I had an i5-9900k CPU and an asus Rog Strix z390 E-Gaming motherboard which gave me “MEDIUM/HIGH” performance that I changed to a PRIME Z690-P WIFI D4 motherboard (which accepts the i9-12900k CPU ) and since then, I get this message when opening the game: “my computer does not meet the minimum requirement”. Even with ALL my settings at “LOW”, my i9-12900k is still at 95%+!!! What is the problem? Windows 10 pro/Steam and MSFS2020 are up to date, same 120mb/sec bandwidth… What did I miss? Help me please.
Going to need more information.
What is your full system specs for starters.
did you maybe use the onboard graphics ?
Can I send a screenshot of my spec on this forum?
Google translate from french
Operating system name Microsoft Windows 10 Professional
Version 10.0.19044 Number 19044
Other operating system description Not available
Operating system manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
DESKTOP-47MTPB3 computer
Manufacturer ASUS
Model System Product Name
Type x64-based PC
Reference (SKU) of the system SKU
12th Gen Intel(R) Core™ i9-12900K Processor, 3187 MHz, 3 core(s), 6 logical processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 0603, 01/Nov/2021
SMBIOS version 3.4
Embedded controller version 255.255
UEFI-BIOS mode
Main Board Manufacturer ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
PRIME Z690-P WIFI D4 main board product
Main board version Rev 1.xx
Role of the desktop platform
Secure Boot Status Disabled
PCR Configuration 7 Required Elevation to Display
Windows directory C:\WINDOWS
System directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Regional Option Canada
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version=“10.0.19041.1741”
User DESKTOP-47MTPB3\User
Eastern time zones (summer time)
Physical memory (RAM) installed 32.0 GB
Total physical memory 31.7 GB
Available physical memory 21.9 GB
Total virtual memory 36.5 GB
Available virtual memory 24.4 GB
Space for swap file 4.75 GB
Pagefile C:\pagefile.sys
Kernel DMA Protection Disabled
Virtualization-based security Not enabled
Device encryption support Elevation required to display
Hyper-V - Virtual Machine Monitor Mode Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Second Level Address Translation Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Virtualization Enabled in Firmware Yes
Hyper-V - Data Execution Protection Yes
Graphic card: GTX 1660 ti
What video card?
Tx. The same GTX 1660 ti
Have you tried resetting your bios settings?
12900K has 16 cores, but your log only shows 3…
Looks like either something is deactivated or your CPU is faulty…
Thanks. I will send your post to my technician
You haven’t inadvertently plugged your hdmi cable in to the motherboard hdmi connector instead of your graphics card have you?
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At least it’s proof that Flight Simulator isn’t single-threaded, even if it can feel like it at times…
Hopefully the attached link will help:
The tick box numbers of cpu core should be UNTICKED
Kind regards
Thanks. Yes, it was set to 6 cores (for a maximum of 6).
I was having the same problem with my computer. Reinstalling FS 2020, updating graphic drivers didn’t help. Finally, this weekend, I did a repair install of Windows 10. BINGO! No more “Your computer does not meet minimum requirements.”
Your CPU should be fine. A couple of things to try.
Go into your computer’s BIOS and load optimal settings, save and reboot. This may fix the incorrect number of cores being detected by windows. Post up a screenshot of Windows Task Manager performance view once you’ve done this so that we can see that all your cores are being seen. eg.
Find where MSFS’s UserOpt.cfg file is located and delete it. For the Steam version of MSFS it is located in C:\Users<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator. MSFS will recreate this file when you next restart it. Just be aware that all your MSFS settings will go back to default, so take note of any specific settings before you delete this file so you can restore them later.
The Fenix app is most likely confused by the switch over from iGPU to graphics card, so it is probably best to uninstall and reinstall this app to recalibrate what GPUs it can see.
Hi ResetXPDR. I can’t remember exactly what i did but now, I can see all my 16 cores. I ajusted the graphic settings in the game to run my gtx1660ti at about 75-80% and my 12900k is running below 15%. Next step, an RTX 40xx, but this is another budget! Thanks Again !!!
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