FSUIPC7 Batch File Not Working

[ark1320]

John,

When I try to run the batch file to start MSFS and FSUIPC7 I get the below. I am using the latest Win10 OS.  MSFS was a standard MS store purchase.

Any ideas?

Thx,

Al

EDIT: Got the shortcut to work -- had to set it to Run as Administrator. Might be good to add that in the ReadMe file as something to try if necessary.

[John Dowson]

10 hours ago, ark1320 said:

Got the shortcut to work -- had to set it to Run as Administrator. Might be good to add that in the ReadMe file as something to try if necessary.

Ok, thanks. Strange error though - looks like your Path  isn't being set correctly (but it is for Admins). cmd.exe should be in c:\Windows\System32, which should be in your path....

[ark1320]

6 hours ago, John Dowson said:

Ok, thanks. Strange error though - looks like your Path  isn't being set correctly (but it is for Admins). cmd.exe should be in c:\Windows\System32, which should be in your path....

I wondered about the c:\Windows\System32 part of the path in the FSUIPC7 bat file because I had been using a short cut (posted in the AVSIM MSFS Forum) to start MSFS that uses the path      C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /C start shell:AppsFolder\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App -FastLaunch

However, as shown below, the path in the FSUIPC7 bat file starts with "just" cmd.exe. Perhaps that is OK, I just don't know.

Al

:: remove CMD window
if not DEFINED IS_MINIMIZED set IS_MINIMIZED=1 && start "" /min "%~dpnx0" %* && exit

:: MS Store Installation: start MSFS with FastLaunch
cmd.exe /C start shell:AppsFolder\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App -FastLaunch

 

[John Dowson]

39 minutes ago, ark1320 said:

I wondered about the c:\Windows\System32 part of the path in the FSUIPC7 bat file because I had been using a short cut (posted in the AVSIM MSFS Forum)

I took the batch script from the MSFS forums (https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/a-simple-splash-screen-after-starting-msfs/284716) - I wonder if its the same. However, that doesn't use the full path either. Really, that folder should be on the path so the cmd.exe is found, but I guess I can add the full path to make it more resilient.

In your case, you should definitely add it so that you don't need to run it as Admin.