silverdevil

hello.
it does look like you have the latest c++. installed when you patched.
perhaps try this. rename your whole DCS folder in Saved Games to DCS.bak. then run DCS again from the BIN folder (this folder will eventually go away) to see if a new DCS folder is created and launcher opens. it it works you can copy your control bindings from the old folder to the new folder.
also post up your options.lua. this file apparently is changed when DCS is ran. not sure why.

hello
see this video. 
 

defender can have exclusions too. see below my example.

hello
rollback driver https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEeDnSAKl8s
leave these two alone for the time being.
Game Mode disabled
Hardware accelerated GPU scheduling disabled
do the roll back of nvidia driver. run the sim and drop the DCS.LOG file from that session.
we will do this using little steps.

@Martallica hello. i dropped your log from 4/11 crash into analyzer.
Errors
Hot plug Events
Disable hot plug in your CONTROLS section.
Your DCS has crashed
The crash occurred inside edCore.dll.
PLEASE REMOVE ANY CUSTOM MODS FIRST AND CHECK,
IF THE ISSUE PERSISTS!
If that does not help:
Try a !repair.
Delete Saved Games\DCS\fxo and metashaders2 and try again.
Next, delete %LOCALAPPDATA%\TEMP\DCS and try again.
Next, try renaming Saved Games\DCS to DCS.old and try again.
Carry out the suggested repair steps one after the other.
If all fails, open a !support ticket.
Tuning Tips
Set Preload Radius to max. 60000.
Tuning tips are recommendations for better FPS based on your CPU, GPU and RAM.
They might result in slightly decreased display quality.

good to hear you (seem to) have sorted it. you may also try powered hub. i have had experienced USB issues like this. USB power is not very strong and too long of a cable can cause issues. and guids of devices may change moving them around.

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

@SharpeXB my first thought was AV too as @sleighzy suggested. another idea is to go to C:\Users\Jim\AppData\Local\Temp\ and delete the DCS folder contents. it is temp files and my folders are empty. when you retry the process it should repopulate as needed. 

negative. only AC that you have show in Instant Action.

just a quick look. it seems you have some unofficial MODS.
AKIZUKI
ProjectHAB
SU-30
just to be sure, i would suggest you renaming your saved games\DCS.openbeta to openbeta.bak. start DCS. exit DCS. then copy your config folder from BAK to the newly generated openbeta folder. then run another repair.

in my recent attempts the AC is empty except fuel. taxiing seemed more touchy than i remember. 
i made some headway last night. i did a tad of deadzone and some curve. i do not know why all this time using the same settings were all of a sudden different. i had no curve before.
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hello. i suggest as a test to change from MSAA to TAA
Set Preload Radius to max. 30000.
Enable Full Screen mode.
Disable civil traffic.
Consider using TAA instead of MSAA.
see if these changes matter. MSAA is a known resource hog.

hello. check this link for more information
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/support/faq/update/

hello. this does not appear to be DCS crashing. the log does not indicate it anyway. have you looked in window event viewer logs for something reported at the same time?
2024-10-24 23:12:28

unofficial mods as you mention are not supported by ED. you need to ask the mod developer. however anyone official from ED and other volunteers on the forum will urge you to disable all the mods and try the sim with official mods. if the sim works then you have a mod issue. essentially using scientific method. ED is not in the business to give us a base game thats free and then support free modules. not good business sense. another thing you can try that is quick is rename the DCS folder in the Saved Games folder. when DCS restarts you will get a new fresh DCS folder which will be free of debris.

you get all these core mods because, if you use MP for instance, how would the AI appear or other players for that matter appear to you? all AC have to have a model to display. SP is the same. if you download an SP mission, you need the models.

hello. the DCS.log shows just before the crash scripting errors. i am seeing MOOSE errors too. you could try to remove the scripts and see what happens. you could also try to lessen the smoke density.

hello. lots of posts about this same thing. not virus. these files get flagged because they are encrypted. this keeps people stealing intellectual property.
try this if you are comfortable
add exceptions for Saved Games and the Steam folder where DCS resides. i have standalone. so my game folder will be different.
https://forum.dcs.world/search/?q=virus&quick=1

hello. you can look in the Eagle Dynamics program group in Windows start menu. there should be a "repair" shortcut.
another way is to open Windows File Explorer, browse to the folder "\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\bin\".

Then in the URL box type CMD. this will open the command prompt.

then run DCS_updater.exe repair 
come back to let us know how it goes.
 
 

hello. try to disable hot plug in DCS options.
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this is an ongoing issue. If you have FC2024, just ignore the FC3 errors as a group. you can enable the planes from FC3 individually.

Indeed. The multithread version is in bin-mt. There is a DCS.EXE in both of the folders. They are slightly different.
when i run the icon in my start menu, this is what is in the target value ["C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\bin\DCS_updater.exe" update} this checks for updates and then opens multithread preview.
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lots of topics about this.
in a nutshell:
first try a reboot of computer try to restart internet equipment check AV / Firewall

hello. i did a doc about this in 2021.
https://pcwiseman.com/downloads_files/DCS_New_Computer.pdf
 

you have another large monitor? from your sig you have a 13th gen CPU. any chance you are having the Pcore Ecore issue?