# Updating Unreal Engine stuck in loop

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/updating-unreal-engine-stuck-in-loop/2843111>\
**Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting (Unreal Engine)\
**Tags:** updates, unreal-engine, update\
**Created:** [October 21, 2026, 1:45am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/updating-unreal-engine-stuck-in-loop/2843111 "2026-10-21T01:45:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jade\_kenkashi](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@jade\_kenkashi](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/jade_kenkashi)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 1:45am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/updating-unreal-engine-stuck-in-loop/2843111/1 "2026-10-21T01:45:29Z")

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### Summary

I am not sure if I am actually updating Unreal Engine or is the update not registering? I have been doing this in a loop for 30 minutes, does not seem normal.

This happend previously from 5.8.2 \> 5.8.3 and I had to reinstall Epic Games Launcher and redownload Unreal Engine.

### What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Other

### Steps to Reproduce

Update Unreal Engine (5.8.3)

Open Epic Games Launcher  
Unreal Engine \> Library  
Under Engine Versions, Click Update/Resume

### Expected Result

Unreal Engine should be updated (The button turns to Open)

### Observed Result

Unreal Engine insists I ‘Resume’ despite already finished updating.

### Affects Versions

5.8

### Platform(s)

Windows

### Upload an image

 ![1-Updating.png](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/1/3/8/13829a376e9a1be7944f1d006935c0b6d46f0a7d.png) ![3-Updating PlugIns shows Unknown Error.png](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/d/2/2d288ff1cdaafa2d73a62471d8993cf9739cd6c6.png) ![2-Post Update.png](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/0/f/d/0fdc23c810b06cdabb2205d6166dd398f8728248.png)

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**Author:** ![jade\_kenkashi](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@jade\_kenkashi](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/jade_kenkashi)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 6:21am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/updating-unreal-engine-stuck-in-loop/2843111/2 "2026-10-21T06:21:00Z")

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I worked around this loop by reinstalling Unreal Engine and Epic Games Launcher while keeping my project files untouched. I am on 5.8.4 after reinstalling everything.

If this is how it is supposed to be, somehow I feel like it was not like this back in 5.7 and below.

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**Author:** ![markfx217](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@markfx217](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/markfx217)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/updating-unreal-engine-stuck-in-loop/2843111/3 "2026-10-21T19:34:48Z")

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I had the same problem when using Launcher Preview. After spending the whole night trying to figure out how to fix it, I finally resolved it simply by reinstalling the engine.