I have recently bought a new PC specifically for MSFS running Windows 11. My Saitek Radio Panel no longer works. I have run the software exe from the Logitech site and the panel test programme operates the panel correctly. However it remains dark when MSFS should be connecting. It is the same with all the aircraft that I have tried. The panel works fully on my old PC.
Could it be a Windows 11 issue or have I forgotten something.
Can anybody help please?
I recommend using Spad.next instead of the Logitech software.
It will make the panels function properly and provide you with many more options.
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+1 for Spad.neXt, but bear in mind that itās payware. Well worth the (relatively) low cost for me as itās the absolute core of my home cockpit setup, but not everyone will be willing to spend the money or the ongoing annual upgrade costs.
Hello I have the same opinion I have not bought Spad.next and everything works for me. @CommandVictor98
If you need help we can look to see what happens
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Are the buttons working and the screen stays blank?
Look on youtube for Saitek multi panel blank screen fix for windows
It worked for me!
Oeps, it is your radiopanel and not your multipanel. Sorry
I think the error is in the exe.xml
You can go this route and see if itās something like that.
C:\Users\YourUser\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?><SimBase.Document Type=āLaunchā version=ā1,0ā>
Launch
exe.xml
False
<Launch.ManualLoad>False</Launch.ManualLoad>
<Launch.Addon>
Logitech Microsoft Flight Simulator Plugin
False
C:\Program Files\Logitech\Microsoft Flight Simulator Plugin\LogiMicrosoftFlightSimulator.exe
-r
</Launch.Addon>
<Launch.Addon>
False
False
FSUIPC7
C:\Users\YourUser\Documents\FSUIPC7\FSUIPC7.exe
-auto
False
</Launch.Addon>
</SimBase.Document>
The OEM driver/plugin work OK. SPAD.neXt has a much better implementation and will open a huge number of possibilities for all of your controllers.
I bought it in its day for P3D. Spad.Next
But I refuse to pay every year.
So I tried Linda free and everything worked great with PMDG 737-800
(Already on the subject I will see if Linda YourControls for MSFS 2020 is here)
Correct it is.
But for it to work you will have to run the .exe before MSFS 2020
The pricing model allows C0nnex to continue to develop the program; if it were a one-time purchase with free upgrades forever, I doubt heād be able to afford to keep the project going. So Iām OK with paying an ongoing fee to get access to all that it does for me, knowing itāll keep track with MSFS updates etc.
But everyoneās mileage may vary and as you point out, there are plenty of other ways to get the job done. FSUIPC and Linda have been getting it done for a lot longer than Spad.neXt, after all.
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Thanks for the help, it was indeed the Logitech plug-in not running. I seem to need to start it manually each session so I will add it to the Addon Linker start list.
Thanks again to all.
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I put a shortcut to Logitech EXE on my desktop in case for some reason itās not running when I launch FS2020. (It requires a commandline switch of which I donāt recall, maybe /R.)
That said, I may invest in Spad.Next myself.
āThe pricing model allows C0nnex to continue to develop the program; if it were a one-time purchase with free upgrades forever, I doubt heād be able to afford to keep the project going.ā
Same could be said for any software, or none. Many programs donāt charge yearly, or for updates, only for full version releases. Others have gone full subscription.
The catch with full subscription (like Adobe, or Microsoft) is that they have no urgency to supply meaningful updates. Office hasnāt changed in 20 years, but now they charge every year.
Arguably, SPAD.neXt is constantly being worked on.
Anyway -
From their Buy page:
From the āUpdate Subscriptionā page:
First of all, it cannot be emphasized this enough, your license to use SPAD.neXt will never expire, and you can always use it, once you purchased a license.
For always being up-to-date and being able to use the latest version of SPAD.neXt, you will need a valid update subscription. Once it expires itās your free decision to renew it or not.
If you do not renew it, you will ājustā stay at the major release, that was published when the subscription expired. If you decide to renew the subscription later on you can do so.
What will be charged for the update subscription?
The pricing for the update subscription has been determined as follows (Dec. 2018):
All prices +VAT.
Normal License (any Standard license)
1-Year: ā¬9,99
2-Years: ā¬16,99
3-Years: ā¬22,99
Lifetime: ā¬31,99
Complete License:
1-Year: ā¬14,99
2-Years: ā¬24,99
3-Years: ā¬31,99
Lifetime: ā¬49,99
(Also keep in mind, your first year is always included in the license)
Do I need to renew the update subscription even with the Complete licence?
Yes. The complete license is just āthe complete packageā (everything thatās there featurewise and will ever be there in future). Nevertheless coding new stuff costs time (and thus money). The update subscriptions is to upkeep the development. Just like e.g P3D. Just that we openly say why, and not just say āHey, if I change the major version, go and buy a new license, and I change it every yearā
This appears to mean you can buy some version of the base software and then a lifetime subscription to updates.
Voucher
So if I bought a lifetime license a long time ago.
Now it doesnāt work if I donāt pay for a yearā¦?
Thanks.
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Interesting. I didnāt notice there was a ālifetimeā update subscription available. Maybe itās new, or Iām just dumb 
When my current sub runs out I may go for that option.