Hi, please pass this along to Microsoft:
A company of your size and financial standing should have absolutely zero issues with game launches. MSFS 24 already has a heap of issues which are getting resolved veryyy slowly, if at all, so everyone’s frustration is 100% justified.
I’m extremely disappointed in the way the servers function for this game. Really robs the average user of some much needed fun and relaxation.
No issues here in the UK. Loading times comparable to previous sessions before this issue:
I did have one session, which sadly I did not record, where it got stuck trying to perform the activation of products, and I ended up giving up to do something else. That was yesterday I think.
Hello @chaunceski,
My colleague @Chewwy94 has made multiple posts in this thread over the past several hours sharing what information he can. There is also a banner pinned at the top of the forums about this, and we additionally made a post from our MSFS_Support Twitter account.
We understand people are frustrated not being able to launch the sim. We have technicians troubleshooting the issue and working on a resolution. We will share more information once we have a further status update.
Thank you once again for your patience and understanding as our teams work to restore normal service.
Thanks,
MSFS Team
Luck i think, but no real issue here, except a bit slower loading into the plane. Loading the sim didnt take any longer then it always did.
Southern Netherlands
Having the same issue as everyone else and am located in Portland, Oregon. I tried the troubleshooting steps recommended - making sure all updated were installed in Windows store and Xbox app, running the Xbox gaming services repair tool ( Xbox Support ), logging in and out of both Windows Store and Xbox gaming app - but still couldn’t get it to work.
Decided to use a VPN and chose a New York server location. Launched the game (while running the VPN) and it loaded right up.
Decided to exit the game, disconnect my VPN and run as normal and the game loaded right back up (this time without using the VPN).
Hope this helps!
Sorry but, no. Chewwy has made several posts that amount to “we are looking into it”. No ETA, no detail. This is unacceptable for a company this size concerning a game released A YEAR AGO.
The banner you had up last night talked about a totally separate issue earlier in the day. Maybe you’ve now updated it, I don’t know. Are you telling me it’s not possible to put an in-game message that says “hey we are having issues right now, you may not be able to connect.”
This whole thing is embarrassing.
I can confirm this worked well. I am in finally using VPN connection to the east coast. I am in the west so they must be having authentication issues in western US
is this solved or not - as I try and type a reply, I’m getting popup saying Topic Solved. But can’t see anywhere on forums or header it says solved.
The biggest mistake in my whole life was to change from XPlane to MSFS.
Funny, and I’m actually thinking about switching to X-Plane 12 right now. You just hear so many good things about it.
Still wont load game. As the game starts it says “waiting for authentication”.
How can you have an in-game message if the sim doesn’t launch…you know, the issue?
MSFS 2024
MS store.
Windows 11 PC
SU beta 4
Something went wrong when launching the game error code (0x800703f0)
Flight sim won’t start
There is a solution checkbox:
in every post in the Bug Reporting Hub that any topic author (@SpideryPlains3 in this case) can tick if they consider a user has found a solution to their problem.
I’ve unticked the post that was marked by the OP as obviously the issue is still occurring. The issue was thought to have been fixed for a while yesterday, which is why the OP perhaps checked a post as the solution.
Can someone who is having the issue please try to flush your local DNS cache and try connecting again? At a command prompt as admin run the command “ipconfig /flushdns”.
I would just be curious if that helps
Dang thought I was the only one. No changes made to my sim and it won’t load in. Stuck at 0 loading language. I even tried a new york vpn server
I’ve tried that without success.
This is day number 2 having MSFS 2024 not loading, stopped at 0% Loading Language…. It is 10:00am Pacific Standard and I am located just south of LAX. Still waiting and will try again around noon local time.
First thing i tried last night - did not work
I had to download a VPN app to my laptop and hotspot to my Xbox. I tried a couple different servers and it seems like Charlotte, NC is the ticket. After hours of trying literally everything aside from wiping my data in the cloud, I finally got it to work.
I’m in Alaska currently at 17% loaded. It’s going slow tho which is expected but at least it’s loading!
