To see if this is the reason for the crashes, try to set all options under graphics to low or off. If your PC is not designed primarily for gaming, Fortnite may crash or perform poorly if you set the graphics quality too high than what your hardware can support. Once the Epic Games app is displayed, right click on it and select Run as administrator.Press the Windows key on the keyboard or click the Start button in the taskbar.Simply do the same steps for Fortnite later. We’ll use the Epic Games launcher as an example. If Fortnite can only run in a limited manner, it may not be able to access the important files and folders it needs, which may sometimes lead to crashes.īelow are the steps to run a program as Administrator. Making sure that both the launcher and the game have administrator access is very important in gaming. Fix #3: Run Fortnite and Epic Games launcher in elevated access.