Microsoft Flight Simulator can't start

Microsoft Flight Simulator will be awesome, i can't wait for it!

Can't wait for a new Microsoft Flight Simulator. I hope they're working on it.

Hi!

Did you double check if maybe the Microsoft Flight simulator icon/app appears via Windows search?
(Press windows key and start typing " Microsoft Flight Simulator", if yes, press right-click on in, and select delete

Restart your PC and try again.

Did you also check if the files for flight simulator was deleted from WindowsApps / XboxGames folder?

Greetings!

Hi and thanks for reaching Microsoft Xbox gamer's community. My name is Josef.

I'm an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft Xbox user like you.

Hope you're doing great today despite this Ron

Are you on windows 10 or 11?

Please tell me briefly what did you tried so far to fix this, in that way I can advise you different things or how to proceed

In the meantime try this, all together:

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

Click Check for Updates;

Click the Download and Install Now option, if available (Install optional updates as well)

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

Now, sign out from your account on both Xbox app and Microsoft Store and do this:

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

After that, click repair and then reset

Then do the same for the Xbox app and flight simulator app :

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

After that, click repair and then reset

Finally do this:

Step 1: Open the Run window by pressing Windows + R key.

Step 2: Input WSReset.exe in the Run window and click OK.

Step 3: Then a command prompt window will appear. After a few seconds, Windows Store will open.

Sign in again on both Microsoft store and Xbox app with your account and check again

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If that doesn’t work Reinstall Gaming Services using powershell command

Press Windows key + X and then select Windows PowerShell (Admin).

Type or copy / past the following command and press Enter:

Get-AppxPackage *gamingservices* -allusers | remove-appxpackage -allusers

Restart the PC and Open the Xbox application.



A blue notification with the following message is going to appear at the bottom:

"This app needs an extra component. Gaming Services is needed for playing some games. Administrator approval required. Install"

Select Install to reinstall Gaming Services, once installed check again

Flight Simulator X isn't. That is an old game. However Microsoft Flight Simulator is.