Can not find gamelauncherhelper.exe on Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 PC (xbox app)

Discus and support Can not find gamelauncherhelper.exe on Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 PC (xbox app) in XBoX Games and Apps to solve the problem; Hello, Yesterday I installed Flight Simulator 2020 on my PC through the xbox app with the game pass. Played, everything was ok. I installed the game... Discussion in 'XBoX Games and Apps' started by Henrique Araujo4, Jun 5, 2025.

  1. Henrique Araujo4
    Henrique Araujo4 Guest

    Can not find gamelauncherhelper.exe on Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 PC (xbox app)


    Hello,

    Yesterday I installed Flight Simulator 2020 on my PC through the xbox app with the game pass. Played, everything was ok.

    I installed the game under D:/Xbox games/Microsoft Flight Simualtor 2020

    Today, when I start the game I'm greated with an error

    "C:\WindowsApps\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_1.38.2.0_x64__8weky...\GameLaunchHelper.exe THE specified path does not exist."

    Upon a closer inspect to the game's files, I can see that I have a GameLaunchHelper.exe under D:/Xbox games/Microsoft Flight Simualtor 2020

    I couldn't get the C:\WindowsApps folder to open because it asks me for admin permissions, I grant them because my user is admin, and then I'm greeted with a popup saying "You have denied permission to access this folder"

    I've tried repairing the installation to no effect

    I don't want to reinstall the game as that takes quite some time for me.

    I know this isn't a place for reviews, but the xbox app is terrible. I get less perfomance compared to steam games and everything seems to break from time to time... it took me 3 instalations to get the game to work in the first place...

    :)
     
    Henrique Araujo4, Jun 5, 2025
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  2. conorgallagher2 Win User

    issue launching MFS2020

    its pc, via xbox live app. and its microsoft flight simulator 2020
  3. SwordofWhedon Win User

    Can not find gamelauncherhelper.exe on Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 PC (xbox app)

    certain Files must be in the secure area on the C Drive, which is likely what you're seeing
  4. Henrique Araujo4 Win User

    Can not find gamelauncherhelper.exe on Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 PC (xbox app)

    I can not install it under C because i don't have enough storage left

    UPDATE: I was able to open the WindowsApp, went to the app it was complaining it didn't exist and ran it there. It got a popup that it doesn't exist, but I just clicked on it lol
  5. Henrique Araujo4 Win User

    Can not find gamelauncherhelper.exe on Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 PC (xbox app)

    I just checked my installed programs, nothing under C related to MFS2020. Only that WindowsApp folder
  6. SwordofWhedon Win User

    Can not find gamelauncherhelper.exe on Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 PC (xbox app)

    you need to uninstall it from your C. Drive, and then use the app menu to move it from D to C. if you do not use the move command it will not move the DRM with it then you'll have to reinstall
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