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

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You have to search for 18.10.0 installer, the exact name of the file you need is:

epic-games-launcher-18-10-0.msi

Epic does not provide this installer anymore so you have to risk your system security downloading it from a third party. That installer does not auto update the launcher to v19.

More than a month ago I created a petition on this forum requesting an official link to an installer that does not auto update:

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Epic Games silently modified the minimum system requirements for the launcher without notice and just after this issue was reported, so the bug published on that thread will never be solved. The new minimum system requirements are: Processor: Intel Core i3 / AMD FX So, the users with a processor not compatible with the latest version need a v18 manual installer that does not auto update to v19 like it does the one provided by support here That installer auto updates to v19 during the insta…

I still got no official response from Epic.