oh ****

[jankees]

I restart my computer with a windows update, I want to start MSFS and I get this:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51246304557_49b4667b81_b.jpg

not good, I think, now what? Anybody got any suggestions? Uninstall and install again?

[jankees]

after some digging, found this:
Open Registry Editor Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE → SYSTEM → CurrentControlSet → Services
Remove the GamingServices and GamingServices.Net (http://GamingServices.Net)
Restart Computer
Go to your Windows Store → 3-dot-menu → Downloads and Updates → Check updates
Gaming Services should install now without issue.
Double check by rebooting and going back to Windows Store and trying to Get Updates again - you should be Up to date.

which did the trick, with a bit of patience in the above screen...phfew!

[DennyA]

Glad you got it sorted! Thanks for sharing the solution in case any of use end up hitting the issue.

[bazzar]

You can also get knocked off the XBox servers with an upgrade. It's happened to me several times. Just reboot the server and off you go again. Damned annoying.:engel016:

[ColoKent]

Unbelievable. I faced the exact same issue this past weekend and managed to mess up my MSFS install. Thanks to the gents at Jetline Systems for walking me through corrective actions-- to include a fresh install of MSFS 2020 (which would not have been necessary had I not tried to "fix" it myself)!

Kent

[flewpastu]

Unfortunately for me, doing what jankees suggested totally messed up MSFS. I saw the same post last week and tried it and MSFS woundnt even start . Had to reinstall MSFS , total time consumer . It works for some and not for others . I figured I would try it cause the sim wasn’t running , ctd multiple times etc . It works well now . And I’m afraid to update MSFS down the road for anything because will it / won’t it mess up everything again ? Lol

Bill