Epic Games Launcher version 19.0.0 does not start on Core 2 Duo CPUs due to lack of SSE4.2 support.

Official link to the legacy (v18, 32-bit & Windows 7/8 compatible) launcher:

https://www.epicgames.com/help/technical-support-c-202300000001619/general-support-c-202300000001672/can-t-install-the-epic-games-launcher-on-windows-7-windows-8-or-32-bit-windows-a202300000021375

Direct URL:

https://download.epicgames.com/Builds/UnrealEngineLauncher/Installers/Win32/EpicInstaller-18.12.1.msi

Today they have released version 19.0.2. It is still not available to download, in the changelog there is no direct mention to this bug, we will have to wait.

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