The installation files will be downloaded and installed.Assuming there is enough disk space to download the required updates, click Continue to begin the installation.This allows it to determine which files need to be updated. Click Continue for the program to begin scanning your X-Plane directory.If you own X-Plane DVDs, ensure DVD 1 is in the disc drive. If you installed X-Plane via digital download you may be asked to enter your digital download product key.

In the window that appears, please do not select the “Check for new betas” box unless you are prepared to potentially work with some kinks (see “ Using the X-Plane Betas”).X-Plane will automatically download the latest version of the updater program and launch it. If these differ, there will be an Update X-Plane button in the bottom right of the window.

The dialog box that appears will show both your version of X-Plane and the latest version available.

Once it opens, move your mouse to the top of the screen and click About, then About X-Plane.

Launch the copy of X-Plane that you wish to update.

New scenery may be installed regardless of updates. Note that although previous versions of X-Plane required users to have all the desired scenery installed before updating to a newer version, this is no longer the case. Of course, you do not have to take advantage of these updates, but it is recommended that you do so. This means that if you purchase the Version 10 discs, you will get the Version 10.10 update, the Version 10.20 update, etc., all the way through Version 10.99 if it exists-all free of charge. Newer versions of X-Plane often contain feature enhancements, bug fixes, stability improvements, aircraft and resource updates, flight model improvements, and even new feature additions.Ī purchase of X-Plane entitles you to free updates through that full X-Plane version run. For more information, see the section “ Using the X-Plane Betas.” This means that they may create incompatibilities or create other problems that would not be experienced in the stable releases. These are treated as a kind of “update in progress”-new features and bug fixes are included, but in the beta stage, the updates have not been fully tested in a range of situations. In between these official (or “stable”) releases, users can download beta versions of the upcoming update. Every few months we make a new update to the simulator available. Maximizing both of these requires that X-Plane be updated often. The X-Plane simulator is designed for both realism and longevity. Instructions for updating X-Plane 11 are available here. Note: These instructions apply to X-Plane 10 only.

X-plane 10 vs 11