# FS DevMode Launcher<no value>
The launcher tool is a tool specifically created to provide the developer a way to launch Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 faster. This tool basically launches Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 as normal, but forces the game to skip the intro logos and videos that would normally be displayed on load. Future versions of this tool will be targeted to provide more control/options to the user, to benefit from faster access to their Dev Mode environment.

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This tool currently only works for the version of the simulation bought from the [MS Store](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/games/windows).

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To use this tool, simply call the `fsdevmodelauncher.exe` executable instead of the normal game shortcut or EXE. You can find this tool from the following SDK path:

```<SDK ROOT>\Tools\bin\fsdevmodelauncher\```

 

The tool itself can also be built using Visual Studio, as the source code is also supplied as part of the SDK. You can find the code from the following location:

```<SDK ROOT>\Tools\fsdevmodelauncher\```

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    alt="The DevMode Launcher Source Code Location" >}}

 

It is worth noting that for users with the Steam or other non-MS Store version, you can still get this effect using the following launch parameter: `-FastLaunch`

For example, the following image shows this setup using Steam:

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    alt="Setting Steam To Use The Fast Launch Parameter" >}}