I’ve been having this problem also.
My suspected mods are
I have disabled (and uninstalled) each of these one at a time and have not found a consistent pattern. The problem seems to come and go no matter what add-ons I have activated. The only time the problem disappears is when I have all three uninstalled.
I also suspect it is related to VR.
For me this was happening prior to SU8 with vanilla MSFS, Windows 11
I don’t use any of these nor am O using VR. Go figure.
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Are you on Xbox, Steam or Microsoft Store version? Steam
Are you using Developer Mode or made changes in it? No Developer mode
Brief description of the issue: After SU8 Iv’e been experiencing intermittent problems with shutting the sim down. Every so often it will hang when trying to exit to desktop. I go into task manager and MSFS is not responding. I have a 10900K - 64 Gigs of Ballistix - Nvidia 3090 and a Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2Tb. I am running the Steam version and have not used developer mode at all. I have tried with the Community folder full and empty - same results. I was just wondering if anyone was experiencing this also. Thanks everyone and stay well.
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I have seen this a couple times more recently. Never really saw it before. I do have a couple programs running in the background connected to the sim that I was guessing might be contributing. Little Navmap, V1F instrument panel app, Volanta. Perhaps they are not releasing the sim?
I just started using Volanta around the same time this happened, but perhaps that is just coincidence.
I also have the same issue , the work around is select exit , then wait 20 sec before selecting OK …
It will close perfectly
Regards
Since sim update 8 I have the sameproblem:When choosing quit to desktop msfs doesn’t respond anymore, when I have clicked on OK.
PC-Version from Microsoft (not Steam). I then have to end it with the task manager.
Hello,
to me I discovered this, after flights and if I want close sim pls don’t go to Profile, Logbook and also don’t move flight sticks/joysticks/throttle. If I do not that things prior close sim, all is ok with exit.
If you’re positive this issue isn’t due to addons then use task manager to create a dump file when the problem occurs and submit it to Zendesk.
In my case the problem started a week or so before SU8. About the time I installed Volanta. That’s why I suspected a connection.
This didn’t work for me, unfortunately.
Yes this was already with SU7 for me.
Especially when having used dev mode but now also without at times.
Never looked for a pattern in this behaviour, not bothering me much.
I don’t use dev mode and I did not have this problem prior to sim update 8.
I’m having the same problem and I never did before. Have to end task in TM. Started recently for me so with SU8 or after.
Fortunately the workaround suggested above (clicking OK to exit msfs not before a wait about 20 -30 seconds) does work for me. Allthough it is a bug that has to be solved.
This is happening to me but after SU8…voted
Yes, MS store version, since SU8
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I am aware this isn’t exactly a CTD issue, but I wasn’t sure were else to put it.
Most of the times when I exit MSFS via the Main Menu pressing “Quit to Desktop”, the game appears to shut down. However the Task “Microsoft Flight Simulator” remains visible in the Task Bar and the task is still active in the Task Manager. When I hover over the Tab in the Task Bar I can “reopen” the Microsoft Flight Simulator window, but it remains unresponsive and switches to the background when I try to click on anything. The only way to close MSFS is by selecting “End Task” in the Task Manager.
Happens with mods installed as well as with empty Community folder.
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Store version, Windows 10 22H1, AMD 5950X, RTX 3070, 64GB DDR4
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Couldn’t repro but curious - does this happen both in windowed and full-screen mode?
Looks like this may not be a new bug: Need to use Task Manager to Quit or Shutdown MSFS
Will make sure it is logged.
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My sim appears to close properly whether I press Quit to Desktop or Alt+F4.
Steam version, no mods or addons.
Update - My sim appears to crash sometimes in version 1.27.9.0 when pressing Alt+F4. More details in a post later on in this topic.
