Cuspidflyer, welcome to the forum. I understand your frustration not being able to start your simulator, I am sure this problem will be overcome for you so just ‘hang in there’ for the moment.
The latest Win10 update addresses a performance problem with ‘Game Mode’ and fixes it as well as addressing a problem that stops some games from starting. Here is a link to my posting about this…
I suggest you read this posting which is very good, I have linked to this before, but just in case you missed it…
BilingualHarp7 who has posted below your post, is one of many who are following this CTD problem in detail, watch his and others postings.
Keep up-to-date by following the posts and do not be afraid to ask asking questions, there is some great helpers in this forum. Enjoy your time in the forum.