turnandbank

Yes, there are certainly no savings to be had for purchasers in Canada. It is considerably cheaper to get it directly from MS.

Totally agree. I am hopeful this is improved in 2024, but we will have to wait and see. Can't tell from the hand picked areas they are currently showcasing and they are unlikely to show us any subpar areas.

Same for me as well. I can log out and in on my desktop PC without any issues. Same credentials on my Android phone using Chrome browser and I just get the account locked message.

You can host images for very little cost in and Amazon Web Services S3 Bucket and create links to your images their. You do have to make sure you set the permissions to public on them as well.

When I was troubleshooting this issue, I noticed that others weren't experiencing the same problem, as there were no reports on the official forums or elsewhere. In hindsight, I should have raised the issue sooner, as it turns out at least two other users in this thread have encountered the exact same problem. It's worth mentioning that when I was troubleshooting this issue, my entire installation was a only a few weeks old as I had performed a full reinstall after replacing faulty RAM that was causing CTDs and occassional blue screens on my PC. Conflict with an addon seemed the obvious cause, but I tested with my community folder emptied and in safe mode, which also disables marketplace addons. Despite this, the simulator still crashed to desktop at the exact same spot while loading. To this day I have no idea what is causing the issue, other than the Bush Trip - Scotland portion of the world update. I'm not willing to spend more time troubleshooting, as MSFS loads fine now and I can certainly live without Scotland bush trips (and MSFS 2024 is just around the corner).

Glad this worked for you too!

You are not the only one. This world update caused me the same issue. I thought it might be a conflict with something in my community folder, but not the case. I finally narrowed it down to World Update XVII. I then expanded the update in the content manager by clicking on the list icon at the right side of it and tested each sub component until I found the culprit which is the "Bush Trip - Scotland portion." So you can try reinstalling the update, expanding it and just deleting that portion. That way you get all of the rest of the update except for the Bush Trips. Why no one else was reporting this CTD issue with this update is beyond me and I don't have the patience for reporting it on the official Zendesk. Anyway, I'm glad to hear I was not the only one, and hope my remedy resolves it for you.

An iconic plane indeed. Not so sure they should have been retired, but at least it will be preserved. The BC Aviation Museum video of the final flight with the snowbirds can be seen here.

Yes, this look on a fairly calm ocean is one of the things msfs does an excellent job of replicating.

Thanks for sharing your first impressions. This might be my next headset when my G2 is no longer useable. Interested to hear the rest of your thoughts after you've had some time with it.

Problem resolved. After replacing my 2 sticks of RAM that Windows Memory Diagnotics was showing errors for, MSFS would still CTD at the same spot during the loading of a flight. However, after uninstalling the sim from the Xbox app, then carefully deleting and removing all traces of it from my PC including cleaning the registry, and then reinstalling from the Xbox app, it finally works again, including after I restored all of my mods and addons. Even though MSFS was working fine the last time I used it prior to SU15, I think the faulty RAM must have corrupted some files during the update and again during the first two full reinstalls. If that was the case, the Xbox Verify and Repair function did not help either. Anyway, just wanted to let everyone know the outcome and to thank those who offered advice. Hopefully my experience helps someone else. Now back to flying!

Thanks for that. I already ran those commands yesterday. Some corrupt files were fixed by sfc /scannow. I ran them all again today and they all came up error free so it seems that the issue is not being caused by the OS.

Another update: I have also tried to launch with all peripihials except the mouse and keyboard disconnected, but no luck. From the troubleshooting page on Zendesk, I ran Windows Memory Diagnostics and it is reporting some errors. I tried turning off XMP and lowering the memory clock, but the sim still CTDs at the exact same spot. I have ordered 2 new sticks of ram which will arrive sometime tomorrow. Hopefully that will finally resolve this. I will report back.

I am just starting the sim in safe mode. Windows is in normal mode, but with no other apps running.

I saw your thread on that. Hope you can get it resolved too. This is certainly discouraging.