Temporary Fix
Not sure if this has been mentioned already but I was able to temporarily get around this issue in offline mode as follows:
- Go into your device manager, find your network adapter device and disable it (mine was a Realtek PCIe controller)
- Start the sim. It will detect that there is no network and will continue past “checking for updates…”
- Once in the sim, go to the data options in “General” settings and turn off “online functionality”.
- Re-enable your network device
- Fly (albeit in offline mode)
This might still be better than having to watch TV with the wife as someone said was their only alternative.
Stuck on "Checking for Updates" MSFS 2020 (11 January 2025)
Not sure if this has been mentioned already but I was able to temporarily get around this issue in offline mode as follows: Go into your device manager, find…
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So funktioniert, nur man kann das Wetter nicht vom SIM Laden, sondern extern