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@TwoSuitz

This registry hack is not SOLVING the problem, it is simply MASKING the problem. (…)

The SOLUTION is to get Gaming Service working and starting with MSFS, as it should - but (again, as far as I can see) nobody has found out how to do that. (…)

I believe a found an alternative solution which allows you to not only start MSFS but also to receive updates again (like Sim-Update 4, 1.16.2.0). With above registry hack alone, you will not receive any more MSFS updates (at least it was so on my system)!

Instead:

1. Apply this registry hack (or that one, if you prefer)*
2. “Reset” Microsoft Gaming Services:
   1. Go to Start > Settings > Apps
   2. Search for “Gaming Services”
   3. Click on “Advanced options”
   4. Click, in this order, “Terminate”, “Repair”, “Reset” (as explained here in more details; it is also what ZSAPN suggested)
   5. Restart your computer.
   6. Open the MS Store and search for updates. The MSFS update should now download successfully.
   7. Launch MSFS. It should install the update first and then continue to work with the updated version.

*) I am not actually sure if this step is necessary or if “resetting Gaming Services” is enough, but anyway I did both steps on my system and it works.