How to Fix Epic Games The request could not be completed

Are you getting the “The request could not be completed” error on Epic Games?

Here is the second part of the error message: “Please try again later.”

The error message appears when you try to log in to the Epic Games Launcher, but are unable to do so.

This could happen because Epic Games servers are down or due to a cache problem.

In this manual you will learn how to “The request could not be completed. Please try again later.‘While logging into Epic Games.

How to Fix Epic Games The request could not be completed

Solution 1: Clear Epic Games Launcher cache

1. Select the up arrow on the Windows taskbar.
2. Right-click on the Epic Games icon and select “Exit.”
3. Press Windows + R, type %localappdata% and press Enter.
4. Open the “EpicGamesLauncher” folder.
5. Open the “Saved” folder.
6. Delete ALL these folders:
   • web cache
   • webcache_4147
   • webcache_4430
7. Open the Epic Games Launcher and try logging in again.

Solution 2: Allow epic games through the firewall

1. Search for “Windows Defender Firewall” with Windows Search and open it.
2. Select ‘Allow an app or feature through Windows Defender Firewall’.
3. Change settings > Allow another app… > Browse.
4. Add these two programs:
   • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\Win64\EpicGamesLauncher.exe
   • C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Engine\Binaries\Win32\EpicGamesLauncher.exe
5. Restart your PC, open the Epic Games Launcher and try to log into it.

Solution 3: Change your DNS

1. Search for “Control Panel” with Windows Search and open it.
2. Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Connections (e.g. Ethernet).
3. Select “Properties” and double-click on “Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
4. Enable “Use the following DNS server addresses.”
5. Enter “8.8.8.8” as the preferred DNS server.
6. Enter “8.8.4.4” as the alternate DNS server.
7. Select “OK”, open the Epic Games Launcher and try to log in.

Solution 4: Uninstall and reinstall Epic Games

1. Search for “Control Panel” with Windows Search and open it.
2. Programs > Uninstall a program > Right-click on “Epic Games Launcher”.
3. Select “Remove” to remove the launcher.
4. Reinstall the launcher here: store.epicgames.com/download.
5. Open the Epic Games Launcher and try to log in.

Solution 5: Check the status of Epic Games

1. Check the status of Epic Games x.com/EOSStatus And status.epicgames.com.
2. If one or more services are not operational, it means Epic Games is offline.
3. If Epic Games is offline, you will have to wait a few minutes to a few hours for the server to be up and running again.

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