1. Player support
  2. Epic Games Store

The Epic Games Launcher is consuming too much GPU or CPU

If the Epic Launcher application is consuming too much GPU or CPU, even while minimized:

  • If you're on Windows 11, please try following these steps from Microsoft, and then relaunch the Epic Games Launcher: Optimizations for windowed games in Windows 11 (Opens in a new tab)
  • If you're on Windows 10, please reach out to Microsoft support for assistance: https://support.microsoft.com/ (Opens in a new tab)