FSX-SE no longer compatible with Windows 10

[Dane]

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.

[Ken "Hondo" Gardner]

Hey Dane
I don't what's up but I've used Windows 10 since it was introduced I'm now up to Insider Preview Build 17025.rs_prerelease.171020-1626 and FSX-SE keeps chugging along.

Ken

P.S.
The machine will be up-graded when finances allow me to finnish collecting the components

[Sore o gizō suru]

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

[Dane]

Originally posted by OzzyGamer275:

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.

[gspectre]

Is it possible to roll back Win 10? Personally, I prefer Win 7 with no plan to upgrade.

[Sore o gizō suru]

What is the creators update anyway? i run on Windows 10 Home N

[Sore o gizō suru]

Originally posted by gspectre:

Is it possible to roll back Win 10? Personally, I prefer Win 7 with no plan to upgrade.

you would have to have a disk with Windows 7 on it or contact mircrosoft, thats the only 2 options i know of

[gspectre]

Originally posted by OzzyGamer275:

Originally posted by gspectre:

Is it possible to roll back Win 10? Personally, I prefer Win 7 with no plan to upgrade.

you would have to have a disk with Windows 7 on it or contact mircrosoft, thats the only 2 options i know of

I was referring to rolling back to a prior version of Win 10.

[Sore o gizō suru]

Originally posted by gspectre:

Originally posted by OzzyGamer275:

you would have to have a disk with Windows 7 on it or contact mircrosoft, thats the only 2 options i know of

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

[gspectre]

Originally posted by OzzyGamer275:

Originally posted by gspectre:

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).

[Sore o gizō suru]

Originally posted by gspectre:

Originally posted by OzzyGamer275:

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

[Ken "Hondo" Gardner]

The Creaters Update version 1709 is the current version that most of the Windows 10 users have running if they have updated thru Windows Update what I have is the pre-release Evaluation copy of the next Windows 10 update.

Ken

[Sore o gizō suru]

Originally posted by KenGardner:

The Creaters Update version 1703 is the current version that most of the Windows 10 users have running if they have updated thru Windows Update what I have is the pre-release Evaluation copy of the next Windows 10 update.

Ken

are you saying that when it comes out on official release... I WONT BE ABLE TO PLAY FSX ANYMORE!!!!!!

[Dane]

Originally posted by gspectre:

Is it possible to roll back Win 10? Personally, I prefer Win 7 with no plan to upgrade.

Yes Microsoft will do that for me remotely if I wish. They are calling me back on Thursday so I have to decide.

[Dane]

Originally posted by OzzyGamer275:

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.

[Dane]

Originally posted by gspectre:

Originally posted by OzzyGamer275:

you would have to have a disk with Windows 7 on it or contact mircrosoft, thats the only 2 options i know of

I was referring to rolling back to a prior version of Win 10.

I can't go back to 1607 because I did a complete "clean" factory reset and the 1607 data files were wiped out along with everything else - MSI had me do that.