# Unreal won't install, need help urgently... **URL:** \ **Category:** Film, TV & Animation\ **Tags:** unreal-engine, question\ **Created:** [August 28, 2025, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unreal-wont-install-need-help-urgently/2651736 "2025-08-28T12:41:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TOYSTORYLAB](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/toystorylab/32/1194793_2.png) [@TOYSTORYLAB](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/TOYSTORYLAB)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2025, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unreal-wont-install-need-help-urgently/2651736/1 "2025-08-28T12:41:53Z")
This is an unusual question in Film and Animation, and as indie animators don’t get “real” support, I desperately look for help wherever I can. After working over 5 years with Unreal, I can not use it anymore, it simply won’t install. I uninstalled every version I had, every trace of Unreal/Epic, hoping to get a restart. I just upgraded from win 10 to win 11 and it still does not work. Sorry for all caps, but I NEED HELP URGENTLY! > [@Install Button 5.6 does nothing](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/install-button-5-6-does-nothing/2651168/6): > > After working over 5 years with Unreal, I can not use it anymore, it simply won’t install. I uninstalled every version I had, every trace of Unreal/Epic, hoping to get a restart. I just upgraded from win 10 to win 11 and it still does not work. Sorry for all caps, but I NEED HELP URGENTLY! Thanx [![](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/8/b/6/8b6480d5501f5223e2b6b28175f126bf656863a3.jpeg "Unreal won't install ;-(") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en1WjYVK398) Thanx ---
**Author:** ![ClockworkOcean](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/clockworkocean/32/1169999_2.png) [@ClockworkOcean](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ClockworkOcean)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2025, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unreal-wont-install-need-help-urgently/2651736/2 "2025-08-28T19:25:04Z")
I’m pretty sure it’s not going to install or run with that spec, sorry. ![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/1/6/9/169cb62475f99b4c978c4c51b16d5919ec6c41bc.png) ---
**Author:** ![TOYSTORYLAB](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/toystorylab/32/1194793_2.png) [@TOYSTORYLAB](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/TOYSTORYLAB)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2025, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unreal-wont-install-need-help-urgently/2651736/3 "2025-08-28T19:41:04Z")
Hm, you are kidding aren’t you… These are not my specs, these are suggested minimal specs. I have amd ryzen 9 5950x + RTX 3090 + 64GB Ram + Win 11 I work with Unreal over 5 years now: > **[Crassitudes - Crassitudes 3D animation](https://www.crassitudes.com/)** ---
**Author:** ![ClockworkOcean](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/clockworkocean/32/1169999_2.png) [@ClockworkOcean](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ClockworkOcean)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2025, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unreal-wont-install-need-help-urgently/2651736/4 "2025-08-28T19:52:29Z")
Ok, I’ve never seen that part of the installer before. It’s not very helpful! 🤣 I remember when I had a problem with the launcher, I uninstalled, then went through the registry and removed every key it had left behind. That did the trick. ---
**Author:** ![TOYSTORYLAB](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/toystorylab/32/1194793_2.png) [@TOYSTORYLAB](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/TOYSTORYLAB)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unreal-wont-install-need-help-urgently/2651736/5 "2025-08-28T20:08:58Z")
Thanx, but done all this several times… It simply does not work ;-( ---
**Author:** ![ClockworkOcean](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/clockworkocean/32/1169999_2.png) [@ClockworkOcean](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ClockworkOcean)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unreal-wont-install-need-help-urgently/2651736/6 "2025-08-28T20:27:08Z")
Are you using a firewall or VPN? ---
**Author:** ![TOYSTORYLAB](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/toystorylab/32/1194793_2.png) [@TOYSTORYLAB](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/TOYSTORYLAB)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unreal-wont-install-need-help-urgently/2651736/7 "2025-08-28T20:53:33Z")
Not really. I was suggested to disable anti virus, will check that tomorrow when in studio. But as said, everything went fine for years. As I finally found time to install 5.6 it didn’t work anymore… Unfortunately I uninstalled all versions, in the hope to get a restart, but now I got nothing to work with ;-/