Windows 11 and FS2020, crashing to Desktop

I have started having issues loading FS2020, i get a black screen and the loading rotating icon in the bottom right corner, then it will close to desktop, this has been working up till last week, and even after doing multiple reinstalls, Repairs, Reset etc and or things to try fix this i can still not get the game to load even after the latest update…

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same as you.
ive uninstalled, removed gaming services. reinstalled msfs and all the needed gaming services and things from the store yet each time i launch this program i get the black screen for a second then crash back to desktop.

i havnt posted on this forum for a very long time. and i can understand people frustration. this is a horrible experience and an expensive one that just doesnt work at all.

Exact same problem here…

If you have overclocks applied to your core or memory speeds on your GPU, remove them. I have found that spawning in a less scenery intensive area will alow the sim to load to the flight. At that point, you can end the flight, and select the airport you want to go to from the main menu. I discovered this while trying to load KJFK for LOD and Render Scaling tweaking. If I load my home airport near St Louis, it loads fine. End flight, go back to world map, select airport, loads and runs fine. 4hours+ with no crashes.

For reference, I have a 10700k at 5.1 all-core, 3060ti with ONLY power and max temp sliders maxed out (+0 on core and memory clocks), 32 GB GSkill Neo 3600 RAM. No other “trick” optimizations or addons that have accumulated over the last year (game mode, etc ON). AFC Bridge for Honeycomb Bravo in Community Folder. I DID do a full uninstall/reinstall of the sim while chasing the crashing issue.

I don’t think people are really grasping how much this new update hates overclocks on GPUs.

Until the load on the GPU gets fixed, and the CTDs that is causing the crashes goes away, spawning into a less dense airport, at least until it loads, seems to work for me.

Removing the audio software Sonic Studio 3 fixed my issue

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