Epic Games Launcher won't open. No errors

Installation goes fine but then the launcher doesn’t open. Displayed no errors when clicked, but only spins briefly and stops.

Hi benmadethis,

Look at this section in the link below and post any log files that you can find. Also post your dxdiag (system specs).

Thanks for responding! I actually got this to work last night and everything is great. I had a basic AMD video card driver installed but it apparently wasn’t the right one for my Radeon R9 270x, so once I downloaded and installed the proper driver, Epic Games Launcher opened with no problems. Not sure why that was holding me up but it certainly fixed it.

This was directly after a full HDD wipe and re-install of the OS and my chipset drivers were all gone, but again, not certain why the Launcher opening was contingent on the video card driver… Either way, it’s working. :slight_smile:

Hello, i have a problema whit the launcher ¿why it dont work, it stay like this all time Screen capture - 9f37900c583aede3f1222c628845586d - Gyazo ? pls help

HI Jkarlos1998,

First try right-clicking the icon and run it as administrator. If that doesn’t work, please post your dxdiag (system specs) for us.

i try all thing, as administrator it don´t work and i send you some information, if you need more i send you in private :slight_smile: Screenshot - 6fbc155256e56920eb4f63491123d212 - Gyazo

You’re graphics card isn’t listed in the specs you provided but judging from your processor, a dual-core, it looks like your machine doesn’t meet the recommended specs.

For developing with UE4, we recommend a desktop PC with 64-bit or a Mac with Mac OS X 10.9.2 or later, 8 GB RAM and a quad-core Intel or AMD processor, and a DX11 compatible video card.

If you like you can look through our user survey to get some ideas or see if someone is using similar specs.

I’m also having the same issue, but here are my specs from dxdiag:

Windows 10 Home 64-bit
amd a6-5200 APU with Radeon™ HD Graphics (4 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Memory: 12288MB Ram(12 GB)
DirectX Version 11.2

I’m suspecting that maybe the installer isn’t finishing the install, but the Epic Games Launcher Icon appears on my desktop, so that seems illogical. When I go to properties, though, I see that the target location says Win32, although my computer is 64 bit. Nothing was changed during the install period, but I am curious to know if I can manipulate something to get the target location to Win64, which I have seen in many other forum posts and on the Unreal website.

Any ideas?

Hey there!!

I got a problem!
I have downloaded epic games launcher but isn’t downloading the required additional file for installing ue4 please help me out.

                    Any help will be appreciated!!

Hello Manvith Krishna,

I’m sorry that you are having an issue with the Epic Games Launcher. In order for us to offer the best support, we have recently modified the process for how Epic Games can help troubleshoot your Launcher issue. Please visit http://help.epicgames.com/ for technical support, here you can find information and solutions for common issues, as well as a contact form if you still need additional assistance. Thanks!

I have the same problem. Click on Epic Game Launcher nothing happens. The Event Viewer show the follow application error information.

Faulting application name: EpicGamesLauncher.exe, version: 7.3.0.0, time stamp: 0x5a78de27
Faulting module name: EpicGamesLauncher.exe, version: 7.3.0.0, time stamp: 0x5a78de27
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0000000000002623
Faulting process id: 0x1844
Faulting application start time: 0x01d3a38e97f84c1e
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Portal\Binaries\Win64\EpicGamesLauncher.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Portal\Binaries\Win64\EpicGamesLauncher.exe
Report Id: 82f6cfba-5cd7-4821-9ed9-250f30c8de36
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

I’m having the same problem as other people on this post. It installs and the shortcut is open on my desktop, but opening it does nothing. There are no processes in the task manager, it’s allowed through the firewall, I’ve tried running it as administrator, still, nothing.

Here are my dxdiag specs:
Operating System:
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Acer
System Model: Aspire ES1-533
BIOS: V1.04
Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU N3350 @ 1.10GHz (2 CPUs), ~1.1GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 3920MB RAM
Page File: 2043MB used, 2580MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 12
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
Miracast: Available, with HDCP
Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Not Supported
DxDiag Version: 10.00.16299.0015 64bit Unicode

As far as I’m aware the dxdiag file doesn’t mention anything about a graphics card except for some file paths I found halfway through that contain the characters “amd”, though I don’t know if that’s useful.

Me too I have a the same problem as well… tried running it as andministrator. tried deleting and downloading a few times… tried a DX setup… tried things from youtube. but still doesnt work. And where do I find my computer specs cuase im dumb… is this it??:
Aspire ES 14 ESI-432-C79F Intel(R) Celeron(R) Quad Core Processor N3450 Intel (R) HD Graphics 4GB DDR3 L Memory 500 GB HDD

Please Help me Staff

the launcher wont open for me too

I have a problem.
Whenever I click on download fortnite it shows the install location amd I push install.
Then it won’t show the downloading on the tasks menu.

I didnt find anything there!
Please help me out atleast end me a link of the offline installer.
I badly need ue 4

i have the same thing as the very first dude. I click on epic games launcher (its downloaded and on my desktop) and it just doesn’t open. I have windows, and all my drivers are definitely updated. I’ve reinstalled and tried every single option on this planet. Anything new i can try?

i have the same problem like the guy

i have a the same thing i right click but its loading but it stop no error popup need help