Esc key not responding after MSFS 2024 update

[Gromit1065]

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

[MSFSRonS]

Check your controls binding.
This works.

2020 Transversal bindings

[Gromit1065]

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.

[CD0139]

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.

[GreySkies4315]

I’ve done a fresh install of MSFS 2024 on Steam. The computer is new and has never had any version of MSFS installed on it.

Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it?
I do have the same problem. So far I’ve isolated it to modifying Keyboard presets configs. It appears that using any other preset than the locked default ones in “General controls” results in inoperable Esc-key.

This occurs at least in Free Flights and challenges. In main menu, Escape seems to work fine regardless of selected “General controls” preset.

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FlightSimulator2024.exe SU2 1.4.20.0
Installed onto non-OS SSD from Steam
Windows 11 Pro 24H2 26100.4351
Windows display language: English (United States)

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[Gromit1065]

Yes thanks for that. I have also discovered that I can set P for pause and once paused I get access to menus. But itwas wrong of them to screw up the keyboard assignments like that - I would have preferred the same control and keyboard setup as for '20 but perhaps with additions if required like with their special setups.