there is deffinitly somethin off in your system that is blocking a faster load. On startup keep the Resource manager open to see which files are currently loaded and with which speed, maybe this will indicate were to look.
Do you have a second drive you can move the Package directory to? If so I would suggest doing that, keep C as clean as possible.
sure no problem - 15min loading can not be normal and since we have almost the same system (expect GPU and SDD - have my on a own 1TB SSD) I am 90% sure it is not the same but your system that can easily be fixed by yourself and there is nothing ASOBo can do here to help.
[edit: Ignore this first bit - I am either dumb or my eyes are shot (possibly both)]
Apologies if this has already been answered or suggested (I couldn’t see it) but have you tried with the community folder empty? Livery and scenery packs can take a long time to load. [/edit]
Also, it’s unlikely, but check that windows is not compressing the drive to save space (right click on the drive and check properties)
Are you using a system managed pagefile? No pagefile? If system managed can you reset it, then reboot your PC then manually create one to say 8GB? Then test.
Thanks but unlikely to be an internet speed issue. My connection is wired, reliable and I have checked speeds. Unless something is blocking speeds on windows as it does for store downloads.
Are you launching the sim with a -fastlaunch argument? That eliminates the partner logo animations and starts loading where you first see scenery screenshots.