Microsoft Flight Sim 2020 crashing on start up

The only solution to fix my game from crashing is installing English voice in the speech settings, no other solution with game integrity or reinstalling won't help. The game relies on speech synthesis, so I think the game won't work if the basic language is not installed. That's crazy how many people have startup crashes by this, and Microsoft didn't fix this or ether provide a tutorial for this

Select the Start button, then select Settings > Time & Language
Go to Speech > Manage Voice
Click on + Add voices
In the search bar type "English"
Install the English (United States) Language Pack

There is a lot of people with this issue! It looks like is a server issue they need to fix! When they are going to do it, don’t know, have the same issue! Is a hit and miss, sometimes very few times it will load !

The only solution to fix my game from crashing is installing English voice in the speech settings, no other solution with game integrity or reinstalling won't help. The game relies on speech synthesis, so I think the game won't work if the basic language is not installed. That's crazy how many people have startup crashes by this, and Microsoft didn't fix this or ether provide a tutorial for this

Select the Start button, then select Settings > Time & Language
Go to Speech > Manage Voice
Click on + Add voices
In the search bar type "English"
Install the English (United States) Language Pack

Finally! I'd tried everything else, and was on the verge of giving up after wasting a day trying everything else - thank you for the hint! I feel like this needs to be more widely known, it's not something everyone has installed, but it was vital for even starting the game.

Having the same issue even after following the instructions above on Nov 10 2023...

try these methods to fix the problem

1. Verify the integrity of game files

Go to your Steam library. Right-click Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and select Properties.

Navigate to the LOCAL FILES tab and click VERIFY INTEGRITY OF GAME CACHE…. Then wait for the progress bar to finish

Launch Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and test your flight

2. Update your graphics driver

Go to your manufacturer's site and download the Letes GPU driver and install it

3. Unplug Peripherals

It can enhance the gaming experience when the gaming hardware is compatible with the game.

Some players have reported that plugging two or more peripherals causes the game to crash even on startup.

So if you're using gears like controllers, joysticks, and forks, try unplugging them. If the crash disappears, you can fix the problem by disabling the peripherals one by one.

However, if you're only using a mouse and keyboard and are still experiencing crashing issues, skip to the next fix below.

4. Change your power plan

Press the Windows logo key and R at the same time on your keyboard to bring up the Run box. Type or paste the Microsoft.PowerOptions control/name and click OK

In the window that opens, select High Performance and click Change plan settings.

Click the Turn off screen drop-down list and select Never. Then click Save changes

5. Perform a clean boot in Windows

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/topic/how-t...

6. Delete Rolling Cache

Go to this path and delete the cache folder, replace "xxxxx" with your PC name

C:\Users\xxxxx\AppData\Local\FlightSimulator

Start Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and see if the issue is resolved

Now check if the game crashes on startup