Brief description of the issue:When starting MSFS, it is asking to insert MSFS game disc, but it was downloaded.
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Detail steps to reproduce the issue encountered:Simply start MSFS
Hi @DrivableDart179,
This may be that the āOnlineā setting in MSFS is turned off. This will happen if your internet was interrupted or when down - either local or your ISP.
There are plenty of topics on this:
Search results for āinsert discā - Microsoft Flight Simulator Forums
You will need to keep trying a few times until it lets you in. Once in, you can change that data setting back to on.
You also can try disabling your internet to see if that lets you in faster.
Also, please submit a zendesk. This āofflineā detection needs some work.
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Hello DrivableDart179
In addition to Hester40MT reply, you can check the article below regarding the āPlease insert disc.ā message.
https://flightsimulator.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360015985699-Error-message-Please-insert-disc-
Let us know if this helped 
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Thanks for the help ideas! I followed the thought to restart from the MS Play Store. It ended up reloading the entire game. Unfortunately, it gave me just two (2!) planes, not 20, but the game worked. I just uninstalled it and reloaded it (all 12+ hours) only to get the same result - just two planes.
Anyone have any ideas as to how I can get the āfleetā back to proper size?
Thanks!
Do a search on the forum for: 2 aircraft
Or open the support link at the top of the forum and go to the FAQ. Search for: 2 aircraft
you must go to content manager and download all the other planes and airports and world updates
MSFS wants me to insert a Game Disc, never had oneā¦ 
I have a Gamepass install, since yesterday the Game always made that Gaming Service Update issue - āFirst start after install, with all that settings pagesā, already known errorā¦ but the Game Disc request is new to me!
So, no FlightSim todayā¦ 
Edit: Found a āGo aroundā for that issue, if you start MSFS as Admin, it doesnāt bother you with the disc, instead you are getting the common Gaming Service Update issueā¦ 
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hello !
This afternoon I had a knew problem when iām starting MSFS. Game asked me to insert the disk.
I Tried everything on this link : https://flightsimulator.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360015985699-Error-message-Please-insert-disc-
But nothing works.
I tried to disconnect and reconnect MS Store, but not working again.
I uninstall MSFS Application (1.43Go) and Digital Ownership, and reinstall : Not Working
I changed Windows time and synchronized it again after : Not Working.
I donāt know what I can do anymore
This worked for me:
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Did you turn on 2-Factor Authentication in your Microsoft Account?
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If so, then go to your Windows Notifications and check to see if your account is connected.
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If it indicates that there is a problem, then click on the message and authorize your computer.
(Note: I canāt remember the exact message since I was so elated to find the issue, but this should be enough of a lead for you to fix it if this is your problem)
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Here it is again: the prompt to insert game disk at startup.
This is the second time in the last month - Iām starting to get angry that I only have access to a game I payed for when Microsoft feels like granting itā¦
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Did you try the solutions listed on zendesk?
https://flightsimulator.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360015985699-Error-message-Please-insert-the-Microsoft-Flight-Simulator-Game-Disc-
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That worked! Thanks for the quick and helpful reply!
My guess as to why the āInsert Diskā prompt had happened: It happend on the day of change from normal to daylight saving time! And one of my regional settings in Win10 was not ticked.
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After a year, I have got my first āPlease insert game diskā prompt.
Deluxe bought from MS Store and internet is okay.
Anyone else have this issue?
Only changes over last few days has been Win 10 64 update and sim update.
What a pain!!!
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The last time this happened it was due to a failure on the MS end. Some XBox services had failed, and were down for around 2 hours I believe.
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Thank you - I was rather looking forward to nice flight!
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Hmm , I blamed it on my Internet ISP ( ownership ckecked over the web )ā¦
Happened 2 - 3 times to me too.
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Those of us who buy CDs and are forced to have DVD No. 1 in the reader, what will happen if one day that disc breaks down?
There is software like āPowerIsoā by which you make ISO images of an DVD and store them in HDD ( a certain type of file )
You can burn a new DVD out of it , even load it in virtual DVD on computer ( that is , without having the real DVD in hand )
Will depend on the type of protection the original disk hasā¦
There are waysā¦ if you look it up you will find it. ( and probably many others ).
Greetings
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maybe it is because of the firewall. at least it was the case for me.
Next day - all working again - didnāt change anything so I assume it was an MS issue.