MSFS 2020 | Complete Settings Guide with Tweaks and Tips

In this Flight Simulator 2020 video, I will show all my settings, tweaks, and tips to optimize performance, enhance visual quality, get rid of stutters, and create for an enjoyable experience in MSFS 2020.

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[Force]

I am a newcomer to FS and need basic information, which is in short supply. I mean BASIC. This video is excellent in that Sam is a good speaker, not rushed and his words are clear, unlike most vids I have come across on Youtube, on the subject of FS. The comments below are useful too. Regards from Cornwall, UK.

[acousticsavwithvikrant]

Thank You sooo much, Finally my graphics is in place with the help of your suggestions... Cheers

[meowfty]

Thanks greatest tip for me was backing off screen eliminated stutter at airports.

[oogabooga]

I barely comment on videos, but THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!! I have an i7-11700k RTX 3060 and 16gb ram and fs2020 never perfomed well, i always uninstalled it and reinstalled it trying to give it a chance, this is the first time I have enjoyed flying it on pc, thanks very much!!!

[sksupply]

I have a 2070 Super Founders with a i7 9700K. Changed some reasonable recommendations (card limitations) of yours and I found very good improvements. Always looking for that secret recipe and I may have found it. Thanks again and love the content.

[brndn]

Got this running on an I5 7th gen with a 1050 GTX 16gb or ram.... mostly all set to high. I just bought the simulator yesterday. Thought I was going to only be able to play on low to medium settings I was surprised when it ran so smoothly.

[alexandermyrthue]

12:52 For thoes denaid acces to the WindowsApp folder: Start the simulator then go to Task manager click on the Microsoft Flight simulator then right click on the FlightSimulator and go to properties from there you can adjust the settings. 😊👍

[stephenmason]

Thanks for sharing, lovely pace which I could follow! The effort you've put in is obvious on our behalf. Thanks from UK.. S

[PaulieCav]

Thankyou Once Again Osama, ...Very HELPFUL !!! Ive Got a NEW Home made Setup with 3080, & SSD Drives, Loving MSFS & XPLANE Much More Now, ...Happy, Happy !!

[randcooley]

Good video Sam thanks as always this is why I have followed you for all these years. No one does it better. Hope the family is well :)

[greenaviation]

Thanks for the guide, I was actually looking for a video like this right when this was uploaded! These settings helped me immensely on a 1080Ti and a i9 10850K.

[Doctor_klausmartens]

Happy Eid al-Fitr and thanks for all you do for us simmers.

[Ryan-ugyh]

Thank you, im running a 2060 on a 3600x with 16gb, @ 1080. Your suggestions have me now sitting between 44 - and 47 with vsync on (tears without) much happier and not much compromise ! tested in the JF Arrow also.

[deathbringer]

thanks dude! Love your accent also, reminds me of a friend of mine.

[secsharkmr]

Well done. The master is back👍
Take care

[rymdskrotet]

Some graphic settings page I gound told med to keep Light Shafts to ULTRA. Howcome? All other settings, exept for the top 3-4 settings was recommended to be HIGH. Any idea why I need ULTRA on the light shafts?

[larryedwards]

With a computer that will handle MSFS 2020, do you think I can install it onto Windows 11?

[Icaruj]

Terrain Level of detail and Cloud quality are the settings that in my opinion make this sim look really next-gem so these settings are always on 200/ultra for me.
As for tweaks turning off Hyperthreading if you have a CPU with 8+ cores will considerably improved FPS consistency and higher average FPS. Also RAM speed is really important for this sim, make sure to have them installed in dual channel configuration and XMP profile loaded in the bios. If you know how to overclock this game also benefits from a higher core clock, I gained about 5 ~ 6 fps going from 4.9 GHZ to 5GHZ on my PC
BTW my specs: 9900K @ 5GHZ, 64 GB of RAM @3600mhz, RTX 3090, M2 Samsung SSD 500GB.

[raymondgoubet]

Nice, and useful. I wonder what the DPI really does... or not... 🤔 From 20:22 to 20:27, under the helicopter, are 3 old 737 that fly to ... Area 51 !

[petemichel]

I saw the Q8Pilot-Livery on a 737 at KLAS..haha;-) nice. The Tips are very good it helpt me a lot!