WIN8 OS Forum

Referring to the title. I believe this is a free upgrade. Are there drawbacks? Any help appreciated. Ron Service

If you've been tearing your hair out over Win 8.1 or 10 joystick and throttle disconnects in P3D, especially with Saitek products, this could be for you. I stumbled across a cure that, so far, has been absolutely, 100-percent effective. This works when disabling selective suspend in device manager does not. It works when changing power settings in Control Panel does not. It works when the problem presents itself in Windows 8.1 OR 10. Here goes. Search the registry for this string, EnhancedPowerManagementEnabled=1, where the device it refers to corresponds to a joystick, pedals, throttle quadrant and so on. Change it to read EnhancedPowerManagementEnabled=0 …

I recently noticed, after downloading a free game from "Windows Store", a slowdown in performance on my system. I found that turning off Windows Store during my simming sessions makes a difference Click START, type GPEDIT.MSC and press the Enter key. (if it does not show up, see below) Expand USER CONFIGURATION > ADMINISTRATIVE TEMPLATES > WINDOWS COMPONENTS > STORE. Set TURN OFF THE STORE APPLICATION to Enabled _________________________________________________________ If you have Windows Home Edition, you will have to install Group Policy Editor by putting this text below into a .bat file and running it in admin mode: This can alwa…

Hey everyone, I believe I have solved the joystick woes with Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. I have done 2 days of stress testing FSX and P3D with multiple installs of the program and OS, and I haven't had a disconnect yet. Before I go further - I want to give my thanks to certain individuals who have helped me and inspired me to solve this joystick annoyance. 1) Word Not Allowed for having his awesome guides 2) AVSIM's staff/team for creating the amazing Hardware/Software Guide to FSX/P3D 3) Peter Dowson's FSUIPC utility (it got me through the periods when no joystick fix was avialable) 4) Orbx Team - Thank you Global and your Tips and Tricks Forum section 5)…

Hello. I installed some airports that put such anyone here into my C drive: Microsoft C ++ 2005 Redistributable althoughI have installed it on my D drive. And now I can not instalere rest of minne other flight simulator prudukter because of my C drive is full. Can I delete the Microsoft C ++ 2005 redistributable without something happens to the airport. I have microsoft virsual C ++ 2013 Redistributable (x64) and (x86) I have also windows 8.1 hope you can help me??? Startour.

I posted this in the joystick thread, but thought I would highlight it here for others that may have the same problem. The Saitek multipanel LED display no longer works for me in Windows 8.1. The buttons and flap switch and knobs work fine, but the display is dark. Even a reset of the USB or the computer does not fix it. Nor does using a USB 2.0 input. After searching other forums, this problem has been reported for Xplane and P3D too, so it is not an FSX issue. It is also not driver dependent, as users have experienced it with both SPAD and Saitek drivers. I emailed Saitek tech support about it. They say that windows 8.1 is causing them a lot of problems and that the si…

Hi Having a very annoying situation in which any downloaded files, for example, but not limited to ALL lhsimulations sceneries, Just Flight demo aircraft, or full-versions, etcetera. When clicked on, the cursor will rotate, as normal, but then the entire Windows Explorer freezes and stays that way for hours. After this, it just does not run at all, as if I have never clicked on it. I try restarting Explorer in the task manager but it does not come back after that so I have a blank screen afterwards. Any advice? I's only been happening for the past few days but I do not recall installing anything recently. George

Hi, I've been having an issue the past few flights. During my long hauls, the joystick will randomly disappear from FSX. This happens while the plane is on autopilot. I can still see the joystick is connected to the computer through the windows "usb game controllers" menu, but all I can select in FS is "mouse yoke". If I unplug and plug it back in it still doesnt show up in flightsim. Only upon re starting the sim can I use the joystick again. I also use the EZdok camera addon if this has anything to do with it. Help greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Anyone encountered the loss of all airport buildings, i.e. terminals, hangers, etc.? The best I've had is the roofs appeared but none of the other objects such as vehicles and jetways. The global textures on the airport surfaces are there but no buildings. This product is nice and I especially like the taxiway signs but I'm sure there is a simple solution, anyone? I've only encountered this arriving at default airports, no 3rd party sceneries. Signed, Matt

Hi guys, So basically I upgraded my PC a few weeks back. FSX is all set up now with a bunch of addons. I get low CPU usage on my i7-4930K of between 40-60% on 5 of the 6 cores, the other 1 mostly idles. However, i'm still only obtaining frame rates of 20 or so, possibly less whilst in London with the PMDG 737 NGX. However, there seems to be little pattern to my frame rates and they can go as low as 15 but up as high has 32 although it does seem proportional to my CPU usage percentages. With ground scenery shadows off my frame rates are significantly higher so I keep them off generally while most other sliders are all the way to the right except for the traffic which is …

I'm trying to get the above gamepad to work with FSX and Win 8. Any help appreciated. Ron

Hi everyone, I am just dropping in to report on my findings with FSX running in the Windows 8 environment. I decided to take the initiative and spend most of my day installing Windows 8 and getting FSX setup in this new OS. Overall, FSX seems to behave similarly and doesn't have any issues cooperating in the new Metro environment. One thing that I also immediately noticed was that FSX starts much more quickly than it did in the Windows 7 environment. Keep in mind that I do have almost all of my regular addons installed at this point. Also, when moving from windowed mode to full-screen, FSX seems to be more responsive in this regard. The sim also seems to be a …

Hey guys hope someone here can point me in the right direction. I am going to preface this question with the following statement, my FSX setup works fine in Windows 7. Here is the issue. I have Windows 8.1 with the 4-9 update installed, I have a primary monitor that runs at 1920x1080 and a secondary that runs at 1280x1024. I have them set correctly in the FSX setup, (verified in the FSX.cfg file as 0.0 and 0.1) but when I start FSX in fullscreen the main display (1920x1080) doesn't fill the whole screen, only about the 1280x1024 of the primary is displayed while the secondary is fine. If I set both screen resolutions to the same thing (1280x1024 because the secondary…

I know I may be behind the times here but I've searched everywhere to find a threat that speaks of the best ballance in tweeks for FSX running on W8.1. I know about the joystick issue and have the registered copy o fFSUICP so thats not an issue, what I'm getting now is periodic stutters that last 3-5 seconds periodically, almost like the windows resourses are being sucked up durring those moments. My specs are as follows: Intel Core I7 3.8Ghz 8G mem Nvidia Geforce GTX 660 ti Windows 8.1 Standard FSX with Accelerations PMDG 737NGX PMDG 777 PMDG MD11 ORBX Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks

Hi, Im hoping someone can help me here. I was previously running Win7 and using Opencockpits Efis and MCPv3 Plug and play Modules. I have been using SIOC and OCB4A as the interface and have never had any problems with it working. I have now upgraded my rig and have Windows 8.1. I installed everything as required and my EFIS works perfectly. My MCP lights up and all the buttons work with FSX, e.g. F/D, V NAV, APP etc but for some reason the knobs/encoders will not register within FSX with the PMDG NGX. When i turn the knobs the altitude/heading etc will change on the physical MCP itself but it does not register within FSX. I contacted OC and they said it …

Now that Internet Explorer is supposed to be obsolete. What is the recommended replacement? How do we prevent malicious intruders from messing with our setup. I do have Panda security,but still get interference from pop ups Ron

Is there a recommended registry cleaner for Windows 8? I know there are some free ones but don't know how reliable they are. Ron

For some reason, my LAN settings now want a proxy server and won't connect to the internet. I can fix this by resetting from Internet tools, however it keeps reverting back to a proxy server as the mood takes it. Any permanent fix for this? Ron

Hello, I have run FSX in Windows 8.1 without problems for months, but I am now in trouble. Windows is just not booting up anymore. I did some troubleshooting and googling around and this is what I found: 1) My hard drive is fine and working (I can see it and read it from prompt command, in Windows RE) 2) In the error log file I read: "windows 8 boot manager failed to find os loader" 3) I understand some "boot sector" are corrupted... My Question/s: How disruptive for FSX and add-ons is it to reinstall Windows 8.1 itself? If I do that, assuming it will fix my problem, will I find all other files/settings related to FSX and add-ons as before, or would I have …

Hi I have recently got a new computer for my birthday and it is a very powerful conputer with specs that would run FSX really great, the problem is, it has windows 8.1 on it and I use Fsx deluxe which is not compatible with windows 8, also I use PMDG 737ngx which is compatible with win8 but it requires fsx sp2 and the sp2 isn't compatible with win8. So my question is, what should I do? Do I buy Fsx standard (which is compatible with win8) or is there a way to get windows 7 on a new computer because I don't think you can by it anymore Thanks Cooper Warner

For reasons I am not going to detail (you will find them in separate post in same forum, if curious), I decided to reinstall Windows 8.1 on my FSX PC. Before I actually pull the trigger, I am trying to avoid silly mistakes by asking here about your experiences. I currently have a standard HD with Windows 8.1 installed on it, and a separate SSD with FSX_Acceleration (with SP2) and a bunch of add-ons: - ORBX products (Global_base, Global_vector, OpenLC, various FTX_terrains, various FTX airports) - FSGlobal 2010 mesh - ASN - REX4+soft_clouds - UT2 - Carenado planes - A2A planes - EzDok - IR5_tracker - FS_Instant_Approach The main question is: What would be th…

I have recently got a new computer for my birthday and it is a very powerful conputer with specs that would run FSX really great, the problem is, it has windows 8.1 on it and I use Fsx deluxe which is not compatible with windows 8, also I use PMDG 737ngx which is compatible with win8 but it requires fsx sp2 and the sp2 isn't compatible with win8. So my question is, what should I do? Do I buy Fsx standard (which is compatible with win8) or is there a way to get windows 7 on a new computer because I don't think you can by it anymore Thanks Cooper Warner

Hi all, I've noticed an issue lately with FSX crashing when using alt-tab, or clicking anywhere in the dekstip in windowed mode. It seems FSX does not get along well with Windows 8/8.1's desktop. If I make it to the desktop and the Sim doesn't crash, trying to switch back into the Sim always results in a black screen, forcing me to end the flight. On occasion,I'll accidentally hit the windows key instead of the alt, which causes a crash or black screen. Is anyone else experiencing this issue with Windows 8.1, and/or is there a known fix?

All of a sudden I am unable to take Screenshots in my FSX\Gold installation in windows 8 64 using the "v" key? If I change from Full Screen to Windowed mode then I can.But what changed? I've seen I am not alone in this matter, but is there an easy solution, I can use the "Print Screen command" but that only takes one picture at a time... Berlopez

Is there anything I should be doing to Windows 8 to optimize it for FSX/P3D? I know Nick N says to not use it and use Win 7, but, I have 8 now.