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The original was posted on /r/epicgamespc by /u/Lord–Sunday on 2024-09-09 12:18:03+00:00.

Hey all,

I don’t know about the rest of you but recently I’ve been getting atrocious download speeds (<4MB/s) in the Epic Games Launcher and was really fed up. There is one page I could find on the Epic Support Website (How do I adjust the Epic Games Launcher files to improve download speeds?) although that didn’t help me at all.

Anyway, I contacted Epic and there was three steps they recommended which have massively increased my download speed and I thought I’d share them here for anyone else with a similar issue:

  1. Clearing Webcache: a. In the lower right corner click on the arrow pointing up (the chevron) b. Right-click on the Epic icon in the pop up window c. Select Exit d. Press the Windows key and tap the R key, this will open a run window e. Type %localappdata% f. Press the Enter key, this will open File Explorer g. Open the EpicGamesLauncher folder h. Open the Saved folder i. Right click and select delete on:
  2. webcache
  3. webcache_4147
  4. webcache_4430 There may only be one or two of the files present
  5. Flushing the DNS: a. Press the Windows key on your keyboard b. Type CMD and select Run as Administrator to access the prompt. b. Type netsh winsock reset and press the Enter key. c. Restart your computer. d. Repeat steps 1-3 to open a new Command Prompt e. Type ipconfig /release in the prompt f. Wait a few moments for all information to load g. Type ipconfig /renew in the prompt h. Wait a few moments for all information to load i. Type ipconfig /flushdns in the prompt j. Close the command prompt
  6. Disable proxy server (if connected): a. Follow the steps on the attached link

I hope this helps everyone as much as this helped me! 👍🏼