Reinstallation Question

Please add the msfs-2020 or msfs-2024 tag to your post, depending on which sim your post is about.

Hi All and, before I begin, Merry Christmas wherever you are.

So, my question relates to a need to reinstall MSFS2024.

When I originally installed MSFS2024 through the xbox app back in late November, a notification appeared at the beginning of the app which stated that I had three installations on my license and I would use one every time I needed to do a fresh install. At the time, this seemed rather odd and I just accepted the prompt and continued with the installation.

Now, almost one month later, I have experienced so many bugs and issues that I have decided the best way forward is to do a complete new installation.

Having paid almost £100 for MSFS2024, I don’t want to ‘use up one of my lives’ by reinstalling before I check with everyone on the forum to see if there is something that users are meant to do to uninstall FS2024 first to ensure that they do not lose a license life.

I do hope this all makes sense. As I say, the prompt appeared as I was installing and I didn’t make a note of the exact phrase.

I need to reinstall MSFS2024 over the holidays so any help would be gratefully received. If nobody has experienced this issue then I will contact Microsoft and post an update here on the forum to assist everyone.

All the best

Ed

MSFS 2024 and MSFS 2020 can be uninstalled and reinstalled multiple times without any limitations.

As for the notification about 3 installations, it likely refers to the “offline permissions” setting in the Xbox app.

Hi there TenPatrol, Many thanks for getting back to me, that’s a relief. I’ll uninstall FS2024 later today and rebuild it from scratch. All the best, Ed

You’re welcome and Merry Christmas mate.

Hi TenPatrol. Just a quick follow on. Everything is good. I reinstalled FS2024 and you were absolutely right. The installer just reinstalled on to the D: drive and its working brilliantly. Thanks again for all your help and a very merry Christmas to you too. All the best for the new year, Ed

Thank you for the information and kind words! Wishing you all the best!