# Unreal Engine 4.5.1 Editor crashing on opening any project

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unreal-engine-4-5-1-editor-crashing-on-opening-any-project/298410>\
**Category:** Platform & Builds\
**Tags:** unreal-engine, crash, editor, UE4, question\
**Created:** [November 7, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unreal-engine-4-5-1-editor-crashing-on-opening-any-project/298410 "2014-11-07T14:41:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![xLR](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@xLR](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/xLR)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unreal-engine-4-5-1-editor-crashing-on-opening-any-project/298410/1 "2014-11-07T14:41:47Z")

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I am totally new to Unreal Engine and I just completed downloading the editor version 4.5.1

I opened the editor and created a new project (tried various blueprints and even empty)  
But whenever I open any of these projects, the editor gives a crash report with MachineID and EpicAccountID

**My System Configuration :-**  
Model : HP Probook 4440s  
Processor : Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz (quad core)  
Graphics : Intel HD 4000  
RAM : 4GB  
OS : Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit  
UE version : 4.5.1

Here is screenshots of my DxDiag :-

 ![20385-1.png](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/5/2/2/5225b5fd6f90f38ba6dfad8ffcadfa3ff24d20bf.png)

 ![20386-2.png](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/8/1/3/813f7c63afc544b81dba30a7a11e49a09ae4cb21.png)

Any help would be appreciated 🙂 !!

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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_2b03d27c](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_2b03d27c](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_2b03d27c)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unreal-engine-4-5-1-editor-crashing-on-opening-any-project/298410/2 "2014-11-07T15:13:05Z")

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Hey xLR-

Unfortunately your hardware is well below what is recommended to run the engine. This is a known crash that is currently being investigated. This link gives the recommended hardware for a variety of setups:

> **[A new, community-hosted Unreal Engine Wiki](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/a-new-community-hosted-unreal-engine-wiki/141494)**
>
> After over a year in maintenance mode, the official Unreal Engine Wiki is now permanently offline. These resources now live on a new community-run Unreal Engine Community Wiki — https://unrealcommunity.wiki/! You will be able to find content from...

You can also find community feedback on what hardware systems/setups are currently in use and how they preform here:

> **[\[Official\] Hardware Performance Survey](https://forums.unrealengine.com/showthread.php?20643-Official-Hardware-Performance-Survey)**
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> We have created this thread to help with our ongoing process of ensuring great editor performance across as many different systems as possible. There are only so many system configurations that we are able to test here at Epic, so we need the help of...

Cheers