
For detailed instructions, see: How to back up and restore the registry in Windows NOTE: Before doing the following, we advise you to back up your registry. If the sim is still missing, you’ll need to reinstall Gaming Services via Powershell. Gaming services and other critical updates should now be installed, and Microsoft Flight Simulator should show up as “installed” in your Library. Sign in with the email address used to purchase Microsoft Flight Simulator.Click on the icon in the top right corner, then click on Sign in.STEP 5 - SIGN IN TO THE MICROSOFT STORE APP Then click Region, double-check that your country or region is correctly set up (for example if you live in Canada, make sure that the region isn’t automatically set to the USA or vice-versa)ĭo not skip this step, as it is to ensure all changes are correctly applied.Click on Synchronize your clock to synchronize your system’s clock with an Internet time server.Select Date & Time and toggle the “ Set time automatically setting" and “ Set time zone automatically” to ON.Go back to Start, then select Settings > Time & Language.Once the updates are installed, click on your profile icon in the top right corner of the screen.Click Get updates then Update all and wait for the updates to install.In the drop-down menu, select Downloads and updates.In the top right corner of the Microsoft Store app-next to your profile icon-click on the Arrow icon or the three-dots menu.Click the Store icon pinned to your menu bar or type “ Store” in the “ Type here to search bar” next to the Start icon then select “ Open”.STEP 2 - INSTALL STORE UPDATES AND SIGN OUT Wait until the verification is finished.

Click on Start (the Windows icon in the bottom left corner of your screen).Try forcing an update of the app by following these steps: Often, issues with launching the app are caused by the Gaming Services that the MS store uses. Thank you for contacting Microsoft Flight Simulator Support today. Thank you MSFS Support Team for the links provided to resolve my install issue.! I have made some install progress with this issue.
