Why does UE4.27.2 say updating when I pressed "Launch" (and already had it installed)???

Hi. Thanks for the reply and confirmation date.

But then why is there a Lumen folder (5x feature) in my UE4.27.2 install?

  • Was “Lumen” always in UE4.27.2 installs?
  • Can someone SS the Binaries DIR of their virgin UE4.27.2 installs?
  • My concern is that Lumen (when in UE5x) makes my computer slow. So I absolutely want it off in any 4x project I’m working on. But now I see this folder in my 4x install (and other things I don’t use thus don’t want space wasted on, yet were modified today).

For clarification:

  1. I was not installing 5x nor had any downloads qued. (My 5.4.1 was installed a month ago.)
  2. I merely wanted to use the Epic Launcher to start the UE4.27.2 Editor, to make a new project (because I couldn’t find the shortcut directly to the UE4x Editor.) Thus I clicked the dropdown button to set my default editor from UE5.4.1, back to UE4.27.2.
  3. And all the engine versions are installed on an External drive, not on the Win11 OS HD.

Edit: you said “5.4.2 update” but I thought the latest was UE5.4.1. So did you make a typo, or is 5.4.2 on the way? :slight_smile:

  • But I did click the Downloads tab (during the forced update), and it said it was downloading “UNREAL ENGINE 4.27.2.”