Microsoft Flight Simulator needs to download when it should already be downloaded

Hello, Jimmy. Thanks for reaching out. I'm Lucas, an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user just like you. I'll be glad to help you out.

You would need to install the game again, my friend. Most games downloaded through the Microsoft store and the Xbox app cannot be transferred from one computer to the other. So if you installed it on an external storage on one computer, the games will only show as installed and run on this same computer, not any other else.

Sorry about this and I hope you understand. Feel free to ask back any questions.

Flight simulator needs additional space to decompress the Files it is downloading

I ordered Microsoft Flight 2020 Flight Simulator. It hasn’t downloaded after a day. Keeps saying pending

Hallo,

Probeer deze pagina's van Flight Simulator Support:

1. Microsoft Store - Download & Installation issues, Part I - Checklist – Microsoft Flight Simulator Support
   
2. Microsoft Store - Download and Installation issues, Part II - Basic Troubleshooting – Microsoft Flight Simulator Support
   
3. Microsoft Store - Download and Installation issues, Part III - Advanced Troubleshooting – Microsoft Flight Simulator Support
   
4. Microsoft Store - Cannot install or update Gaming Services – Microsoft Flight Simulator Support
   

Met vriendelijke groet,



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Hello,



Please, try these pages from Flight Simulator Support:

1. Microsoft Store - Download & Installation issues, Part I - Checklist – Microsoft Flight Simulator Support
   
2. Microsoft Store - Download and Installation issues, Part II - Basic Troubleshooting – Microsoft Flight Simulator Support
   
3. Microsoft Store - Download and Installation issues, Part III - Advanced Troubleshooting – Microsoft Flight Simulator Support
   
4. Microsoft Store - Cannot install or update Gaming Services – Microsoft Flight Simulator Support
   

Best Regards,

It sounds like your son may have purchased and downloaded the Flight Simulator software digitally, rather than on physical disks. To reinstall the program, you will need to locate the original source where it was downloaded from and redownload the software. If your son purchased the software, he should have the information on where and how it was downloaded.

If the Flight Simulator software was purchased on the Microsoft Store, you should be able to reinstall it by following these steps:

Open the Microsoft Store app on your computer.

Click on the three horizontal lines in the top left corner of the window to open the menu.

Select "My Library" from the menu.

Locate Flight Simulator in your library and click on it.

Click the "Install" button to begin the reinstallation process.

If you're having trouble finding the software in your library, you may need to sign in with the Microsoft account that was used to purchase the software. If your son purchased it, he may have to give you the credentials to access it.