Unreal Engine Not Launching

Development Getting Started & Setup
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Hey there. I have just gotten my License for UE4 through my Uni. I downloaded the Epic Games Launcher, installed it and then started the download for UE4 4.7.0. Once it was finished, I clicked launch but nothing happened. I have tried verifying the install in the Library tab. I have tried moving the install from my external drive to my internal HDD. I thought I would ask here before a full UE4 re-install (to avoid that large download).

Basically neither the “launch” button or the “Create Project” button seem to do anything when I click on them in the Epic Games Launcher. No error code or visual signs of the Engine launching.

Specs:
Windows 7, 64 bit
8gb RAM
Radeon HD6950 2gb
Intel i7 2600k Unlocked @ 4.0ghz

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Hi PantherNZ,

We do not recommend installing the editor onto an external drive or moving the files after install. This will generally have slow performance due to transfer rates or not launch at all. You can try bypassing the Launcher altogether by opening the UE4Editor.exe directly. Look for it in this folder:

:\Program Files\Unreal Engine\4.7\Engine\Binaries\Win64

If it still doesn’t launch, try re-installing on your internal drive. Post back here to let us know if it works or not.

Thanks,

TJ

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I have same problem here pls any Ideas ???

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Hi ChessBoard64,

We have modified the process for how we handle Launcher issues.

Please visit: http://help.epicgames.com

Here you will find information and solutions for common issues, as well as a contact form if you still need additional assistance.

Thanks,

TJ

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thanks for responding I will try this and see what gonna happen

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Hi TJ thanks for responding I will try this and see what gonna happen TYVM

ChessBoard

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Finally I fixed it the problem was because visual studio 2015
everything is good now .

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Same here, It wont start, sending to “help pages”, we know what that means, hours and hours of nothing.

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@ChessBoard64 As I am having similar issues, it will be helpful if you could tell me what was the issue you had with visual studio, how it affected unreal engine and how did you get it fixed. Thanks!

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I have a problem a bit like that.
I am opening UE4 editor but after loading process it automatically close itself without showing any error or sth. My Ram:8GB ; i7 CPU Quadcore 1.73 GHz ; graphics card: NVDIA GeG_Force GT 425M
What can be the problem? Can anybody help, please? Ubuntu 16.04 is my OS

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Same problem but on Unreal Engine 5

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