Assistance request: Will my laptop be able to run MSFS?

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I have a few questions regarding FS 2020. Windows 11 runs great on my laptop. So does MS FSX, flawlessly, high frame rate, for several years now. Will FS 2020 run on my laptop? Or do I need a gaming computer? Or do I need X-Box to run FS 2020? I put my laptop resources in the bottom paragraph.

I don’t want to get it from Steam because, I think, the download time goes against game usage time, and if it’s over 2 hours usage, then you can’t get a refund (I think). And it’s going to take a few hours to download and install. Will the download time be counted as time used by the sim in case I have to get a refund? What is the refund policy if it won’t run on my laptop? I’ve searched for any refund policy, but to no avail.

My resources are 20GB RAM, i5-1035G1, Win11. Task manager says I have 9.9GB of “shared” video RAM. I’ve read the minimum requirements, but I don’t know for sure that it WON’T run on my laptop.

Anyway, I’d appreciate any and all info that anyone can give. Thanks! And I apologize if this post is in the wrong forum.

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@Igaxtax521 A warm welcome to the forums.

I moved your post from another thread as it is more appropriate in a thread of its own.

I see you recently joined the forums. As per this post concerning Forum Trust Levels, new users are not able to create a new thread until they have achieved TL1. However, I still think this post merits its own thread.

Hopefully others will be able to contribute useful replies to your query.

A useful site I sometimes use, that may be of interest:

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Awesome, thanks!

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Hi, can you please post some more details on your computer specs.
Maybe someone can advise.

It is a bummer that you cannot try the game and see if all is well before buying it.

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Gamepass is a fairly cheap method for testing if the game can be run- without the requirement to purchase the whole sim.

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Good advice for future reference. Thanks!

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