UE5.6 crashes immediately on startup

Just sharing a quick update on how I solved my problem.

It seems UE 5.6 was trying to install a Visual C++ Redistributable version that wasn’t successful. After downloading and installing it manually from Microsoft my issue was fixed. Latest supported Visual C++ Redistributable downloads | Microsoft Learn

1 Like

d3d11 可以解决虚幻引擎5.6的问题 通常使用d3d12 但是存在问题 所以使用d3d11 简便Unreal Engine的方案就是 Unreal Engine.exe -d3d11 启动

This issue was related to my internet connection. Make sure you’re not using a VPN.

that works for me with amd 5800h laptop。thanks

this seems to work!

1 Like

I had the same problem when installing my new graphic card (ASUS PRIME AMD Radeon RX 9070) and it worked for me too.

-d3d11 worked for me too. thanks!

Disable Bink Media Player plugin if it’s enabled.

Also, after deactivating the bink plug-in, the error was fixed.

I have a laptop with 6700M. Had the same issue. Reinstalling drivers didn’t work on full install with factory reset. So, I installed the driver only as I don’t even open that software. No issuses as of now.

Builded games also have same problem on Unreal Engine 5.6.1. It crashes randomly with “Fatal Error”. Epic should be fix this in next version.