Posted by on 07 September 2016 01:55 PM Windows 10 is a brand new operating system, and like all new OS', a few problems are likely to pop up. Many graphic and sound card makers are yet to release driver updates which are compatible with Windows 10. Things will get better, however it will take a little time.
Microsoft Flight Simulator X (abbreviated as FSX) is a 2006 flight simulation computer game originally developed by Aces Game Studio and published by Microsoft Game Studios for Microsoft Windows. IGN gave Microsoft Flight Simulator X a 7.0/10, criticizing its framerate and lack of graphical improvement over its. Please refer to the Windows help files for more information about enabling and disabling programs when Windows starts. The fewer programs you have running, the more memory will be available for Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition to use. Since the launch of Windows 10, Microsoft has released a number of updates to the operating system.
We understand that this doesn’t stop the situation being any less frustrating for those of you experiencing unexpected problems. We have compiled a list of possible fixes for those of you having issues running FSX: Steam Edition on Windows 10. While these fixes may solve the majority of problems, we cannot guarantee they will work for everyone. The first thing we would advise is making sure all of your drivers are up to date. Many modern drivers include an update feature which will check for a new release for you, however it is always worth checking on the websites of people like Intel, NVidia and alike to see what advice they are offering for using Windows 10 with their hardware.
For more information on graphic card driver compatibility with Windows 10, we advise you to contact your graphic card manufacturer for the latest news and updates. Next, check your Windows settings.
In theory, everything should have been carried over from your previous version of Windows, however it is not always the case. Try checking all of the obvious things like your display resolution, mouse, etc.
Now is also a good time to check what else is running on your PC. Even if you have not started to run anything, Windows may launch certain programs upon start up. Please refer to the Windows help files for more information about enabling and disabling programs when Windows starts.
The fewer programs you have running, the more memory will be available for Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition to use. Turn on the Anti-Aliasing option in FSX:SE.
To do this, follow these instructions:. Go to the Settings tab on the FSX: Steam Edition home page. Click on the “Customize” option at the bottom. Click to check the “Anti-aliasing” option (see image below). Try running FSX: Steam Edition with or without Windows 8 compatibility mode. To do this, right click on the game’s desktop icon, select “properties”, then look under the compatibility tab.
Either way, you will still need to run FSX: Steam Edition as an administrator. You can also find the Windows compatibility trouble-shooter in the control panel. Click on it and follow the instructions on screen.
Make sure all of your files are verified through Steam. This enables Steam to compare all the Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition files installed on your computer against the ones it believes you should have. If any are missing, Steam will update and download them. In order to complete this procedure, you will need to be connected to the Internet. Instructions for verifying your game files through Steam are as follows:.
Right click on Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition in your Steam library. Click on Properties Local files from the menu.
Click on Verify integrity of game cache from the Local file options. Wait for the progress bar to finish verifying your files. Additional files may download. Restart Steam and the game 7.
Since the launch of Windows 10, Microsoft has released a number of updates to the operating system. We advise that you download and install these, as many players are reporting improvements in running FSX: SE after having done so. For the latest information regarding Windows 10 updates and information about how to install these please. Re-install the latest version of DirectX after installing Windows 10. To do this, and follow the instructions.
Furthermore, please either tick or untick 'preview DirectX 10' in your FSX graphics settings. This is vital to increasing the chances of compatibility on this operating system and has been known to fix most issues.
Try running FSX: Steam Edition in borderless windows/windowed mode by toggling ALT+Enter in- game. Reinstall FSX: Steam Edition. Steam provides the ability to reinstall the game to the default system.
Since September when Windows 10 Creators Update version 1703 came out and now especially since 1709 is in place I can no longer operate FSX-SE due to so many crashes and error messages that lead to crashes. I have factory reset my MSI PC actually six times in two months, spent many dollars with my local tech shop, had three long conversations with MSI and four conversations with Microsoft. Microsoft today has informed me that it is no longer compatible with Windows 10 since the Creators Update (now at version 1709) came out in September. So after two months of struggling to make it work I have to surrender. Microsoft gave me two choices -Go back to Windows 7 or Eliminate FSX-SE and get a compatible flight simulator.
After twenty years and much investment in MSFS I was devastated - but life does go on. So I guess I will have to consider P3D v4.1 sooner than I was planning. I could hobble along with FSW but it is just not quite there yet. Any thoughts from this forum would be appreciated. Originally posted by:FSX still works fine for me, and i have FTX Global and a lot of high demading Scenery and Aircraft Add-ons on a real ♥♥♥♥♥♥ GPU I understand what you are saying as I also have those add-ons and all was OK until Creators Update hit. I have spent a lot of time Googling this issue and found many many many reports of issues as I have including reports from the Micrtosoft site. I am truly at a loss to know what to do - maybe backward to Windows 7 - I just don't like the thought of that.
Originally posted by: I was referring to rolling back to a prior version of Win 10. You would have to have a disk with the original Windows 10 key you should have, and im pretty sure you would have to wipe the computer and then install that version of Windows 10, for best answers though i recommend Microsoft Support, cause i might be wrong I assume if he has Win 10, that he has the key.
I'm just not sure where you're going with your comments. I was not referring to him re-installing, just rolling back to the version prior to the problem (Creators Update version 1703). Originally posted by:you would have to have a disk with the original Windows 10 key you should have, and im pretty sure you would have to wipe the computer and then install that version of Windows 10, for best answers though i recommend Microsoft Support, cause i might be wrong I assume if he has Win 10, that he has the key. I'm just not sure where you're going with your comments. I was not referring to him re-installing, just rolling back to the version prior to the problem. And that would be how you roll back, to reinstall to a previous version.
Originally posted by:What is the creators update anyway? I run on Windows 10 Home N Windows gives there versions names. Just before September it was called 'Anniversary Update' which was version 1607 (I never had a problem then). Then on September 12 Windows did a major update to version 1703 and called it Creators Update, then on October 10 they upgraded again to version 1709 which is where it is. Usually the second Tuesday of every month Windows does an upgrade.
If you go to Start Search box and type in winver and press enter it will tell you the version you have.