URGENT ISSUE - MSFS 2024 Phantom Update Resets Everything Xbox & Windows PC (not steam) 3/21/2025 (~23:30 UTC)

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Phantom Update on March 21

On Friday, March 21 a majority of those who participated in Sim Update 1 flighting on Windows PC received an automatic update to 1.3.23.0. This automatic update also reset folders and certain settings within the sim, imitating a full uninstall/reinstall. This issue was triggered by backend changes made in preparation for the start of Sim Update 2 flighting (more detail on this below), and only affected users who participated in Sim Update 1 flighting on Windows PC. For all the users who were im…