Flight Simulator Windows 11

Its happening in PC Windows 11 and no, when i installed Microsoft Flight Simulator the first time, it crashed, so i never played it

Hello Dfg93210.



Welcome to Microsoft Community.



Regarding to your information I assume that you want the driver for Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Joystick 2.

This device is too old and it's not supported now. We find a post about this device that using on Windows 11 and Windows 10 from the

Flight Simulator BBS where some professional flight simulation gamers gather.

According to the post in Flight Simulator, it seems that this device doesn't need to install the driver as before.

Is "Force Feedback" gone in Windows 11? Any Sidewinder FF2 users here? - General Discussion & Community Support / Tech Talk - Microsoft Flight Simulator Forums

Which game do you play now with this device?

It may be some compatibility issues, and in this post, some people just disconnect and connect several times and it works maybe you can try it.



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Tommy-MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Hello, first it's a pleasure to be able to help you today.

My name is welcome to the community.

Hello Manjo, try to follow the procedures of the link below.

https://windowsreport.com/windows-11-flight-sim...

NOTE: This is a third party link that is not Microsoft's property, so you might encounter advertising on the website.

If it doesn't work, try contacting Microsoft Flight Simulator support.

https://flightsimulator.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/ar...

The first items suggested for repair and reset of the sim and xbox didn't work. The powershell link for win 11 does not work as shown and I still can't run the simulator. Been 2 weeks trying to get to this software and very frustrated.

Hello dear Gamer, first it's a pleasure to be able to help you today.

My name is Vinicius.

I am a gamer and independent advisor on the XBOX community platform.

Hey ChuckSouzer, how are you today? hope you're well.

I'm so sorry about this inconvenience.

So, let's try this, first, make sure your windows and all its services are up to date:

Open Settings, click Update and Security and then Windows Update;

Click Check for Updates;

Click the Download and Install Now option, if available;

Also, check the Microsoft Store for any updates on the Xbox apps and its services.

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Then try this:

Go to windows settings > apps > search for gaming services app > click on it and select advanced options.

After that, click repair and then restore, open the app and try again.

Then do the same for the Xbox app:

Go to windows settings > apps > search for Xbox app > click on it and select advanced options.

After that, click repair and then restore, open the app and try again.

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Then, try to uninstall and install the Xbox app.

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If it still doesn't work you're going to uninstall the games services using a powershell command.

In the windows search bar type Powershell > Right click and select open as administrator > Type the command: "get-appxpackage Microsoft.GamingServices | remove-Appxpackage –allusers" > Wait for the process to finish and then restart the PC, then open your Xbox gamepass app, it will ask you to install the gaming services again, install it and try again.

Then, after you do it, you're going to open the game pass app, it will ask you to download and install the game services again

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If neither of those procedures works, try to restore your PC's OS via the ISO image tool, using that tool you will be able to maintain your installed games and files.

If you're using Windows 10:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-downlo...

If you're using Windows 11:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-downlo...

First, you will download it > Open the ISO Image tool > Open a file inside it called SETUP.exe > Select upgrade > download from the cloud > Keep games and apps.