Windows 10: Stuck on "Press any key to continue" in Flight Simulator

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Hi Nathan,


Just had a breakthrough.


I used the recommended from Flightsimulator.zendesk.com

which was

If you are experiencing slow download speed when downloading Microsoft Flight Simulator, please do the following:

• In the Windows search bar, type Command and look for ‘Command Prompt’
• In the menu select “Run as administrator”
• Enter: netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=normal
• Press enter
• Reboot your computer

We also recommend doing the following:

• Close the app and restart it rather than letting it hang. Note: the download will resume from where it left off you will not have to download from the start again
• Avoid using WiFi when updating. Try using an ethernet cable instead.
• Turn off any security software that may be interfering UAC, Antivirus, Firewall.
• Change the installation repository from C: to D: for instance or try creating a new installation folder in the drive of your choice for instance create "MSFS" in your C: drive

Used task manager to close MSF 2020

completely shut down machine,

Restarted, went to start, pressed icon for MSF 2020 and it started to download content, so far so good
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Nope still get an error when attempting to download 0x8007001f

:)

 

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.

 

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

 

Flight Simulator will not uninstall

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

Kindly reply: Did you receive any error message when you tried to uninstall flight simulator?

I would suggest you try uninstall Flight Simulator from the safe mode.

Follow the steps to go to the safe mode.

• Press Windows key and click on the Power icon.
• Click on Restart while pressing the
  Shift key.
• A blue screen will appear with a few options.
  Click on Troubleshoot > Advanced Settings > Startup Settings > Restart.
• Your system will restart, once you click on
  Restart. After the Manufacturer's logo display, you will view a blue screen with several options. Click
  F5 or 5 to go to Safe Mode with Networking.
• Once you have logged into safe mode with networking, press
  Windows key + X and click on Control Panel.
• Under Programs, click on
  Uninstall a program.
• Search for Flight Simulator and select
  Uninstall.

Hope this helps. Please respond if you have further related queries.

Regards,