Why is my Epic Games Launcher stuck on the loading screen?

Epic Games Launcher stuck on the loading screen is usually caused by a corrupted web cache, a stuck background process, or hardware acceleration issues. Fix in order: (1) Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc, find EpicGamesLauncher in Task Manager, right-click → End Task, wait 30 seconds and reopen. (2) Clear the webcache — press Windows+R, type %localappdata%, open EpicGamesLauncher → Saved, delete the webcache folder, restart PC. (3) Right-click the launcher → Run as administrator. (4) Right-click the Epic taskbar icon → Adjust Settings → uncheck Enable Hardware Acceleration → Restart Now. (5) Check status.epicgames.com for server issues. (6) Repair or reinstall from store.epicgames.com/download.