How to increase Epic Games download speed?

Although Epic Games has been successful in attracting new users by distributing free games in recent years, some people do not prefer the platform due to various problems. One of these problems is the slow download speed. In this content, we will talk about a method you can try and alternative things you can do to increase the download speed of Epic Games Launcher.

Epic Games download speed boost!

Epic Games has a solution for this problem that negatively affects the user experience. The platform explained this in a blog post it published. So this means that the method we will describe is not against Epic Games rules.

In this method, which many users do not know, we will make a change in the settings file of Epic Games Launcher. Don’t worry, this will not cause any change in the performance of the application. So let’s move on to what needs to be done.

To increase Epic Games download speed, follow these steps;

1. Search first Type “Run” in the section and open the first application.
2. “%localappdata%type ” and Ok button Click.
3. In the file explorer that opensEpicGamesLauncherFind the folder named ” and enter it.
4. Saved > Config > Windows follow the path.
5. “Engine.iniOpen the file named ” with notepad
6. Add the following codes to the file;

[HTTP]
HttpTimeout=10
HttpConnectionTimeout=10
HttpReceiveTimeout=10
HttpSendTimeout=10

[Portal.BuildPatch]
ChunkDownloads=3
ChunkRetries=20
RetryTime=0.5

Finally, save the file and exit notepad. These codes make some changes to Epic Games’ download settings. For example ChunkDownloads value determines how many tracks are downloaded at once. As it is known, Epic Games Launcher downloads large game files by breaking them into pieces.

Other download speed boost methods

Other methods you can try to increase the download speed of Epic Games Launcher are as follows;

• Try using a direct cable connection instead of Wi-Fi. Wired connections generally provide higher speeds.
• Close any other applications that may put a load on the internet during the download process. This can increase your download speed by reducing network traffic.
• If you are using a VPN, disable it during the download process. VPN can affect your download speed.
• Connect to different DNS servers like Google Public DNS or OpenDNS.

So what do you guys think about this issue? Did the method we described work? You can share your views with us in the Comments section below.