# Stuck on "Please Wait..." status when downloading the engine

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/stuck-on-please-wait-status-when-downloading-the-engine/308987>\
**Category:** Getting Started & Setup\
**Tags:** unreal-engine, editor, UE4, question\
**Created:** [March 3, 2015, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/stuck-on-please-wait-status-when-downloading-the-engine/308987 "2015-03-03T20:16:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![TJ\_V](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/tj_v/32/1008648_2.png) [@TJ\_V](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/TJ_V)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/stuck-on-please-wait-status-when-downloading-the-engine/308987/2 "2015-03-03T20:43:30Z")

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Hi testbug10,

Please try the troubleshooting steps in the ‘Launcher is unable to download content’ section in the guide below. Post back here to let us know if it works for you or not.

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