Yeah Mee too It gets stuck on checking for updates for like 15 mins alone
i tried uninstalling and reinstallng it back and moving the community folder but no help i guess this is a mass issue.
I just came to the forum to post about this! Yesterday all good. Today 9 minutes from double click to main menu, then in game Thrustmaster hotas unresponsive (but works fine in the adjust sensitivity menu) then 5+ minutes just to return to main menu to restart activity. I guess this is a server issue?
PS: I updated the game yesterday or two days ago and it was fine so I think this is unconnected to any update)
Depending on your system, bandwidth and the size of your installation packages of Microsoft Flight Simulator, the starting launch of the sim can take some time.
haha, yeah except startup time is completely random ranging from 2 to 10 minutes and I definitely don’t think my system or bandwidth or size of my installation (?!) change that quickly!
However, Downdetector UK indicates there was a spike in reported problems connecting to XBox Live from the UK.
Again, there are multiple pieces that all need to work together to deliver a Software-as-a-Service application like MSFS. It could be a problem at your ISP or the pipe between the ISP and XBox.
Just for future reference, you can always use a Command Prompt to run Tracert to see your connection to Xboxlive.com .