After exiting to desktop from the main menu it doesn’t seem like the sim is fully exiting. My GPU fans are still higher than idle, and the ORBX and FlyByWire (for example) won’t launch saying they can’t run with the sim running even though it went back to desktop.
I can’t find any process in Task Manager that would seem to be FS related to kill.
FREQUENCY OF ISSUE
How often does this occur for you (Example: Just once, every time on sim load, intermittently)?
Every flight
REPRODUCTION STEPS
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Exit to desktop
Try and run any 3rd party installer that looks for the sim in running state
YOUR SETTINGS
If the issue still occurs with no mods and add-ons, please continue to report your issue. If not, please move this post to the User Support Hub.
What peripherals are you using: honeycomb alpha, bravo and charlie controls
[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it?
no
[PC Only] What GPU (Graphics Card) do you use?
RTX5090
[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?
9800X3D, 64 gig RAM, Windows 11 latest updates
MEDIA
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This was a known fault some time ago which Asobo managed to sort out. But I’ve had this happen a couple of times in the last few days but noticed it was around the same time I had problems with my internet connection. Any similarity?
But since you are reporting not seeing a FS2024 task in your Task Manager I am wondering if it is the same issue. Next time you are having the issue, double check the Task Manager (sort it out by name). This is what I am seeing in Apps (ms-store), could also be in background process if FS2024 is not completely closed.
I’m using the Steam version of MSFS2024, and I’ve also experienced cases where it won’t close.
I created the following .bat file and force-quit MSFS by clicking the bat file.
File name (e.g.): MSFS2024-close.bat
Command to include in the .bat file:
taskkill /IM FlightSimulator2024.exe /f
exit
This doesn’t happen in MSFS2024, but in MSFS2020, killing the task while it’s running can reset assist options and other settings.
It’s safer to kill the task after reaching the world map.
Yes I’m sad to say for the first time ever I’ve had to terminate the exe on exiting the sim. This was after pressing the fly now button in free flight and nothing happening. Cancelling out back to the main menu and tried again 5 or 6 times but then decided to exit the sim to save my sanity. That’s another regression back to release days.
Along with DXGI errors for the first time as I’ve reported previously in SU5.1 in terms of stability the sim is regressing for me. Completely empty community folder. Ultra settings. PC dedicated to MSFS 2024 so no other apps except os defaults installed. You couldn’t have a cleaner system.
