Frustration....how do I update MSFS2020???

[Navy Chief]

I thought when MSFS starts, and I get the "looking for updates" screen, that it would install any updates. Apparently not. Would someone please let me know how to update this sim? Thank you!! NC

Note: I purchased the sim (Standard version) from the Microsoft Store. I went to my account, but do not see any links for updating....

[Tom Clayton]

Go to the MS Store app (not the website) and pull up your version. That should trigger a small update. Once that's done, launch the sim and it should pull the large update. Restart the sim, then go to the Marketplace and "Buy and Download" the Japan package.

[warchild]

and then get ready for the main 8.5 gigabyte update to download on restart.. ( They certainly picked an odd way to do this ).

[Navy Chief]

Thanks all, I am downloading now. Japan update installing, but wasn't there a small update prior to this one? NC

[Navy Chief]

All good now. Installed, and working fine. Thanks!!! NC

[Priller]

I got my MSFS through Steam. Update and Japan took less than an hour. And no, I don't have a fiber connection. Just a middle of the road 100 Mbps.

Priller

[Tom Clayton]

I have a rather old wireless access point (thought about calling it a WAP, but...), and the Ethernet ports run faster, so I connected a cable to run the big update. I think I was up and running after about 25 minutes.

[Paul Domingue]

Japan scenery downloaded and installed rather quickly, the patch took a Little longer on the install and the SDK downloaded in a fraction of the install time. Not bad for a 300 baud modem.

Just kidding, 300mb high speed.