Where are people downloading the hotfix from?

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This is mine: C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe. I just renamed it to C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Local\Packages\old.Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe.
Then Uninstalled MSFS, change the name back to C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe. Then click Install

Note, the XXXX is my Default User Directory, yours will be different

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Thank you very much!!! This worked like a charm! Jus wish Asobo/MS would make this DL process more streamlined


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I did that: renamed the small directory that you indicated, uninstalled MFSF, restored the directory original name, and clicked to reinstall MSFS in the MF Store. But now it asks me to select a drive with 120GB available for a new install, but no space at all has been freed during the uninstall! So, now I’m out of space on my SSD.

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Followup: I nevertheless chose to install on the original drive. It then proceeded to download 620MB. But then it got stuck and signaled an error. It now repeatedly fails to reinstall.

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This procedure worked for me. It downloaded 1.2GB from the xbox app and then about 300kb from the mandatory update screen inside the game. Nothing else with the store/xbox app worked.

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Same here, had to wipe and roll back to Win 10 and reload everything. After that the sim would CTD. Shut down for the day, started back up Sat morning and suddenly things are working. Too bad, I really liked Win 11.

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It worked!!! I’m gonna buy you a hot dog one day

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Thank you! Finally managed to get the update done. My goodness. Well, let’s keep the good spirits up!

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Vraiment content pour toi, comment as tu fait? Merci pour ton aide l’ami.

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Thank you, clicking the link from the game for a mandatory update doesn’t take you to the proper page in the Windows 11 Store. In this bundle select standard then update opens the Xbox app where you can update. What a palaver!

And to think some are recommending reinstalling Windows and then the whole game :nauseated_face:

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In Windows 11, neither the store app nor Xbox gives me the option to update. ls FS (temporarily) broken for Win 11?

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Search for Microsoft Flight Simulator in the Windows 11 Store. Click on MSFS Standard. You’ll see the play button but no option to update. You have to scroll down the page until you see some more thumbnails for the game titled “In this bundle”

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Click on the Standard edition thumbnail that links to another page where now you’ll see two buttons: play and update.
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Clicking update opens the Xbox app where the last update button you have to press lives.
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It’s a silly bug that could easily be fixed by the game linking to the correct page depending on the target being Windows 10 or Window 11 Store.

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Thank you! Yes I confirm I was able to get the update that way. I do have to admit I don’t understand why some of the other apps just update automatically but FS frequently needs this manual update.

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Finally I managed to download the 1.18.14.0 update of FS2020. I specify that I am on Windows 10, and that I have the DVD version of FS 2020 Standard. This is how I proceeded, I downloaded XBox Installer.exe, I ran this program, and I opened the XBOX app, I found the usual page of my installed games and the Download buttons and I asked for the nth time “Get updates” and this time, the download miraculously (390 MB) went well and I was able to install it on FS2020 
 Here we are, hoping to have been able to make service to other simmers who have not yet been able to perform this laborious download.

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So I tried everything on this thread, as well as those in the rest of the threads and nothing seemed to have worked. However I DID manage to finally get this to work by going to services (Start>run>services.msc) and setting both instances of Gaming Services to STOP. I then loaded up FS2020 and it started the update.

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Thanks, this is what finally kicked mine into gear

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You’re welcome.
Fly safe capt!

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If only
 update downloaded fine after your fix, but now I’m sat at “checking for updates” in MSFS itself.

Ho hum, might be time to call it a night! I’m sure it’ll work tomorrow!

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Brilliant, Thank you, so simple and it all now works, Why Why we do we have to go through this so often, where is the quality checking at Microsoft et all?

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Thank you! This worked for me as well. I appreciate you posting this to help all of us Win 11 early adopters.