MSFS 2024 ctd now every time click "start" sim update 2 beta, doesnt happen with regular non beta

Description of the issue: Suddenly each time i start the sim, i get a ctd on clicking start.. this didnt happen previously.
I’ve tried closing all relevant msfs 2024 plugins that run outside the sim, i’ve removed all community addons.. im at a loss as to whats going on.. i tried a repair..

Faulting application name: FlightSimulator2024.exe, version: 1.4.18.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc0000005

**im aware the 005 exception could be memory related, however, things ran perfectly about a month ago early in the su2 beta, nothing was changed that i’m aware of. I’ve seen other things aside from memory issues cause this, i have the ddr at xmp/stock speeds as well.

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

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

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

REPRODUCTION STEPS

launch sim, wait for menu, click start

YOUR SETTINGS

[PC Only] Many issues may be due to an outdated graphics card. Please state your Graphics Card Driver Manufacturer (NVIDIA, Intel, AMD) and Version:
4090 Gigabtye OC , latest nvidia dated 4/30/25 (reinstalled clean) 578.28

[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?
14900k stock, 4090 gpu

I first tried a deletion of cloud saves which i had read might cure things (it didnt, i think it deleted my yoke/periph. profile settings though, ugh)

I then removed myself from beta, tested, it works

I then added back to beta, it works now (the version number went from .18 to .23 for some reason too) (edit: .18 was the beta, when its NOT on the beta it works fine, when its on the beta, clicking start = ctd)

The current live version is 1.3.23 , the beta should be 1.4.18. Are you sure you’re on the beta?

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Ah yes, so it wasnt that i was back on the beta, i was off the beta and clicking start works fine. It just went back to su2 beta .18 again, same issue persists, click start it crashes.

Back to the drawing board

i tried testing the beta in another profile , same windows install.. same problem.. i then tried restarting to my other partition and then tested the beta there, NO issue on that partition.

So at this point it feels like there is something amiss with the full windows install causing this.

i uninstalled and reinstalled on the same partition with the issue, all settings (windows version, nvidia matched that of the test partition that works with the beta). Beta su2 just wont run on this partition no matter what i try. Though it was fine before the recent su2 update

Had the same issue and now I have it with the game that the SU2 is officially out.

event viewer code:
Faulting application name: FlightSimulator2024.exe, version: 1.4.20.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 10.0.26100.3775, time stamp: 0x5e4be250
Exception code: 0xc0000374
Fault offset: 0x0000000000115f55
Faulting process id: 0x726C
Faulting application start time: 0x1DBC66C9CE95209
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Limitless_1.4.20.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\FlightSimulator2024.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
Report Id: aadf9e32-5cd6-4148-a4a4-6b30c5d40fbb
Faulting package full name: Microsoft.Limitless_1.4.20.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Faulting package-relative application ID: App

I seemed to be able to replicate it again, something to do with updating the pimax client then reverting back to 1.14 of the pimax client as i had forgot to remove the newer client first, i think there was a clash, so that was i think the culprit in my case