"Cannot connect to Simconnect!"

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"Cannot connect to Simconnect!"

Closed this issue 2 years ago · 14 comments

I installed the app, unzipped the folder and moved it into a separate folder where I keep my FS apps. Once I started the sim and opened the app, it said "Cannot connect to Simconnect!".
I also noticed that my flight recorder file didn't have a ".exe".
Could anyone please help me?

Answer 1 · 2021-03-29T22:53:27.000Z

That is strange. You should see the exe file like this:

I would guess that your antivirus mistakenly deleted the exe. Are you able to check on that?

Answer 2 · 2021-03-29T22:54:32.000Z

Oh wait but you said you can start the app, how did you start it without the exe though? I guess you do have the exe, just that the extension is hidden.

Answer 3 · 2021-03-29T22:58:20.000Z

About the "Cannot connect to SimConnect" issue, do you happen to have any of my other app (e.g. Flight Events, Flight Tracker Stream Deck)? If you do, do you encounter the same SimConnect error?

I really want to know if other software that uses SimConnect would work so I can figure out if this is a problem with SimConnect installation or with Flight Recorder itself. Right now I don't have any clue about this issue, but I really want to resolve it.

Answer 4 · 2021-03-30T08:54:24.000Z

Thanks for answering that quickly! Yes, I can start the app. No, I do not have other addons. I will be able to send a screenshot when I'm home.

Answer 5 · 2021-03-30T17:30:56.000Z

Aulaum commented 4 years ago

Answer 6 · 2021-03-30T20:01:25.000Z

Aulaum commented 4 years ago

Answer 7 · 2021-05-13T09:13:41.000Z

I have the same issue, and no Chance to start this program. Can bot connect to the sim connect. I try older versions but its even the same issue. Cant connect to simconnect.
Pherhaps you can Help me 🙂

Answer 8 · 2021-06-03T20:22:57.000Z

Update: I reinstalled the flight simulator and it still doesn't work.

Answer 9 · 2021-06-04T10:14:18.000Z

I would guess that there is something blocking SimConnect installation (automatically by the sim) in your PC. I am still waiting for the Dev Q&A platform from Microsoft to go live so that I can ask the dev if there is anyway we can troubleshoot this.

Answer 10 · 2021-06-05T18:39:56.000Z

Thank you so much for the help.
I installed the FS via Disc. Maybe that's the issue.

Answer 11 · 2022-05-28T21:23:57.000Z

Hello @nguyenquyhy I am having this exact same problem. Whenever I launch FlightRecorder.Client.exe, its main window appears and it displays the message "Cannot connect to Simconnect! Please start Microsoft Flight Simulator." on the top area of the window for a few seconds, then immediately the app ends. I have other apps that make use of Simconnect.dll, e.g. LittleNavMap and they work. I tried copying Simconnect.dll to the FlightRecorder folder, with no success. My Windows system and MSFS installation are in Spanish language (ES). Every day I try to start Flight Recorder, a FlightRecorder log file is created empty, with 0 bytes size. Do you think I can try anything to solve my issue? Thanks!

Answer 12 · 2022-05-29T02:47:33.000Z

@pamartz-62 I already have a fix for this, but I realize I haven't released the fix yet. Do you mind pinging me (Hy) in my Discord server (https://discord.gg/azqQrWWEbV) so that I can verify if the fix works?

Answer 13 · 2022-05-31T03:53:56.000Z

Released in v0.20

Answer 14 · 2022-05-31T20:54:57.000Z

Perfect, thank you very much!!