Troubleshooting Epic Games Launcher through the Task Manager

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:

  1. Open the Task Manager by clicking Ctrl + Shift+ Esc
  2. From the available programs locate Epic Games Launcher and right-click
  3. 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:

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