Since a couple of hours FS2024 keeps hanging in "Authentication in progress" during start-up. I have been rebooting a couple of times during these hours, however, to no avail. Am I the only one on the Western Europe server suffering of this phenomenon?

Thanks.

Edited September 10Sep 10 by hvw
Typo

Check your internet is working OK and then log out and back into the Xbox app. I've also tried running msfs on a vpn to see if that works on occasions too. You could also try moving or renaming your community folder. I'm assuming your PC is running fine otherwise. Running the repair option on the Xbox app or steam is also worth doing if all else fails.

Edited September 10Sep 10 by cianpars

16 minutes ago, cianpars said:

Check your internet is working OK and then log out and back into the Xbox app. I've also tried running msfs on a vpn to see if that works on occasions too. You could also try moving or renaming your community folder. I'm assuming your PC is running fine otherwise. Running the repair option on the Xbox app or steam is also worth doing if all else fails.

Thanks a lot. Logging out and back into the Xbox app did it. All's running fine again.

Glad you got it sorted Hans. The Xbox thing is quite a common fix.

Information available online (fs forum ) indicates that many Dutch Ziggo customers are also complaining about this issue when logging into MSFS 2024. On Tweakers.net, the following is reported: “Customers running Windows Server 2025 and 2022 are complaining about remote desktop connection issues following the latest update. Although the cumulative update included a change related to remote desktop, no issues were officially acknowledged.

New Remote Desktop Protocol connections get stuck on 'connecting,' according to a Reddit user in a post that has garnered significant support from system administrators. Only a reboot resolves the issue, though the problem often recurs quickly. The issue arises when a connection or log-out action hangs, causing Task Manager—among other things—to freeze. Consequently, new users are unable to log in.”