Windows 11 update. I did note after the latest sim update that FS 2020 reactivated the Asobo versions of KDEN and KSFO. I was using the Flightbeam versions, which caused texture issues. Had to go into content manager and disable the Asobo versions again. Just ran the latest Windows 11 updates. Still doesn't close.
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