Fortnite Windows Cannot Access The Specified Device Problem

Fortnite Windows Cannot Access the Specified Device Problem - In this guide by Technobroz, we will fix Fortnite Windows's inability to access the specified device problem. 

Fortnite Windows Cannot Access The Specified Device Problem

4 Best Ways to Fix Fortnite Windows Cannot Access The Specified Device Problem

1. Run Epic Games as Administrator 
2. Change Fortnite's Compatibility Settings
3. Clear Fortnite and Epic's Cache Files
4. Give permission to Fortnite files 

1. Run Epic  Games as Administrator 

The first solution to Fix Fortnite Windows Cannot Access The Specified Device Problem is to run Epic as administrator. 

Fortnite Windows Cannot Access The Specified Device Problem & run Epic as admin

To run Epic as administrator 

Step 1: Go to search and type  "Epic Games".

Step 2: Click Open file location.

Step 3: Right-click on Epic and click open file location again.

Fortnite Windows Cannot Access The Specified Device Problem

Step 4: Right-click on Epic and then click on Compatibility.

Step 5: Tick Run this program as an admin and click Apply. 

Step 6: Click OK and close the tab.  

2. Change Fortnite's Compatibility Settings

The second solution to fix Fortnite Windows Cannot Access The Specified Device Problem is to change Fortnite's compatibility settings. 

To change Fortnite's compatibility settings

Step 1: Open Epic and click on the three dots next to Fortnite. 

Step 2: Click Manage and then click Open Install Location.

Step 3: Click FortniteGame, Binaries and Win64. 

Step 4: There will be four files with Fortnite icons in this folder. We will change the Compatibility settings of these files. 

Step 5: Scroll down and find these files. Do the same for these four files.

Step 6: Right-click on FortniteLauncher and open Properties.

Step 7: Click on Compatibility from the top.

Step 8: Tick Run this program in compatibility mode for and select Windows 8.

Fortnite Windows Cannot Access The Specified Device Problem

Step 9: Then tick Disable fullscreen optimizations and untick Run this program as an admin if it is ticked.

Step 10: Click Apply to save the changes and then click OK.

We will do this for the other files as well. Make sure to Run this program as an admin is unticked. We have changed Fortnite's compatibility settings. Now you can open Epic and check whether the problem is solved. If the problem is not solved, we'll move on to the next solution.

3. Clear Fortnite and Epic's Cache Files

The next solution to Fix Fortnite Windows Cannot Access the Specified Device Problem is to Clear Fortnite and Epic's cache files. 

To Clear Fortnite and Epic's Cache Files

Step 1: Press the Windows + R keys and open Run.

Step 2: Type %localappdata% and press enter.

Step 3: The files we need to delete are EpicGamesLauncher, FortniteGame, UnrealEngine, and UnrealEngineLauncher. 

Fortnite Windows Cannot Access The Specified Device Problem

Step 4: If you received (Folder In Use) notification, just close Epic.

Step 5: Deleting these files will not harm Epic or our game.

Step 6: Log back into our account. 

Check if the error with your Windows cannot access the specified device is fixed or not. If your error is fixed then help your friends to find our guide by sharing it on social platforms if your error isn't fixed let's move on to our last solution.

4. Give permission to Fortnite files 

We have cleared the cache files. Now you can check if the problem is solved or not. If the problem persists, we will move on to the fourth solution. The next solution is to give permission to Fortnite files from the above solutions.

 To Give permission to Fortnite files 

Step 1: Open the file location of Fortnite as we did in the earlier solution.

Step 2: Right-click on FortniteLauncher and open  Properties.

Step 3: From the top click on Security and then click on Edit.

Step 4: After completing earlier steps, in the Group or User Names section, set them all to Full control and click Apply.

Fortnite Windows Cannot Access The Specified Device Problem

Step 5: Do that to the other files as well. We gave the permission. 

Now you can check if the problem is solved or not. 

Conclusion

Hope we were able to resolve Fortnite Windows Cannot Access The Specified Device Problem that you were facing. We have listed this technique to fix this error after applying this method to fix by ourselves. Follow the steps one by one, without missing any points you will definitely be able to fix the error with your Fortnite windows.