Epic Games Download Speed 0 : How to Fix?

If you a problem with Epic Games Launcher downloads/updates like slow downloads or Download Speed is 0 or making your PC crash then this might help you. After lots of research I found a solution for this problem.

The reason that this happens is because of HDD, the epic games launcher will download and install at the same time and HDD is making it very slow even when your install location is not in HDD. I have two SSD and one HDD, I tried to download after disabling the HDD, the download speed spiked up to the max speed and I didn’t had any issues with the download and install at the same time. So please try this if you run in to this problem.

In the epic games launcher, Go to settings, click Throttle Downloads set it to a big number like 100,000. I was getting 0.4 -1 MB’s before doing that. Bumped up to 10 MB’s after.

That’s the only thing I changed. Play around with the number. 200,000 actually gave me worse speed. I know it shouldn’t work. It’s supposed to do the opposite of increase speed.

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How do I adjust the Epic Games Launcher files to improve download speeds?

If you’re experiencing connection issues or slower download speeds than expected in your Launcher, you can try editing the following file to troubleshoot the issue.

1) Click on Start.

2) Type %localappdata% and press Enter.

3) Open the EpicGamesLauncher folder

4) Open the Saved folder.

5) Open the Config folder.

6) Open the Windows folder.

7) Open Engine.ini and add the following lines to it:

[HTTP]
HttpTimeout=10
HttpConnectionTimeout=10
HttpReceiveTimeout=10
HttpSendTimeout=10
[Portal.BuildPatch]
ChunkDownloads=3
ChunkRetries=20
RetryTime=0.5

8) Save the file and open the Epic Games Launcher.

How do I add an exception for my games to Windows Defender Firewall?

Firewalls are a tool that your computer uses to protect you from malicious software.

They can interfere with the way your computer communicates with our online games. You can create an exception in the firewall. This will allow your computer to better communicate with the Epic Games Servers.

Turn your firewall off and test a game to see if the issue still occurs:

1) Press the Windows Key on your keyboard.

2) Type Windows Defender Firewall.

3) Press the Enter Key on your keyboard.

4) Select Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off.

5) Select the Turn off Windows Defender Firewall box under Private Network Settings.

6) Select the Turn off Windows Defender Firewall box under Public Settings Network.

7) Launch one of our online games.

8) Play a match or round to see if the issue has been resolved.

Turn the firewall back on:

1) Close our games and the Launcher.

2) Press the Windows Key on your keyboard.

3) Type Windows Defender Firewall.

4) Select Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off.

5) Select the Turn on Windows Defender Firewall box under Private Network Settings.

6) Select the Turn on Windows Defender Firewall box under Public Settings Network.

7) Close the window.

If the issue is resolved by disabling the firewall, you need to create an exception for the games you wish to play. Adding an exception to your firewall will allow Epic Games to connect to your computer

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Follow the steps below to create an exception:

1) Press the Windows Key on your keyboard.

2) Type Windows Defender Firewall.

3) Press the Enter Key on your keyboard.

4) Select Allow apps to communicate through Windows Defender Firewall.

5) Scroll down until you find the game you’re trying to launch.

6) Check all boxes that carry the game’s name such as Fortnite or Rocket League.

7) Click the OK button.

If you do not see the game you’re trying to play in the Allow apps to communicate through Windows Defender Firewall list, you will need to add it.

1. Click the Allow another app… button in the Allow apps to communicate through Windows Defender Firewall window.

2. Click the Browse button.

3. Locate the app you’re trying to launch. Some common paths are:

• • Epic Games Launcher
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\Win64
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\Win32
  • Fortnite
    C:\Program Files\Epic Games\Fortnite\FortniteGame\Binaries\Win64
  • Rocket League
    C:\Program Files\Epic Games\rocketleague
    C:\Program Files(x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\rocketleague\Binaries\Win64
  • Fall Guys
    C:\Program Files\Epic Games\FallGuys

4. Check all boxes with the game’s name.

5. Click the OK button.