# Epic Games Launcher version 19.0.0 does not start on Core 2 Duo CPUs due to lack of SSE4.2 support. **URL:** \ **Category:** Feedback & Requests\ **Tags:** launcher-not-startin, launcher-issue, launcher-crash, epic-games-launcher, epic-games-store, bug-report, question\ **Created:** [November 7, 2025, 3:04am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/epic-games-launcher-version-19-0-0-does-not-start-on-core-2-duo-cpus-due-to-lack-of-sse4-2-support/2672526 "2025-11-07T03:04:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 51
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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: > [@\[REQUEST\] Official v18 custom installer that does not auto update to v19](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/request-official-v18-custom-installer-that-does-not-auto-update-to-v19/2680521): > > Epic Games silently modified the minimum system requirements for the launcher without notice and just after [this issue was reported](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/epic-games-launcher-version-19-0-0-does-not-start-on-core-2-duo-cpus-due-to-lack-of-sse4-2-support/2672526), 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](https://www.epicgames.com/help/en-US/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) That installer auto updates to v19 during the insta… I still got no official response from Epic. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/epic-games-launcher-version-19-0-0-does-not-start-on-core-2-duo-cpus-due-to-lack-of-sse4-2-support/2672526)._