Windows 10: Microsoft Flight Simulator can’t open because it cannot be found. The storage device might...

This is the error I get when I start from the start menu. In the store under "Installed" when I click on Launch nothing happens.


Timeline before this: I downloaded the game to C: it worked fine. Moved the app to D: - it worked fine. Both C & D are on the same internal M.2. Made a restore point for C. Next day FlightSim found 10 GB of updates it wanted to download. I wanted to wait with that because of my crappy connection where I am now. I also changed where it wanted to download to from C to D and exited the game. I then restored C: to the restore point I had made the day before when everything worked fine. This because I had played around with some unrelated things I wanted to get rid of.


What do I do? Was thinking of reinstalling Windows and start from scratch, but downloading 100GB takes forever, and when I know I got it already on D:\WindowsApps which I am denied access to! Any help would be appreciated.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator issue after Windows 10 Upgrade

Hi Rahul,



Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.



I suggest you to completely uninstall Microsoft Flight Simulator and check.

Refer the steps below to uninstall.

• Press “Windows key + X”, select Control panel.
• Open programs and features.
• In the list of installed programs, select Microsoft Flight Simulator, and then click
  Remove.

Note: If you have earlier versions of Flight Simulator in the list of installed programs, you will have to remove them in addition to Flight Simulator.



Reinstall the Flight Simulator.



Please reply to us if the issue still persist.

 

Microsoft Flight Simulator

Hi JavierMateo

I am Louie, a Microsoft Community member and a fellow Windows 10 user like you. I hope I can help you on your concern.

Could you please perform the store clear cache, download and re-install the flight simulator. and verify if it will function this time without crashing

Steps:

1 Close the Microsoft Store app if currently open.

2 Press the Win + R keys to open the Run dialog.

3 Type WSReset.exe into Run, and click/tap on OK.

4. Uninstall the Microsoft Flight Simulator

5. Open Microsoft Store app. download Microsoft Flight Simulator

6. install the Microsoft Flight Simulator

7. run as admin the Flight Simulator

Sincerely

Louie

 

Flight simulator

Hello,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums

1. Which version of Windows are you currently using?
   
2. Which version of Flight simulator are you currently using?
   

I suggest you to contact
Flight simulator support, they will be able to assist you better.

Hope it helps.

Sandeep Kumar M

Microsoft Community - Moderator