Windows 10: Unreal Engine crashes when launching games

Discus and support Unreal Engine crashes when launching games in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Unreal Engine crashes when launching gamesHey, I hope to get some help in answering some problems I am facing. Namely, when launching any game on... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Filip Szyller, Jul 8, 2023.

  1. FILIP SZYLLER
    Filip Szyller Win User

    Unreal Engine crashes when launching games


    Unreal Engine crashes when launching gamesHey, I hope to get some help in answering some problems I am facing. Namely, when launching any game on unreal engine the game starts to stutter a lot and practically after a few seconds it stops working and displays me the error shown in the picture. I have tried really many things and you are my last resort. I put my computer together recently and at first everything worked however after about 24hrs I started having this very error. I formatted my computer a couple of times changed different settings did a lot of things and still nothing however when

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    Filip Szyller, Jul 8, 2023
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  2. ARCHIE BRUCE
    Archie Bruce Win User

    Unreal Engine 4 games not working on my Windows PC.

    I have been experiencing problems with games built with Unreal Engine 4 across many different titles (Hell Let Loose, Post Scriptum, and today Star Wars Jedi Survivor) When I attempt to launch these games I just get a black screen. In the task Manager on my Windows PC it says that the .exe program is not responding. The games do not crash at any time. Nor do I get an error message. I just simply get a black screen whenever I try to launch games built with Unreal Engine 4.

    This is not a large issue, my PC functions flawlessly for general use, I use it extensively each day for studying and gaming. I have not had any issues with any other games or programs that do not use Unreal Engine 4.



    I have tried the following troubleshooting methods in which none of them have worked for any of the games:



    - Verify game files.

    -ensured my GPU has the latest driver installed

    - System requirements I have ensured I have met the minimum requirements for the game ( My specs are Ryzen 5 3600, Nvidia RTX 3060 12GB, and 32GB of Ram)

    -Made sure I have the latest windows update installed.

    -Disable/ enable my anti virus software

    -restart Game launcher

    -Clear Cache of the Game Launcher

    - Restart PC

    - run .exe program as Administrator

    I would have uploaded a screenshot of the issue, but the image keeps on failing to upload.
     
    Archie Bruce, Jul 8, 2023
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  3. GREG CARMACK
    Greg Carmack Win User
    Unreal Engine 4 games not working on my Windows PC.

    Hello Archie. I'm Greg, here to help you with this.

    1) Try these fixes for black screen in Unreal Engine 4 games in WIndows 11:

    https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/for-those-tha...

    https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unreal-engine...

    https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/black-screen-...

    https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/gef...

    https://www.thewindowsclub.com/fix-black-screen...

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    2) If none of those help you can try these general fixes for Games crashing in Windows 11: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

    3) And if nothing here helps I would ask in the Unreal Games forums:

    https://forums.unrealengine.com/tags/c/communit...

    Access Devs: https://forums.unrealengine.com/categories?tag=...

    Feel free to ask back any questions. Based on the results you post back, I will have other suggestions if necessary.

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    Greg Carmack, Jul 8, 2023
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  4. ANALOGKNIGHT
    AnalogKnight Win User

    Unreal Engine crashes when launching games

    Can I uninstall Unreal Engine

    Hello, I'm A&K. I'm glad to be able to help you.

    If you don't have Unreal Engine installed, this may be carried by some games made with Unreal Engine. Uninstalling it will not affect your system, but some games may not run.
     
    AnalogKnight, Jul 8, 2023
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