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Fortnite not starting in game, suspended in taskbar

Anonymous
2021-11-08T23:20:53+00:00

Whenever i ready up in Fortnite and it starts to get in a match in the loading screen it crashes, i checked once while it was just stuck there, in taskbar it said suspended next to Fortnite, because of that i left Fortnite for a while hoping that after coming back after a long time it would work, after around 6 months i am coming back to Fortnite and the issue still continues.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-11-09T20:02:23+00:00

    -Hi, my name is Claudeir, I'm happy to help you!

    Looks like you're having issues exclusively with Fortnite, have you tried uninstalling and installing the game again after the issue appeared?

    Follow a few steps, test if it resolved after each solution:

    -Keep everything up to date with the system (right click start, settings, update and security, check for update. Also visit the video card/mother board/BIOS manufacturer's website to see if there are any drivers to update)

    -Clean startup:

    Clean boot is for you to determine if a background program is interfering with your system or to optimize your system load.

    For clean boot follow the steps below:

    On the Desktop, press the Windows + R keys simultaneously to open Run;

    In the Run Menu type msconfig command and click OK to open System Configuration;

    On the Services tab, check Hide All Microsoft Services and Click Disable All;

    Click Apply and OK;

    Restart the computer.

    NOTE:This procedure disables all third-party services and programs. You can later, if the problem is solved in this way, enable the programs and services that will start with Windows, selectively, instead of keeping them all disabled. If the problem returns after activating the startup of a specific service or program, the problem is exactly in the startup of this software and it is recommended to remove it.

    -Right click on start, run PowerShell(admin) or Command Prompt(admin)

    Copy and paste the following command:

    DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

    and press Enter.(Note: This step may take a few minutes to start and up to 30 minutes to complete).

    After you see a message saying "The operation completed successfully", copy and paste this command:

    sfc /scannow

    and press Enter.

    Wait for a message that says "Verification 100% complete".

    So add this command:

    chkdsk /f /r /b

    Confirm with "Y" and restart the computer for this last step.

    -Scan with Windows Defender:

    Uninstall any third-party anti-malware, many antiviruses have their own removal tool. Visit the Installed Software website for more information. Your system will not be unprotected as Windows has its own security system that automatically enables as soon as you restart your computer.

    leave just Windows Defender, then Windows+i, update and security, Windows security, open Windows security, virus and threat protection, scan options, tick and run a full scan, then tick and run an offline scan.

    -New user account.

    Your user profile is a set of settings that make your computer look and work the way you want it to. It contains your desktop background settings, screen savers, pointer preferences, sound settings, and other features. Due to this variety of personal settings and changes caused by other programs can cause corruption of your user profile and malfunction in system usage hence the need for a new profile.

    On the Desktop, press the Windows + R keys simultaneously to open Run;

    In Run type control userpasswords2 and click OK; (There is a space after the control)

    On the Add tab, and Sign in without a Microsoft account (not recommended).

    Click to create a Local Account.

    Enter a username and password, add a password hint and click Next and then Finish.

    In the Users tab select the name of the new user click Properties;

    On the Group Membership tab, check the Administrator option, click Apply and OK;

    Restart the computer and login to the new user account and see the behavior.

    If it solves the problem, you can transfer the data to the new user:

    On the admin user you created, press the Windows+R keys, type: %systemdrive%\users (in English and without spaces)

    and click Ok. Check your previous user's folder and click the left mouse button, it may take a while to process the data, in a few minutes access to your files will be released, select the folders you want to move to copy them press (CTRL+C), to cut them press (CTRL+X) and to paste press (CTRL+V) in your new user.

    After migrating your data, delete your previous user: Press the Windows+R keys, type netplwiz and click OK. Select your previous user and click Remove.

    If nothing is able to solve the unique problem with Fortnite, it may be a case of contacting the game's support directly:

    https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/help-c...

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    -Feel free to leave your opinion, marking as answered if the answer helped, or leaving more details so that we can continue the service, this is very important to us.

    Graciously,

    Claudeir

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-11-09T12:19:31+00:00

    Hello, I wanted to play a quick team rumble match in fortnite, and i saw the issue is back again, so can you pls help me, and I am pretty sure that there isn't anything wrong with my laptop because I play some other games like genshin impact on medium graphics and minecraft, valorant but i have never had such issues with these games ever.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-11-09T02:54:41+00:00

    Hlo, I am back after updating my drivers and that issue is gone. Thank you very much for your assistance, but another thing that after a bit in the game it crashed again but this time it gave an actual fortnite error so i will just try running it again and I am pretty sure it will, work if it doesn't then i will just ask for help again, but overall thanks a lot for your help 🙂, and i also wanted to know why i can't set my priority to above normal or high for Fortnite, please tell me if it is good to set my fortnite priority to high and if yes how can i, because everytime it just says access denied.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-11-09T02:42:19+00:00

    Hello, I have completed all the steps i am now just checking for updates from windows and in dell support assist. I will reply once everything is done and if it is working.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-11-09T00:02:27+00:00

    Hi, I'm Douglas. Welcome to the community. I am happy to help you today.

    Test the steps mentioned below

    Step 1: Use CTRL-ALT-DEL and choose to open Task Manager.

    Step 2: Choose "More Details" at the bottom of Task Manager to expand Task Manager.

    Step 3: Go to "File" and choose "Run new task".

    Step 4: Type "cmd" in the "Open" field.

    Step 5: Paste the following: reg delete HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\IrisService /f && shutdown -r -t 0

    Step 6: Type Enter and then your PC should restart. After rebooting, everything should return to normal.

    After that, perform the system image correction to avoid other anomalies:

    1. Press the Windows+Q keys and type CMD;
    2. Right-click on CMD and choose Run as Administrator;
    3. Paste the commands below one by one, and to process it, press Enter:

    dism /online /cleanup-image /CheckHealth

    dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

    Finally, run SFC:

    sfc /scannow

    click (enter) wait for the end of the process restart the pc.

    Go to Windows Update and check if there are any pending updates to be done.

    Check if the problem has been resolved, post again if not

    Did this information help you in this situation? If yes, indicate below so that other users can see that this information is useful. I will be available whenever you need it.

    Thanks,

    Douglas R.

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