Solved! (some) In-Game settings changes are not saved (DX-12, Low latency...)

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Hi all,

There are at least two In-game settings that are not saved when I change them and restart MSFS 2020.
When I switch from DX11 to DX12(Beta) and restart MSFS2020 it has changed back to DX11.
Also when I change “Nvidia Reflex Low Latency” from “On + Boost” to “On” this change is also ignored and reverted to “On + Boost”.

I read some similar problems (and possible solutions) on this forum but none of them solved mine.
Note: When I change the "Usercfg.Opt’ file MSFS goes haywire after a restart. Only when I revert to the ‘original’ Usercfg file it boots without problems but still without the settings I’d like to adjust.

Semi off topic: I also tried to upgrade from DLLS-2 to DLSS-3 but no matter what I try I can’t get the proper ‘Admin-rights’ to change- or even delete this file. Even when I change the Administrator-rights which normally would give you access to locked files.

Looking forward to your suggestions :wink:

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If you settings are not saving, then there may be a problem either communicating to the cloud or writing to the local usercfg file. Make sure the Xbox Services are running automatically.

  • In the Windows search bar, type “Services”
  • Select “Services”
  • Scroll down to the bottom. Double-click on each entry for Xbox and make sure none of those services are not disabled or set to manual. Set everything to “Automatic”.

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For the usercfg.opt file, you do not need to change it. Just make sure that it is not read only.

  • Find the config file “UserCfg.opt”
  • Right-click on UserCfg.opt
  • Select Properties > General tab
  • Uncheck Read-only
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Thanks for your fast reply,
My X-Box services were indeed set to “Manual” so I changed these values to “Automatic”.

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I also changed the ‘UserCfg’ properties to “Read/Write” (unchecked read only). Give me a moment to reboot my Pc, fire up MSFS 2020, change the settings, relaunch MSFS 2020 and see if the changes are now saved. Brb…

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Thanks @BoomUga ,
Probably the fastest solution ever. In other words, I can change the settings I mentioned in my topic. Strange the other settings can be saved even when the ‘UserCfg’ is set to read-only. On the other hand these changes might have been saved in another file (don’t know).
Anyway, thanks for helping me out on the two most important questions I had.

I don’t suppose you have a (simple) solution for my second question:

Kind regards,
Ed

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I literally came here to post about this as I was having a similar same issue and found the same solution!

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Symptoms:

  1. No settings were being saved and every time I started MSFS I was asked all the accessibility settings questions etc
  2. Unable to update the base platform - the app would hang at the content manager page
  3. In the PC XBOX app I was getting weird error messages about my Store Account not matching my Xbox account
  4. The Xbox app and game bar showed me as “logged out” (even though I am using a MS account for single sign on) and attempting to login would flash a dialog up too fast to see and close it again, leaving you back at the main screen.

Root cause (in my case, anyway)

  • I used BloatyNosy to de-bloat some of my Win11 install and clearly I didn’t pay attention to the options under 6. Gaming as it disabled those key services.
    Caveat Emptor. PEBKAC.
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