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Windows Cannot Find FortniteClient-Win64-Shipping.exe [Fix]
Easy solutions so you can get back to achieving a Victory Royale
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Updated onMarch 29, 2024
updated onMarch 29, 2024
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Imagine you had a long day and are looking forward to playing Fortnite to relax. You justdownloaded the gamewhen all of sudden you’re greeted with a FortniteClient-Win64-Shipping.exe error message.
Similar to anupload packet loss error, the Win64 error prevents you from playing Fortnite. Don’t worry; this guide has a variety of solutions that you can try out to fix the error so you can play.
What causes the Win64 error?
But before solving this error, it’s important to find out what causes it. Fortnite isn’t the only game that can suffer from a Win64 error, but the culprits are typically the same:
How do I fix the Fortnite Win64 error?
Before going into the more complex solutions, there are a couple of things that you can do to fix the Win64 error. These take almost no time at all.
1. Delete Fortnite’s game folder
2. Repair the EasyAntiCheat software
3. Uninstall Fortnite and run an SFC scan
If you want to be safer about this process, you can try usingthird-party softwareto help you scan your device in-depth and present complete information about corrupted or missing files. After that, the software will repair or replace them automatically with new elements from its substantial database to keep your PC running smoothly.
4. Clean install GPU drivers
Besides the Win64 error, there’s nothing worse than launching a game and beinggreeted with a black screen. This is because of a problem with the graphics car drivers and has been seen affecting Minecraft and Overwatch.
Fixing a plain black screen is simple; most of the time you just update the drivers but you also may have to adjust your computer’s power plan.
For specific titles, we recommend learning how toAssassin’s Creed Black Flagsuddenlycrashing upon startup. You’ll get a crash course on how to replace DLL files and installBlag Flagin compatibility mode.
Feel free to comment below if you have questions about other video game problems or bugs. And please tell us if there’s a specific guide for a game that you’d like to see.
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Cesar Cadenas
Networking & Security Specialist
Cesar has been writing for and about technology going on for 6 years when he first started writing tech articles for his university paper. Since then, his passion for technology blossomed into a prosperous writing career. He first started writing about tech in the entertainment world and would later move on to write about smart life tech and social media. He was recently a Technical Writer for tech company Extron where he wrote user guides for audio and video equipment.
He has since moved on to being a freelance writer looking to have a career in copywriting and hopes to share his love and knowledge of technology with the world. Recently, Cesar has written for the cryptocurrency news site, BTCPro and helping people understand tech.
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Cesar Cadenas
Networking & Security Specialist
Cesar is a tech expert passionate about Windows, Microsoft, and anything surrounding the world of PCs.
