As the title suggests, can someone with experience let me know the best method to uninstall and reinstall MSFS without having to download the entire thing?
I purchased direct via the Microsoft Store. (I have Premium Deluxe Edition). I have a separate SSD which is dedicated to MSFS and all the files (including Manual Cache/Rolling Cache) are there.
This recent patch (23 December) has caused an issue for me whereby the MSFS app when clicked reverts to the Microsoft Store app continually and won’t open.
I tried all the suggestions emailed to me via Zendesk, but none worked.
I 've just paid and installed a STD version of MSFS2020 into my PC, but got just like 1.27GB or something and is not launching to the next step to dowload the rest or anything.
Currently stuck into an stupid and dissaponting error
Not saying it will fix it but I always run it if having trouble with anything.
1.click on windows button bottom left
2. type cmd in the search bar
3. click on run as administrator
4. once box open type in the follows exactly as i have: sfc /scannow and hit enter.
5.Just wait until it finishes and it will say if it found any issue’s or not and whether they was repaired.
running sfc /scannow will repair any corrupt files.
Also might sound silly but have you actually been able to install the latest update in the actual simulator?
Run the game as administrator . Troubleshoot compatibility and try to run the game again. Creat a new user with full permission and try again. Check your firewall.
If the problem won’t go away, may your registry file is infected by virus,
Did the sfc/scannow run and finish?
Have you tried just uninstalling the msfs app thing just in the store shows as 1.40 gbs for me.
Then go back in the store and redownload it.
go to windows button and search add or remove programs then in apps and features screen click on search the list and look for Microsoft flight sim app
can try repair option if you like or just uninstall and re-install from the store if repair doesn’t work.
Did you buy it on steam or windows store if windows store check the digital ownership is installed as few updates back it somehow became uninstalled and my sim wouldn’t start worked after I re-installed it.
Yes, I did run the sfc/scannow and it finished the operation. It mentioned it repaired a few files (it did not mention what/which specific files were repaired). I then clicked on the MSFS app (run as admin) but it still reverted to the Microsoft Store app.
I have all 3 MSFS related apps (ie Digital Ownership, MSFS, MSFS Premium Deluxe) in Microsoft Store (same as you). I did try the repair option and it didn’t resolve the issue. I purchased MSFS directly via Microsoft Store.
So are you suggesting that uninstalling the MSFS app via Microsoft Store only deletes the app and not the entire program ( ie 100+ Gb)?
I have similar problems, always need to reinstall everything on my external SSD. For me it worked better if I started to disconnect the SSD, reconnect it, and then try to run the update. Might be an issue with the USB connection.
I haven’t experienced repeated issues with un/reinstalling MSFS on my SSD. This is the first time I’ve had an issue of this magnitude whereby I have tried all the suggestions from Zendesk and other areas here in the forum. Hence, why I’m contemplating un/reinstall.
I may try your suggestion if the un/reinstall option doesn’t resolve it.
Yeah will just delete the app part in the store check it is the one with a small file size I previously had the sim not start and just uninstalling and reinstalling the store app fixed it straight away.
Would definitely try this first before re-installing the whole sim as there is nothing to lose.
I was having issues with my Steam installation. I would start the game and it would not get to the Welcome screen. As odd as this sounds, the problem was with the Test Pilot liveries. Were you an alpha tester? If so, what I did was I deleted the Test Pilot liveries from the fs-base folder. That worked for me. Good luck.
Run the game as administrator .
