Hi,
I recently installed Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (Steam version), but I’m having serious installation issues:
When I launch the sim, it skips the content installation step (no prompt to select installation path or download 150+ GB of content).
It goes straight to the main menu with limited functionality.
Content Manager is missing, and I can’t install any purchased addons.
The Marketplace is broken – when I try to purchase something, Steam opens in a foreign (gibberish) language and hangs on loading.
I already tried:
Deleting UserCfg.opt and replacing it with a fresh config
Disabling Steam Cloud for MSFS
Running the sim as Administrator
Verifying game files in Steam
Creating a new installation folder (C:\MSFS2024)
Registry and folder cleanup
Despite all that, the sim doesn’t prompt me for full installation and no additional packages are downloaded.
Also, my Rolling Cache folder is empty, and the simulator shows very low data usage (~8 GB), so I suspect the sim is running with only the base launcher files.
I'm on:
Windows 11
Ryzen 7 7800X3D + RX 7800 XT
2K monitor, game installed on NVMe SSD
Any help from the team or someone who fixed this would be appreciated.
Thanks!