Checking for updates? No, we're way past that

[SeedyL3205]

Hello folks,

We’ve created some surveys to help gather more information from those who are (and are not) experiencing this issue. Please vote in this thread:

"Checking For Updates" Community Survey

Hello folks, We are carefully monitoring comments from the player community that some people are experiencing an issue where the “Checking For Updates” screen upon launching Microsoft Flight Simulator is taking a long time to complete or appears stuck indefinitely. We are trying to determine the common root cause among those who are experiencing this issue. We would appreciate it everyone (whether you are experiencing this issue or not) would vote in the following polls. Please note there are …

Thanks,
MSFS Team