Cloud Save Error - Many reports but no solution?

Win 11 25H2  Steam FS2024 SU3 (1.5.27.0) works perfectly with no errors.

SU4 Beta (1.6.16.0 and 1.6.18.0) work very well with the exception of the "Cloud Save Error 2047" which occurs every time I change a setting in the sim.  When I start FS2024 I see the message "Synchronizing Cloud" and no error message.

 Additionally, I cannot Quit Back to Desktop after the error.  The sim gets into a loop where all it is doing is a TCP Send and Receive and there is not way to stop it. 

The error occurs in the World Map at sim startup if I change a setting before doing anything else. It occurs continually in flight if I change a setting.  

The Cloud Save Error (CSE) has a long and notorious history.  I can find references to it in many Steam games going back at least six-years.  The Cloud Save Error was discussed at length in the FS2020 section of the Official MS Forums during 2020, 2021, 2022.  No resolution of the problem was ever found which solved everyone's problems.

This particular occurrence (SU 4 Beta) first appears in the Official Steam Forums on September 19, 2025.  Since then; there have been 47 different postings about it on the official site in the SU4 Beta section.  It is also found in the Bug Logged section but that is locked with no recommended solution. 

I had not seen the error prior to 1.6.16.0.  Unfortunately for my problem solving, I also upgraded from Win 11 23H2 to 25H2 just prior to 1.6.16.0 being released.

I turned off Cloud Synchronization( Steam/Settings/Cloud/Enable Steam Cloud Off ) in the Steam Settings for SU4 Beta.  The error still occurs despite what I thought was my complete disabling of Cloud functions

Questions:  

Does turning off Cloud Synchronization disable Cloud Saves in FS2024?

Does FS2024 do  Cloud Saves even when Cloud Synch is disabled?

Does FS2024 require Cloud Synch to be ON?

I disabled the SU4 Beta and ran a long sim session in SU3 with no errors and a graceful quit to desktop.  I then opted back into the Beta (1.6.18.0) and watched Steam download a big update.  But, same results - any setting change results in the 2047 Cloud Save error. 

I've tried every suggestion found at the Zen Desk and in all the various posts I find about this problem.

- turn off Cloud Synch, log out of XBOX, restart XBOX, lock back into Steam

At this point I find nothing in the official site that offers a solution.   Does anyone have a suggestion?   Microsoft seems to be ignoring the problem based on the number of recent posts and locking the bug report.