Most ignored it. But a few brave souls injected it into their local save folder.

Look at the bottom right corner of your screen. If the spinning Horizon loading icon is visible, do not turn off your PC or console.

What are you using? (Steam, Xbox App on PC, or an Xbox console?)

You might wonder: Why not the latest 1.6xx save?

For most players, mixing with the weekly Festival Playlist is safer and more rewarding than a hacked save.

Locate the files inside the 1551360 folder (this is the AppID for Forza Horizon 5) and move them to a backup folder on your desktop. Launch the game to generate a new local save profile.