Thank you all for your help. I followed @airtex2019 suggestions more or less, archived my config file, uninstalled everything, and started afresh. The problem was definitely the config file, and the ITO was inconsequential. With the bad config file I replicated the problem without installing ITO, and I also installed ITO after reconfiguring everything and there was no problem. (I was never sure ITO was the problem anyway).
Of note, the BMS-Auto.key file was notably different this time, and a few dozen lines longer, despite the fact I never altered this file myself, and in places that would have been unaffected by configuring my Thrustmster, which are the only customizations I made.
The first time I installed 4.37 I used the downloader, and the updater. This last time I used the offline installers. I’m not sure if this explains some of the discrepancy…
The most relevant differences are these:
[Did the updater fail to update this file? Or was there a crash or something that corrupted it? The very last line is perhaps most concerning, where the bad config file had an open parenthesis that was never closed.]
###################GOOD#####################:
SimDoNothing -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 -1 “======== 8.01 GENERAL RADIO OPTIONS ========”
RadioAWACSCommand -1 0 0x10 0 0 0 -0 “RADIO: AWACS Menu”
RadioWingCommand -1 0 0x11 0 0 0 -0 “RADIO: Wingman Menu”
RadioElementCommand -1 0 0x12 0 0 0 -0 “RADIO: Element Menu”
RadioFlightCommand -1 0 0x13 0 0 0 -0 “RADIO: Flight Menu”
RadioTowerCommand -1 0 0x14 0 0 0 -0 “RADIO: ATC Menu”
RadioTankerCommand -1 0 0x15 0 0 0 -0 “RADIO: Other Agencies Menu”
RadioMessageSend -1 0 0x10 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 -2 “Radio-send message AWACS”
RadioMessageSend -1 0 0x10 1 0XFFFFFFFF 0 -2 “Radio-send message AWACS”
OTWRadioMenuStep -1 0 0x10 0 0x10 1 -2 “Radio-next menu AWACS”
OTWRadioMenuStep -1 0 0x10 0 0x10 0 -2 “Radio-next menu AWACS”
OTWRadioMenuStepBack -1 0 0x10 1 0x10 1 -2 “Radio-previous menu AWACS”
OTWRadioMenuStepBack -1 0 0x10 1 0x10 0 -2 “Radio-previous menu AWACS”
RadioMessageSend -1 0 0x11 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 -2 “Radio-send message Wingman”
RadioMessageSend -1 0 0x11 1 0XFFFFFFFF 0 -2 “Radio-send message Wingman”
OTWRadioMenuStep -1 0 0x11 0 0x11 1 -2 “Radio-next menu Wingman”
OTWRadioMenuStep -1 0 0x11 0 0x11 0 -2 “Radio-next menu Wingman”
OTWRadioMenuStepBack -1 0 0x11 1 0x11 1 -2 “Radio-previous menu Wingman”
OTWRadioMenuStepBack -1 0 0x11 1 0x11 0 -2 “Radio-previous menu Wingman”
RadioMessageSend -1 0 0x12 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 -2 “Radio-send message Element”
RadioMessageSend -1 0 0x12 1 0XFFFFFFFF 0 -2 “Radio-send message Element”
OTWRadioMenuStep -1 0 0x12 0 0x12 1 -2 “Radio-next menu Element”
OTWRadioMenuStep -1 0 0x12 0 0x12 0 -2 “Radio-next menu Element”
OTWRadioMenuStepBack -1 0 0x12 1 0x12 1 -2 “Radio-previous menu Element”
OTWRadioMenuStepBack -1 0 0x12 1 0x12 0 -2 “Radio-previous menu Element”
RadioMessageSend -1 0 0x13 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 -2 “Radio-send message Flight”
RadioMessageSend -1 0 0x13 1 0XFFFFFFFF 0 -2 “Radio-send message Flight”
OTWRadioMenuStep -1 0 0x13 0 0x13 1 -2 “Radio-next menu Flight”
OTWRadioMenuStep -1 0 0x13 0 0x13 0 -2 “Radio-next menu Flight”
OTWRadioMenuStepBack -1 0 0x13 1 0x13 1 -2 “Radio-previous menu Flight”
OTWRadioMenuStepBack -1 0 0x13 1 0x13 0 -2 “Radio-previous menu Flight”
RadioMessageSend -1 0 0x14 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 -2 “Radio-send message ATC”
RadioMessageSend -1 0 0x14 1 0XFFFFFFFF 0 -2 “Radio-send message ATC”
OTWRadioMenuStep -1 0 0x14 0 0x14 1 -2 “Radio-Next Menu ATC”
OTWRadioMenuStep -1 0 0x14 0 0x14 0 -2 “Radio-Next Menu ATC”
OTWRadioMenuStepBack -1 0 0x14 1 0x14 1 -2 “Radio-Previous Menu ATC”
OTWRadioMenuStepBack -1 0 0x14 1 0x14 0 -2 “Radio-Previous Menu ATC”
RadioMessageSend -1 0 0x15 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 -2 “Radio-Send Message Other”
RadioMessageSend -1 0 0x15 1 0XFFFFFFFF 0 -2 “Radio-Send Message Other”
OTWRadioMenuStep -1 0 0x15 0 0x15 1 -2 “Radio-Next Menu Other”
OTWRadioMenuStep -1 0 0x15 0 0x15 0 -2 “Radio-Next Menu Other”
OTWRadioMenuStepBack -1 0 0x15 1 0x15 1 -2 “Radio-Previous Menu Other”
OTWRadioMenuStepBack -1 0 0x15 1 0x15 0 -2 “Radio-Previous Menu Other”
RadioMenuOne -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “RADIO: Menu One”
RadioMenuTwo -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “RADIO: Menu Two”
RadioMenuThree -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “RADIO: Menu Three”
RadioMenuFour -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “RADIO: Menu Four”
RadioMenuFive -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “RADIO: Menu Five”
RadioMenuSix -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “RADIO: Menu Six”
RadioMenuSeven -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “RADIO: Menu Seven”
RadioMenuEight -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “RADIO: Menu Eight”
RadioMenuNine -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “RADIO: Menu Nine”
OTWRadioMenuClear -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “RADIO: Menu Clear”
[FLIGHT COMMANDS]
[Missing lines below]
######################BAD##################:
SimDoNothing -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 -1 “======== 8.01 GENERAL RADIO OPTIONS ========”
[MISSING ABOVE LINES]
[FLIGHT COMMANDS]
DEV_OTWToggleLocationDisplay -1 0 0X3B 0 0X2E 4 -2 “DEV: Location Display - Toggle”
DEV_SimCycleDebugLabels -1 0 0X3E 0 0X2E 4 -2 “DEV: Debug Labels - Cycle”
DEV_OTWSetScale -1 0 0X3F 0 0X2E 4 -2 “DEV: Set Scale”
DEV_OTWScaleDown -1 0 0X40 0 0X2E 4 -2 “DEV: Scale Down”
DEV_OTWScaleUp -1 0 0X41 0 0X2E 4 -2 “DEV: Scale Up”
DEV_SimRegen -1 0 0X42 0 0X2E 4 -2 “DEV: Regenerate Mission (Dogfight only)”
DEV_OTWEnterPosition -1 0 0X43 0 0X2E 4 -2 “DEV: Enter Position (EyeFly only)”
OTWShowVersion -1 0 0X44 0 0X2E 4 -2 “DEV: Show Falcon BMS Version”
OTWToggleDebugWindow -1 0 0X57 0 0X2E 4 -2 “DEV: Toggle Debug Window”
RadioMessageSend -1 0 0X10 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 -2 “Radio-send message AWACS”
RadioMessageSend -1 0 0X10 1 0XFFFFFFFF 0 -2 “Radio-send message AWACS”
OTWRadioMenuStep -1 0 0X10 0 0X10 1 -2 “Radio-next menu AWACS”
OTWRadioMenuStep -1 0 0X10 0 0X10 0 -2 “Radio-next menu AWACS”
OTWRadioMenuStepBack -1 0 0X10 1 0X10 1 -2 “Radio-previous menu AWACS”
OTWRadioMenuStepBack -1 0 0X10 1 0X10 0 -2 “Radio-previous menu AWACS”
RadioMessageSend -1 0 0X11 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 -2 “Radio-send message Wingman”
RadioMessageSend -1 0 0X11 1 0XFFFFFFFF 0 -2 “Radio-send message Wingman”
OTWRadioMenuStep -1 0 0X11 0 0X11 1 -2 “Radio-next menu Wingman”
OTWRadioMenuStep -1 0 0X11 0 0X11 0 -2 “Radio-next menu Wingman”
OTWRadioMenuStepBack -1 0 0X11 1 0X11 1 -2 "Radio-