I have my Button 14 on my T.16000M Thrustmaster Flightstick programmed for this.
Under Options, Controls:
Change “Filter” to “ALL”.
In the “Search” box, type “pause”.
Under “MENU”, I have Button 14 assigned to “Toggle Active Pause”.
The description says "Time is frozen but you can still interact with the plane. Flight is frozen. I can look around in the Cockpit or External.
This is what you want.
My keyboard "Pause ’ key is also set to this.
The other “Pause” does not freeze time. My keyboard “ESC” key is set to this (Toggle Pause). It displays the “Options” Menu and options across the bottom of the screen. It had no Freelook functions on the mouse.
Are you saying that this does not freeze “Time”?
I see that the “UTC” clock on the PFD keeps running with either “Pause” or “Active Pause”.
Is the issue stopping “Time” or being able to look around.