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Toggle Pause Doesn't Work Bug Reporting Hub Miscellaneous msfs-2020, pc LaundroMatt9407 September 8, 2021, 12:31am 1

It seems the Toggle Pause keybind isn’t working with the new update. Escape pauses the sim and goes to the options menu, but doesn’t return from pause. Binding Escape to both Pause On and Pause Off makes Pause Off not work.

CaptainMacman86 September 9, 2021, 10:15pm 2

UPDATE 5 broke TOGGLING “TOGGLE PAUSE” which I use for the ESCAPE KEY. It does not do what it used to: TOGGLE back to Flight again.

NeoKingRthur September 9, 2021, 11:17pm 3

Hmm.. interesting. I might test this later. I did rework my keybindings into a new blank keyboard profile. And I didn’t realise there’s an issue to go back to the flight from the pause menu using the each key again. Probably because I always click on the resume button at the bottom.

1 Like Jim0214 September 20, 2021, 6:54pm 4

I’m having the same issue. I cannot resume a flight once I pause it. I used to hit the pause/break key to toggle the pause/resume. I’m wondering what the fix is.

1 Like Traveler1027 September 20, 2021, 7:20pm 5

I’ve found that if you hit the pause key repeatedly it will pause and resume on my machine. You may have to hit it 3 or 4 times (or more) for it to pause and then again 3 or 4 times to resume.

TenPatrol September 20, 2021, 7:49pm 6 LaundroMatt9407:

Escape pauses the sim and goes to the options menu, but doesn’t return from pause

Jim0214:

I cannot resume a flight once I pause it

image1486×162 32 KB Working without any problems.

Jim0214 September 20, 2021, 9:20pm 7

Ok so I looked at the keyboard options. I had SET PAUSE ON - Pause key, SET PAUSE OFF - SysRq key, TOGGLE PAUSE - Esc key and TOGGLE ACTIVE PAUSE - Pause key

The fix was to unbind the Pause key from the TOGGLE ACTIVE PAUSE.

Now to resume after hitting Pause I hit the SysRq key and everything works again.

Thanks for the screen shot. It got me to go to Keyboard binds. I searched for Pause and came up with the same lines as you did.

OliveBeast20441 September 21, 2021, 1:30pm 8

I’m assuming that this topic is referring to what I’ve read elsewhere - Activating a “True Pause” using the latest version of MSFS2020. If so, you can do the following:

1. Navigate to the GENERAL OPTIONS menu.
2. Under the Developers menu bar, turn Developer Mode on and click “Apply and Save” (or F11). Return to the sim.
3. From the Developer menu, click OPTIONS-PAUSE SIMULATION ||.

The sim will pause just like in FSX. I have used this whenever necessary, sometimes pausing for hours at a time. No change to the time, fuel consumption or other parameters.

Hope this helps,

Mark

Merlin664554 September 27, 2022, 11:32pm 9

I’m trying to remove the need for keyboard inputs - would like to close the laptop and use an external monitor with the FFB2 joystick and a Logitech Throttle Quadrant. I can map the usual gear, flaps and even a toggle for changing the view internal/ external, but I haven’t had success with setting up a single button “Toggle pause” (press once to pause - press again to un-pause) Is this possible? Any solutions being used at the moment?? (I know I can use one button for pause and a second button for un-pause but I’ve run out of buttons!) Thanks Ken

CasualClick September 28, 2022, 12:20am 10

None that I know.

I have two buttons on my VKB Gladiator+ GSM - one is Set Pause ON and the other is Set Pause OFF. Worked like a charm since I got the setup around SU8 and still does today.

Merlin664554 September 28, 2022, 1:26am 11

OK I think I’ve found a solution. I use button#6 on my Logitech Throttle Quadrant… Set to “Toggle Active Pause” under Menu and “Set Pause off” under Miscellaneous First button click brings up Active Pause and second button click goes back to the Sim. Just what I wanted.

GabeL64 January 31, 2023, 6:01pm 13

All that does is toggle Active Pause.

CasualClick January 31, 2023, 6:03pm 14

The Correct Buttons to Use are SET PAUSE ON and SET PAUSE OFF. That’s how it’s been for me since shortly after Aug '20 launch.

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