That’s why I’ve been calling it ‘unplayable,’ not ‘unflyable.’
Like you, since SU15 the sim is the best it’s ever been for me - until these connection/ bandwidth issues cropped up. I’ve been using the time to catch up on my SPAD programming. I don’t need Bing Data to sit in a cockpit at an airport mapping events to my controls.
I didnt have an update today. are you talking about the NAVDATA update yesterday?
Well…
Since there didn’t seem to be any on-going official interest in correcting whatever caused this problem, I took matters into my own hands.
I loaded a C-Drive image that I made back on June 1st comprised of Win11 and MSFS. I run the PC Store version of MSFS on Windows 11.
It is now connecting to the servers and downloading all the Bing data correctly!
There remains a strange anomaly, however.
When I click on my XBox identity in the upper right corner of the sim, its grayed out and indicates that I am off-line!
I know that I am NOT off-line because I have my rolling cache turned off and deleted and when I go to locales I have never visited before, the map, graphics, photogrammetry, etc. all get updated. Crazy.
Before I get too excited, though, I am going to wait with my fingers crossed for all the related apps (X-Box, MS Store, etc.) to get any updates that came in since June 1st. Hopefully it won’t break my server connections again in the next 24 hours.
I’ll update tomorrow.
Hi @TallestParsley2. See:
Yeah my problem is it disconnects then re-connects every 4-6 minutes or so but doesn’t even let me into the content screen or marketplace before disconnecting every time, I’ve fresh resettled my Series X to no avail
Thank you for this -
however my problem with “checking for updates” only occurred for about 1 day early this week. In my fervor to fly again, I might have implemented a couple of the recommended fixes and THAT particular issue was fixed.
BUT, the ever-present disconnect messages and inability to download any map, graphics or photogrammetry data continued until my brute force method of restoring the June 1st image.
I presently see about 30 or so pending app updates in my Windows Store that I intend to install one by one to see if they might be my problem. There is also one for Xbox and its services that I don’t trust, yet.
So, yes the “checking for updates” thing might have been corrected, but I did not see anything mentioned to fix the constant server disconnect issues.
I tried to find a more specific thread here using Copilot, but it only pointed me to some very old ones back a year or more ago.
And what should I make of this?
All Bing data now seems to be downloading correctly and quickly - tested some optional MSFS official game downloads and attained 300 + MB on many of them
Since you might be closing this thread soon, can you point me to another that is specific to the persistent lost connection/low-bandwidth issue? I really don’t want to go through that again!
Thank you.
Your June 1 restore makes this a more interesting discussion. I originally noticed the connection / bandwidth problems in the sim (PC version) immediately after the AIRAC / Airports update, but became convinced that was just a coincidence, and the problem was actually a server or Xbox Live licensing issue.
Now you’ve tossed a wrench into that thinking, further conflated by the fact that you would have been forced to load the aforementioned update after your restore (unless the update was already installed in your June 1 image, since it came out on May 31.)
I’m more confused now than I was before. Thanks, buddy! 
Sorry for any confusion I might have added here.
However, I should add that after my restore of the June 1st image (couldn’t go back any further as I only retain the current month’s images) MSFS forced me to re-install that 650mb “AIRAC” update. So, it’s still quite apparent to me that it was not the cause of the connectivity issue.
That’s good to know. Thanks.
Lost server connection shortly, when it came back on, no improvement and terrible LOD like some have complained about.
I checked the data settings and the photogrametry had set itself to off. Setting it back on and all was fine.
Yep. Every time I lose the connection and it reconnects I check Bing Data and Photogrammetry. One or both is usually turned off.
They’ll fix this. Soon…
I am not holding my breath…
Their to-do list is quite long, me thinks!
I was curious about your earlier SPAD mapping to controller comment. I am pretty clueless as to what you meant, but on a related subject - controller settings, I unintentionally discovered a quick way to reset them to “factory”.
In fact I implemented the “fix”, hoping it might solve my network connectivity issue. BTW, it didn’t. So, I am now faced with re-doing all of my controller custom key mapping. NP, at least my sim is back to normal - for now.
I found this somewhere when I was getting CTDs whenever I tried to access my pilot’s log files in the sim. It fixed the CTDs by not only resetting my log files to 0 (good), but also deleting all my controller key mappings - not so good!
Anyway, if you are interested in a quick and easy (dirty?) way of bringing your sim back to its out-of-the-box condition, just run the following from the Command Prompt.
Warning!! Warning!! Warning!!
Carefully read all of this post before executing this command as it will delete your custom controller key mappings as well as reset your accomplishments and pilot’s log files and who knows what else.
start shell:appsFolderMicrosoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App -DeleteCloudSaves
Hi @TallestParsley2, W.r.t.:
FYI, this is mentioned here:
The article states:
Warning: Deleting the cloud save will wipe your logbook permanently as well as custom control profiles and all settings. You will not lose the achievements already unlocked on this profile but progression towards achievements and the logbook information cannot be recovered.
Thank you for the links to the other threads. As the majority of my issue was the lost connection/low-bandwidth thing, much of the discussion was irrelevant.
However, I have now re-installed all of the updates that were pending from my regressive C-drive restore to June 1st and MSFS is still performing fine.
So, I am completely baffled. There seems to be a consensus that the recent connectivity issues are a result of MSFS server problems. If that is true, then was it merely another coincidence that they fixed the servers yesterday at the same time that I loaded that June 1st image? Man, I don’t know. This entire week has been a big, big mystery to me…
I use SPAD.NExT to map as many events as possible to my peripherals, which include a Honeycomb Alpha Yoke and Bravo Throttle, and Streamdeck XL and Plus.
My goal is to eliminate mouse clicks as much as possible, and SPAD offers granular tools for creating some pretty sophisticated mapping based on variables, including conditional events (IF this data is true, THEN do that event) and user-created variables.
Simple examples:
“IF cylinder head temp > 900° AND airspeed is < 50 kts, THEN 'Open cowl flap.”
“IF ‘Landing Light’ = On, THEN change the image on a Streamdeck button and turn the background color Green.”
SPAD is challenging, and I find myself spending a lot of time with each of my aircraft trying to customize my peripherals - again, with the goal of eliminating mouse clicks as much as possible. Some people would say it’s a waste of good flying time, but for me, learning the nuances of SPAD programming (especially in more complex aircraft) has been just as rewarding as flying the aircraft. I’ve been using SPAD for a year now, and still feel like I’m just past beginner-level.
With as many planes as I’ve purchased, I’ve got a long road ahead of me if I want to “SPADify” all of them. 
One of the best things about SPAD is that you create a profile for each aircraft, and when you load that aircraft into the sim, SPAD loads the appropriate profile. It’s something that should be (and possibly will be) part of FS2024.
Thank you for the explanation. That’s quite impressive!
I launch the game. Gets stuck on the Carribbean update screen forever.
I quit the game delete RC, set it again, it takes FOREVER to go from the boot screen to the Asobo logo.
Then I’m finally in. Load a flight from Maccaren in Las Vegas… Game CTDs before I can get into the flight.
Menu and world map is stuttery. Flights are stuttery and laggy… Frames are literally lagging and then catching up, absolutely ruining fighter jet flights.
What will it take to have an enjoyable experience with this game?
Beyond frustrated…
I don’t know if you have noticed, but this thread has kind of petered out.
You might want to refer to the links mentioned by “smotheryvase665” a few postings above.
Argh, it’s back:
Thought I would fly but here I am stuck o checking for updates
