Unreal Editor Freezes after clicking just once

Development Getting Started & Setup
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Hello,

I’m trying to get into game development and decided to work in Unreal Engine. I wasn’t sure exactly where to post this, so posting here in Getting Started & Setup since it happens right when I try to do anything in the program. I’ll include my system specs down below. If more info is needed, let me know.

When I start up a new project, it loads and opens up the editor window. Then once I click on anything, like a dropdown menu, it’ll show the menu, then just stop responding. Nothing highlights when I hover over it, nothing is clickable, the program doesn’t even say that it’s not responding. It’s just in limbo.

I’ve tried to look all over various forums to see what could be done, but none of it has seemed to help. The only solution that I can think of is that I need a processor with more cores, but I don’t want to drop another 400-500 dollars if the solution is something I’m overlooking. I’m at my wits’ end trying to figure out what is wrong. Any help would be great.

My specs are as follows:

Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core Processor, 4201 Mhz, 8 Core(s), 16 Logical Processors

RAM: 64.0 GB

Graphics Card: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x164E)

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Your specs are absolutely fine, so I would start with the usual debug process:

  • Update your OS
  • Update Direct X with dxdiag
  • Update your GPU drivers
  • Uninstall all VS redistributables in your app list and install the latest ones from here
  • Disable all overlays and ensure that MSI Afterburner is turned off, if you have it
  • Check C:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\Local\UnrealEngine\5.X\Saved\Logs for your editor log so see if there is more info there
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So I’ve looked into all of this. My OS is up to date. Direct X is currently 12. GPU drivers were all up to date. I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled all VS redistributables. I’ve looked for Afterburner, but I don’t believe I have it. And there’s nothing in the editor logs that helped.

I’ve even uninstalled UE and went to older versions. The same thing still happens where I click any of the drop down menus and it just stops working. I’ve been able to manipulate the editor window by moving objects around and the camera. But anything to do with a drop down menu and the system locks up.

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AMD GPUs have never worked well with Unreal Engine for some reason, though some people only seem to get crashes when using DX12. Try opening ProjectName\Config\DefaultEngine.ini and change DefaultGraphicsRHI=DefaultGraphicsRHI_DX12 to DefaultGraphicsRHI=DefaultGraphicsRHI_DX11.

Also, if you haven’t already, try resetting all your graphics settings in your AMD Graphics Control Panel (might not be called exactly that).