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Veemaniq, Give spybot's anti-beacon utility a try and let us know. Enable all options. It stops a lot if not all of the constant reporting and chatter over the network from your Win10.

Even though I was a technet subscriber and had access to the Win 10 betas, I haven't had time to keep up and DL the betas. When the anniversary update is available to all beginning on August 2, we shall see! Thanks for the heads up. BTW...I just like the older Win7 (and XP) look to my menus and screens...and others may as well, so to each his own! Chris

For many of you that have made the change to Windows 10, the following apps might help to ease your pain....google them for sites or download info: Classic Start Menu - allows you to customize the look of your desktop, menus and windows with tweaks as well...very reliable must have program Spybot Anti-beacon - Turns off most if not all the MS reporting features of Windows 10 and keeps them off using a simple easy to use app Bloatware Removal - Google Windows 10 bloatware to remove and follow the simple instructions to remove many apps that needlessly run in the background Carroll Utility - Allows for different resolutions in different accounts on same PC...handy for multi-user PCs I'm sure there are more, but none of the above compromise the added security built into Win 10 and keep your install running smoothly. Regards

I concur. Just removed the AFX_KLGA_ALT.bgl from that directory and KLGA is back to normal. I suspect the other airport files following similar naming should also be removed if the product was removed and all should be fine.

Same here...I ran a demo of Drzewiecki's NY Airports X which includes KLGA - removed it and now I have large brush looking plants on the runway!

Having used Steam now for a few years with the Train Simulator series, I've often encountered problems after RSC or DTG (the companies that have written the Train Simulator series) have decided to send updates via steam when logging in or running the above mentioned. We as a community have made many changes and mods to FSX over the years and so have 3rd party developers. What's left to be seen is if these mods and changes will get damaged forcing a complete install or at least a "file verify" as Steam calls it. Third party Train Sim developers have run into this and usually run "offline" when using the sim. When that first update comes, we'll all know! Just my thoughts from past experience! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

Martin, Expensive but very well built with surge for components and highly rated by computer users: Anker® USB Hub with 9 USB 3.0 Data Ports + 1 Smart Charging Port (5V / 2.1A) with 12V 5A Power Adapter [VIA VL812-B2 Chipset]Find it on Amazon or go to their site. Regards

My thought would be to put the two 1 TBs on a raid 0 and get max speed and full space out of them. Any other raid level will not allow (other than JBOD) you to gain you max space.

I'll second Brian's thoughts. I've been running AMD/ATI for quite a while now going from a 5850 to a 7950 with an i2500K proc. I get great results. Please go to the hardware section and read the topic started by CVEARL on AMD/ATI configurations. It's a 10 page read but very very good. Lot's of good tips. I love the crisp graphics derived from ATI cards in not only flight simming, but also in other applications. Having said all of that, I am aware that their is a performance hit in very cloudy skies. I am also aware that ATI drivers and also their update process leave me muttering not too nice words...LOL. Enjoy your great rig and do experiment with settings as recommended above.

Dazkent, Goates makes an excellent point. Since you have only a vga video requirement, your choices are plentiful. A DVI kvm is more expensive but well worth it if you have higher-end video cards and a good monitor. Any name brand kvm will suit you well, but always try to read some user reviews from multiple sources. I've used a Belkin in work until I got lazy and now just have multiple systems and monitors on my desktop....LOL! Good luck on your search.

Synergy requires separate monitors but shares mouse and keyboard...

Think I'm gonna purchase for iPad initially (wife's tablet) and then for Android when I purchase one this fall. I'm intrigued by the fact that it can be used in GPS mode, so that I can take the software and use it away from simulation....but not for real world....of course! For $12 and a connect to FS, you can't go wrong. Regards.....Chris

Hi Everyone, As a Gigabyte 7950 owner running FS9 and FSX I've been following this topic. In addition to the CCC, I use Radeon Pro, a free utility to further refine the settings on AMD cards. It can be found here and should be given a try: www.radeonpro.info Thanks for all the great posts. Nice to see that there are other AMD users that agree this card is not at all bad for FS(9 or X). IMO, radeon cards provide fantastic image quality. Regards......Chris

+1 on the 12.11 beta 6 ....................no problems to speak of but I did download the 13.1 drivers and will update as I have time.

More on my testing with Redfly Screenslider.....evidently the video driver the app uses on the PC is not liked much by either FS9 or FSX but you can override and run your simulator. Whats important is that you run it in a windowed mode and undock whatever window (in my case the FMC or GPS) you wish to slide over to the tablet. After following these simple steps, the app worked great! Having said that, I was not impressed by the speed or functionality of the touch. The touch simply places the cursor on the spot you touch and then achieves an equivalent press of the mouse. The speed is off, often times you have to wait a fraction of a second for the cursor to catch up. After working on an FMC the lag becomes annoying. Although it can be done. Screenslider costs $0.99 USD from the google app store and the PC software is free. Warning though, touch capability requires Screenslider Pro for $4.99. I am running a 30-day demo of the pro version. Hope this helps some of you thinking about using your tablets. Chris