Folks,
There is absolutely no truth behind any conspiracy theories about Microsoft and Asobo deliberately causing this issue as some kind of backhanded promotion of the upcoming Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. We have support teams actively investigating what is causing this and are working to bring you a solution.
In the meantime, if you’d like to help, please complete the survey we created if you have not already done so. This issue is inconsistent and not impacting everyone equally. For example, I personally do not experience it at all. I launch MSFS multiple times every day, and each time it has launched normally (note: I have a regular install on my personal home PC and Xbox Series X; I’m not using any kind of special internal employee build). We are trying to determine what the people who are experiencing this issue have in common so we can figure out the root cause and then resolve it.
Thanks,
MSFS Team