If the Epic Games Launcher is crashing, not downloading or launching games, and the rest of the troubleshooting steps have not worked, you can apply the following steps:
- Open the Task Manager by clicking Ctrl + Shift+ Esc
- From the available programs locate Epic Games Launcher and right-click
- Select End process and reopen the Epic Games Launcher
This allows a so-called soft reboot of the Launcher and often fixes simple issues. If the troubleshooting above doesn't work you can apply the following steps as well: