# UEFN crashes immediately on launch with new launcher

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/uefn-crashes-immediately-on-launch-with-new-launcher/2841725>\
**Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\
**Tags:** fortnite-creative, unreal-editor-for-fortnite, crash, bug-report, editor, fortnite\
**Created:** [October 16, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/uefn-crashes-immediately-on-launch-with-new-launcher/2841725 "2026-10-16T16:45:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/uefn-crashes-immediately-on-launch-with-new-launcher/2841725/3 "2026-10-16T21:32:30Z")

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hi,

This is probably the same as this workaround that works for me. This version has loaded UEFN 42.40 on both my PC successfully

[Unable to launch fortnite through UEFN after installing the new EGL or latest update - General / Issues and Bug Reporting - Epic Developer Community Forums](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unable-to-launch-fortnite-through-uefn-after-installing-the-new-egl-or-latest-update/2841564/2)

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