Windows 10: Xbox App not downloading flight simulator update with a particular Internet connection....

Hello! i am trying to download microsoft flight simulator 2020 but am currently unable to do so. I tried using a mobile data and the download started but when trying to use my main connection it never starts downloading 0x8700017. Is there anything I can do to resolve the issue.

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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.

 

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

 

Can't Update MS Flight Simulator 2020

Well, I went through this myself yesterday. It was a strange one for sure.

What ended up working for me, was going to the Store, Hitting update in the upper right corner and letting it update what it could. Note, this did not include flight simulator. Then I rebooted my computer.

Then, launched the Xbox app that I have (this is typically how I install the GamePass apps so I can control where they install to). From that app, I launched Microsoft flight simulator, which took me to the same error about needing a mandatory update.

But NOW, when I go back to Store, and click on the Updates in the upper right corner, low and behold it scans, and flight simulator comes up and gets a 600MB patch.

From here, was then able to launch flight simulator and it checked for downloads in the app, found another large patch and it patched itself.

Hope that helps you out.