Batch-files for starting the Microsoft Flightsimulator MSFS 2020 (April 2026)
In an own Windows-installation i use 2 batch-files for starting the flightsimulator automatically.
- fs-start-autostart.bat starts with the Windows-login and runs the second batch-file.
- fs-start-batch.bat runs the flightsimulator as well as other tools.
fs-start-autostart.bat
fs-start-autostart.bat is copied into the user-autostart-directory
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
and contains the freely choosable path and name of the second batch-file.
fs-start-batch.bat
fs-start-batch.bat is to be copied into the directory mentioned in fs-start-autostart.bat and may be started manually.
The script
- gives the possibility to abort
- starts other tools
- as well as tools to meet several MSFS-typical boot-problems
- the flightsimulator
- and asks after quitting MSFS, if a flightplan hast to be checked and tools have to be shut down.
The commands are commented in english and may be edited freely.