Esc key not responding after MSFS 2024 update

Description of the issue:
Esc key isn’t read so no sim halt and no access to settings etc or to end a flight. Only way to end a flight is Ctrl-Alt- Del, and end process in Task manager. Menus are accessible before starting a flight so I tried reset of keyboard in menu (it is wired USB by the way) and looking for a menus item to assign Esc (can’t find) and redo P for pause so I could get menus that way. None of that worked. Next restart I entered settings and keyboard then unplugged my keyboard and replugged it. problem solved! Esc worked for 2 times I ended a flight and selected another one (all free flights). then on 3rd flight back to no response from Esc and pause commands.

[PC Only] Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue?
Regardless of community folder status

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

How often does this occur for you (Example: Just once, every time on sim load, intermittently)?
Every time

REPRODUCTION STEPS

Please list clear steps you took in order to help our test team reproduce the same issue:

1.Start '24 select free flight,
2.fly anything anywhere and then press Esc (which normally halts the sim and allows menus or quit).
3.Since the May 15 update no response from Esc key

YOUR SETTINGS

If the issue still occurs with no mods and add-ons, please continue to report your issue. If not, please move this post to the User Support Hub.

What peripherals are you using, if relevant:
Thrustmaster T1600 stick, throttle and pedals

[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it?
No changes - occurs in normal mode

[PC Only] What GPU (Graphics Card) do you use?
NVidia Ge-Force RTX 2018Ti 27Gb 11Gb VRAM

[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?
Intel I9 9940X 3.3Ghz 28 cores
64Gb Corsair Vengeance RAM
DirectX12
Windows 10 Home Premium

MEDIA

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• Same issue for me. Been using UD #2 for 2 days until this happened. Will report back after playing with keyboard

Check your controls binding.
This works.

2020 Transversal bindings

Well no - like I said I have been unable to bring up that part of the keybinding when the esc problem happens (which I suppose is no surprise because the sim ‘forgets’ about the Esc key).
I use 2020 as well but no problems there - or with anything else that should respond to Esc.

This has been happening to me intermittently for a while. I’m on Xbox. I’m still able to use the mouse to click on the “Back [ESC]” command lower left on screen though so it’s inconvenient but not a show stopper. Strangely it still works on some screens when I’m experiencing the issue.

It’s still happening in SU3 Beta 1.5.3.0.