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hello. please share your dcs.log here. found in \Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Logs there will likely be some clues in that file.

please do not take my comments as an argument but as a hopefully a creative discussion. you seem like a guy with a scientific background considering your detailed explanation. the empirical data is that you have a computer that was plenty a few years ago. now with all the changes to dcs over those years, our systems are no longer plenty. also, if everyone using dcs were dealing with the same problems as you are, it would not be nearly as popular as it is. there are other items i shared you could change to make the experience better. scientific method has to be employed to make the situation better for you. with that said, i have a system with 128 GB of RAM, an 11 series CPU, and a 3090 gfx card. i have none of the problems you mention. i do not park cores or any of the other workarounds i see in the forums. there are other things in the tips that you can try too before giving up on it. and believe me when i say, anything you do to improve the performance of dcs is not going to hinder or have detrimental effect on the overall performance of your computer.

make sure you use a good NTP server to grab the correct time. and as @draconus said, root cause is likely the motherboard CMOS. though this can also cause the motherboard not to "remember" other settings like drives, RAM settings, etc.

hello. i know you said you changed your pagefile. however it has reverted. 2025-04-10 06:18:45.351 INFO APP (Main): CPU cores: 12, threads: 20, System RAM: 32606 MB, Pagefile: 4864 MB did you switch it back? i used the dcs log analyzer on your log. see the following: Advice Please update to the most recent version of DCS World. Change your pagefile to at least 32768 MB (initial size). Upgrade your OS to Windows 11 to better support your CPU or disable cores 16,17,18,19 in Windows or Process Lasso Verify that this is configured correctly in Windows: Game Mode disabled Hardware accelerated GPU scheduling disabled Tuning Tips Consider using DLAA. Set Shadows to Medium. Turn down Anisotropic Filtering. Set Water to Low. If you have FPS issues, try turning off VSYNC in graphics settings. Decrease Terrain Textures. Set Clouds to High. Tuning tips are recommendations for better FPS based on your CPU, GPU and RAM. They might result in slightly decreased display quality.

hello @Vnavspeed your log is pretty clean. i ran it through the discord analyzer Advice If you have stability or performance issues pointing to your GPU, rollback the GPU driver to version 566.36 Verify that this is configured correctly in Windows: Game Mode disabled Hardware accelerated GPU scheduling disabled Tuning Tips Turn off SSLR. Consider using DLAA. Tuning tips are recommendations for better FPS based on your CPU, GPU and RAM. They might result in slightly decreased display quality.

roger that. hopefully it will get reported.

same for windows 10 apps. are you having some sort of problem? null

review the 8 pages of this post. they are working on it. seems to me that avoiding the servers (if it is possible) that exhibit the error is the best bet at the moment.

ultimate lets everything work as hard as it can with power consumption not a worry. keeping it hidden is a question i have too. i think it is because of worries of what would happen if all pcs in the world have this set. a lot more power being used.

hello as @sirrah said, i also have never had an issue. however i would suggest putting them in saved games. updates may whack them in the main install folders.

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have a look at this link. https://elluminetpress.com/2023/08/ultimate-performance-power-plan-in-windows-11/ make ultimate your plan. i still have win10 but it is worth a try for you. make a copy of your current so you can revert.

roger. by the way. win11? have you tried to adjust the power plan?

understood. so since mine works and DCS is set to full screen, thats what i would try. can you post your DCS.LOG?

hello. please post your DCS.LOG from your saved games. there will be clues.

hello. confused by your question. do you mean windows does not turn off display when DCS is paused? i personally have full screen enabled in DCS. if i pause DCS and come back after a few minutes the screen is off. ["fullScreen"] = true,

nyet! lol. strange issue. do you have any mods by chance? if so a good start is to disable the mods and then run a repair. check this too. a similar issue.

find the naming structure for that AC in the ED install folder. then replicate it in saved games. i do not have the mig so i cannot fully test. but i can coach you. C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\CoreMods\aircraft\MiG-21bis\Liveries on my system. open this folder on your system C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\liveries\ create a folder called MiG-21bis. then paste the livery files. each livery will have its own folder. \Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Liveries\F-16C_50 as an example null

i have a mission that was released with the P-51 "Alamo" which i have modified. i use, most recently, the F-16. most of time i do have to rake them (HIND) with the gun. i have some success with aim-9. i believe the less skill of chopper crew helps too. i have skill level randomized in the mission.

good to hear and glad to help.

there is GUI for it at gihub too. https://github.com/Benisgo/Symbolic11

hello. one error i see is for a mod. you should disable all mods and then run a repair. also rename the MODS folder to .BAD. something amiss there. i ran your log thru the log analyzer. Error unexpected symbol near ',' Line 27 Script C:\Users\edwar\Saved Games\DCS\Mods/tech/Large National Power P... Error '}' expected (to close '{' at line 59) near 'index' Line 65 Script C:\Users\edwar\Saved Games\DCS\Mods/tech/NavyEquipment/GTR18.lu... Advice Disable Core Parking. Verify that this is configured correctly in Windows: Game Mode disabled Hardware accelerated GPU scheduling disabled Core Isolation disabled

hello. i put your log in the analyzer Errors The Integrity Check failed Delete all unofficial mods and do a !repair of DCS. Advice Verify that this is configured correctly in Windows: Game Mode disabled Hardware accelerated GPU scheduling disabled Core Isolation disabled Tuning Tips If you have FPS issues, try turning off VSYNC in graphics settings. Disable Tacview for performance reasons. Disable civil traffic. Tuning tips are recommendations for better FPS based on your CPU, GPU and RAM. They might result in slightly decreased display quality. to add to these suggestions, i see your log just ends. it does not show a crash. have a look in the windows event viewer for a corresponding event around the time of the untimely exit in DCS.

@ForceScreamers on top of what the others have said it looks like to me you are running the sim as administrator. you should not do this. the sim is looking for things in the saved games of administrator user. one example of evidence. 2025-03-26 13:18:06.688 ALERT Scripting (Main): loadfile: no file 'C:\Users\Administrator\Saved Games\DCS\CoreMods/aircraft/AircraftWeaponPack/common_definitions.lua'

as @sleighzy and @Flappie stated, it sounds like AV. here is an example what exclusions you need. it may vary for your system.