Will the forum organization change for the release of MSFS 2024?
For example, will we be able to see the category organization with just the content for either 2020 or 2024?
When I switch to MSFS 2024, I doubt I will want to go back to read or post about 2020. Likewise for those staying on 2020, they likely will want to retain focus on just 2020 content. I think maybe having them mixed together in the current category organization might become frustrating?
We do intend to have a reorganization for just those reasons, but we are not in a position to release any info on that as yet!
April 2025, still waiting for a meaningful reorganisation.
please just grasp this nettle and separate the forums. You KNOW the tagging doesnt really work. It has been improved but give the 2024 their own forum.
There was some suggestion MS is short of bandwidth to do this.
Maybe a wipround amongst members might help? 
As already specified by the Community Managers, there will not be two separate forums:
Constructive ideas on how to improve the existing forum are welcome - but obviously any idea can only be implemented if it falls within the technical constraints imposed by the Discourse forum software.
Well as you ask here is my feedback: for ALL categories force the poster to select either 2020 OR 2024 tag but NOT both.
This will effectivily, going forward, create two forums as such. However allowing someone to tag both sims would again destroy the seperation.
The discussion / wish list about having a separate 2020 and 2024 Forum got shut down recently with the explanation that there isn’t the bandwidth to create another forum (or 2 separate forums, however that would work). MANY ysers feel frustrated with the current situation. Even today, I enjoyed reading a long thread about a topic and then realized it was useless to me because it was about 2024 and I only use 2020.
OK- if MS isn’t interested in separating the two in a real way, or if it is not
logistically feasible at this time, can we at least:
Make it impossible for someone to select both 2020 and 2024 in their mandatory 2 tags! Sure, it’s possible they are discussing something that might be relevant to both but, from my experience, that is EXTREMELY rare and, in any case, the OP is using one or the other sim when they felt the need to start a new topic! The thread I read today had both sims tagged but after many posts it became clear it was a 2024 issue and I had wasted my time. Also, I have asked for help or shared an observation and, even though I clearly tagged it FS2020, I got a couple of replies that only pertained to FS2024…
Folks - respectfully, it takes ONE click to remove all FS2020 posts from your view. One.
See where it says MSFS-2024 next to the Categories button? Normally you see a field called Tags instead. Click on it and select MSFS-2024.
Once you do that, all those other choices below? Latest, New, etc.? They will ONLY show 2024 tagged posts. It will still show posts with BOTH 2020 and 2024, but at least you won’t see 2020 only.
Your OTHER option instead of managing tags is clicking on the underlined choice that says MSFS 2024 at the bottom of that screencap. Does exactly the same thing.
Sorry if I am posting into the wrong place. I simply cannot find the correct place because I cannot work out the forum’s structure. I am looking for the documentation for the flight sim for an absolute beginner. Something to read (not youtube!)
I cannot see any link within the app itself. I do not know what keywords to search for … you do not know what you do not know!
Even Searching for “beginner” seems to hit a sales pitch followed by aircraft specific help. has MS produced and documentation about the app … not specific aircraft but the app itself?
Thanks
There is no official written documentation for the simulator.
There are however, a fair amount of articles here in the forums.
This forum category has a repository of “how to” articles: Tips & Troubleshooting - Microsoft Flight Simulator Forums
For articles on how to use these forums see this category: Forum Navigation - Microsoft Flight Simulator Forums
Hopefully these will be some help!
Hi @Anotherfakeid10
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