I just wrote a summary of crash fixes and overclocking is indeed one of the causes. Feel free to check out this post for more info and details: [FIXED] Random CTDs due to internet and hardware issues
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I finally was able to get to the main menu. Now appears that the game is working as it should. I think there is multiple causes causing the issues. I reinstalled the whole game and c++ two times for manage to get the game to work. So in my case, I assumed that the other two times that i installed the game, I got a bad decompression of the files. I hope that MS fixed all issues and repair all theses bugs. It’s all software related. I Still gets some ctds when i fly in over populated areas, but it’s better then nothing i guess
in Win 10 search in the taskbar type in ADVANCED SYSTEM PROPERTIES
under system properties window click on SETTINGS under performance
click the ADVANCED tab
under virtual memory click on CHANGE
i use a custom size of 26000
Reconfirmed then, as I connected a wireless gamepad via Bluetooth, and after disconnecting it, the CTDs happened until now.. I turned off Bluetooth, and the same.
I started having CTDs upon loading into UK and surrounding airports (Dublin, Calais, EHAM). Strangely not the northeenmost UK airports like Sumburgh. The CTDs didn’t occur if I turned Bing Data World Graphics off.
I tried everything suggested by MSFS, including reinstall. Didn’t fix the issue. I then set global rendering quality to “low-end” and CTDs where gone.
I did file a bug report. I’m now in the process of increasing graphics settings gradually. And just by increasing the terrain level of detail to 100, the CTD re-appeared.
MSFS keeps CTD when im about to hit the checkpoint STAVE flying from CYYC - CYVR..no errors or anything and nothing in Event Viewer…soooooooo annoying…its like CYVR is cursed
Bought the game a few days ago. Constant crashes.
Dual Xeon E5 CPUs
128GB RAM
GeForce 2070 Super
SSDs
I’ve had freezes during the loading screen a couple times. But it usually happens either as soon as a flight loads, or during some completely random interval mid-flight. Freezes for a few seconds, then crashes to desktop. Everything’s up-to-date, PC is rock solid on everything else.
yes, I have had BSODS as well as CTDS. Although no BSODs since I reseated my ram and got clean tests from Memtest86 5 times in a row.
First time poster here. Here is my setup. The 5700XT is 8 days old. The rest was purchased last year when I got on the Alpha.
So I was having BSOD. Sound locks up.. makes a loud noise.. and the machine will not reboot it is locked. Could be after 5 hours of VFR flying with AP on. Could be 45 seconds doing stunts at salt lake. Intersperced within that is a bunch of CTDS. My machine was pretty clean to begin with but I formatted the drive completely and reinstalled windows. Ran all updates then just installed FS2020. NO NONSENSE. CTDS and BSODS still happened. Then I started doing ram tests with Memtest86 First test I got 7 errors. (Not sure that is real or not) because I went and unseated 2/4 sticks of ram. The next memtest was fine. I put all the memory back in.. no errors. 5 tests no errors. I got excited. Fired up FS 2020.. Ive been getting CTDS. sometimes in 45 seconds some times after hours of flights. Sometimes I will finish a 3 hour flight with ZERO problems. I dont get it.
I was about to return my 5700xt to microcenter and get a 2070 instead until I saw this thread. So far no BSODs but I DO get CTDs like you all describe.
Here is my setup
UserBenchmarks: Game 97%, Desk 89%, Work 96%
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X - 86.4%
GPU: AMD RX 5700-XT - 107.3%
SSD: Samsung 840 Evo 500GB - 104.2%
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB - 82.4%
RAM: G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB - 114.7%
MBD: Gigabyte B450M DS3H
ONe thing is I cannot turn off XMP.. my windows install bluescreens.
I saw that as a suggestion. Some guy on youtube that was my age (50) was ranting about it not making any performance difference AND it causes a lot of instability with AMD stuff.
So I may try that.. turn off XMP and reinstall windows.
I wish I could save the FS 2020 install this 4 hour install is a pain my (insert word)
OH and I bought Red Dead Redemption and have been playing it on Ultra this whole weekend. No problems there other than some task switching CTDs from the game but that is a documented bug and I just did the work around.
well reinstalling fS2020 before the microcenter 14 day return policy expires.
Sorry, i’m a bit of a noob. But where are these C++ files located so they can be deleted? And there’s several links to download C++ with the link you provided. Which one is to be installed? Just Visual Studio 2015, 2017 and 2019? And what’s the difference between x64,x86 and ARM64?
Thanks
Thank you for this, it’s very helpful. I’ll try this and see if it works.
Does it matter if I don’t have all of the older C++ versions? I don’t have any of 2010,2012, and I also don’t have 2008 x64 (I only have 2008 x86).
I have the same issue and I running also bootcamp on an iMac Pro. I tried to lower the graphics settings, “fresh” installation of Windows 10 but this doesn’t work. Who can / should fix this: AMD, Microsoft or Apple?
It’s a software issue so Microsoft/Asobo. All these fixes you’re reading should be unnecessary if the software was properly tested and held until it was ready. There is no way they didn’t know about these CTDs. Especially with the large beta community.
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For me I disabled my XMP profile in BIOS and it fixed my CTD. I am now running 2133mhz ram speed instead of 3200
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6.2k views and very less votes? Guys bump the votes up
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I have the same GPU it’s definately not the AMD 5700XT, this is definately a software issue as many are having the same problem even on the Nvidia 2080ti and 2070.
its such a shame they released such a buggy game, and it seems that everyone has the same CTD when on approach to an Airport in a busy area. Sometimes the crashes have exception errors with memory this could vram issues who knows.
Faulting application name: FlightSimulator.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x5f2ed221
Faulting module name: nvwgf2umx_cfg.dll, version: 27.21.14.5206, time stamp: 0x5f34699f
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00000000007631eb
Faulting process id: 0xaec
Faulting application start time: 0x01d68116d10379e4
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_1.7.12.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\FlightSimulator.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_b2dd7130a686a22f\nvwgf2umx_cfg.dll
Report Id: ec882dd2-47ba-4331-9175-360d46e0ec72
Faulting package full name: Microsoft.FlightSimulator_1.7.12.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Faulting package-relative application ID: App
and again just before touch down… place manhattan visibility about zero
Ok just done my second flight over Palma De Majorca, done a circuit of the Island and no CTD.
Smooth as anything and was able to land. 1440p with around 30-35fps. It seems the manual page filing has worked.
I have the page filing set for the drive that MS2020 is on to minimum 26000 to a Maximum 26000.
Give it a go and see if that works, haven’t tried in built up areas like london but Majorca does have some cities around the main aiport and there was no crashes, all buildings and textures looked good.
There´s a problem with Nvidia. Try to roll back your GPU driver´s or perform a clean install of it.
Update 
Just tried taking off from heathrow airport and no CTD!!!
Normally it crashes after you select Fly, there were small stutters to begin with whilst loading the textures but i let it load in before selecting fly, saw other players loading in and began to Taxi and went to external view and frames were smooth.
Everyone try changing virtual memory and see if it works, ill report back once i do a circuit of london and landing back to heathrow but this seems good news.
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