Author Topic: [MSFS 2024] GSX Pro – Couatl64_MSFS2024.exe deterministic CLR access violation (  (Read 8704 times)

tommydude2002

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And I have also attempted doing a nuke reinstall of GSX and every single folder related to FSDT via geek uninstaller, including the .net cache for GSX livery manager hidden very deep in the C drive. I can't get it to stop crashing no matter what I do.

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Try setting it for compatibility mode 8.
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AppName couatl64_MSFS2024.exe
  AppVersion 5.0.0.6213

Your .exe is outdated, even users posting before you had a newer version so, at least in your case, the problem is surely you have an outdated version. Run the update normally, and see if the .exe gets updated.

If it's not, try the Offline installer. If it still not updated, it's possible the antivirus is blocking the update, and might as well be a reason for the crash.

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Now idk if this is normal. it crashed my simulator just 1 time. but every time i take off i check event viewer and it shows a crash. usually 30-60 seconds after i take off.

[MSFS 2024] GSX Pro – Couatl64_MSFS2024.exe deterministic CLR access violation (c0000005), crash loop
Environment

Simulator: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

Microsoft Store / Xbox app

Version: 1.6.34.0

GSX / Couatl: Couatl64_MSFS2024.exe v5.0.0.6219

OS: Windows 11 x64 (fully updated)

.NET Framework: 4.8.9323.0

Issue Summary

Couatl crashes every session with a deterministic crash loop shortly after startup (even when idle). The Addon Manager automatically restarts Couatl; after several loops, MSFS 2024 can also crash.

This is not intermittent and is reproducible 100%.

Crash Signature (Event Viewer / WER)
Faulting application: couatl64_MSFS2024.exe
Faulting module: clr.dll
Exception code: c0000005 (Access Violation)
Fault offset: 0x000000000000657c

Couatl version: 5.0.0.6219
CLR version: 4.8.9323.0


WER bucket:

APPCRASH
P1: couatl64_MSFS2024.exe
P4: clr.dll
P7: c0000005

Observed Behavior

Couatl crashes and auto-restarts repeatedly

Happens even without opening the GSX menu

Logs do not show a managed exception (failure occurs inside CLR)

One occurrence escalated into a full MSFS 2024 CTD

Repro / Isolation Notes

No CPU/GPU/RAM overclocking

Temps normal, system otherwise stable

.NET 4.8 verified healthy

Visual C++ runtimes reinstalled

Antivirus exclusions applied

Empty Community → stable

Adding GSX back → crash loop returns



MSFS 2024 (Store build 1.6.34.0)
Start sim → Couatl initializes → CLR access violation (c0000005 in clr.dll)
Couatl enters restart loop; may later bring down MSFS.
Appears related to GSX airport parsing / SimConnect lifecycle in 2024.

Thanks
BMWKINGOC
« Last Edit: January 07, 2026, 04:38:44 pm by BMWKingOC »

virtuali

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I cannot reproduce it here, I'm running MSFS 2024 right now, in flight, for about 30 minutes, no issues.

It seems related to .NET in some way, which GSX doesn't use, except for checking the license (using the SORACO library, which is the only .NET related part of the code ) but, the issue is, we are not constantly checking the license for products: only once at start and never again for the whole session.

Try enabling Windows 8 Compatibility mode for the Couatl64_MSFS2024.exe, it shouldn't be required, but it might be in some cases.

virtuali

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To those affected, can you please try to install this Beta version of the Offline installer ?

EDIT

The Fix is now included in the normal 3.7.5 update.
« Last Edit: January 09, 2026, 04:27:41 pm by virtuali »

hargetnj

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Testing now!
Hopefully this irons it out :)

vocux

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I seem to still have the error with Version 3.7.5

Code: [Select]
Application: Couatl64_MSFS.exe
Framework Version: v4.0.30319
Description: The process was terminated due to an internal error in the .NET Runtime at IP 00007FFA1963657C (00007FFA19630000) with exit code 80131506.

PilotGW

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Maybe not quite as frequently, but this is still happening for me too on the latest version, 3.7.5.

Code: [Select]
Faulting application name: couatl64_MSFS2024.exe, version: 5.0.0.6225, time stamp: 0x695e9e82
Faulting module name: clr.dll, version: 4.8.9310.0, time stamp: 0x67db4f32
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000000000657c
Faulting process id: 0x2C10
Faulting application start time: 0x1DC8577F1705884
Faulting application path: E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator Common\Addons\Utilities\Addon Manager\couatl64\couatl64_MSFS2024.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\clr.dll
Report Id: 37b6c08a-895d-4784-89ac-de564460ca0d
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:


virtuali

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We'll have some changes in the next update that will hopefully fix this (I can't reproduce it, so I must guess possible fixes that might be required depending on your version of the .NET runtimes).