How To Fix Fortnite Error 20006 (Chapter 2 Season 8)

Fortnite players may experience some of the most common errors in online multiplayer games. One of the most common errors that pop up in Fortnite is 'Error 20006', which is an anti-cheat error. This error can be fixed so that players can launch the game successfully and enjoy all the content waiting for them in Chapter 2 Season 8.

If this error occurs, the player will not be able to launch the game, and a prompt will appear on the screen displaying the following message: “Couldn’t start the game. Error code: 20006 (Cannot create service (StartService failed: 193))”.

Fix error 20006 in a few simple steps in Fortnite

This error occurs because the Easy Anti-Cheat service installed with Fortnite is corrupt, doesn't launch, or is out of date. Fortnite does not allow players to enter the game without launching an anti-cheat service first. This is the same for almost every major online multiplayer title.

Solution 1

The first and easiest method to solve this error is to fix the anti-cheat service. Follow these steps:

• Go to C >> Program Files >> Epic Games >> Fortnite
• Inside find out the file for the anti-cheat service. Fortnite game >> Binaries >> Win64/32 >> EasyAntiCheat
• Inside find the Setup.exe file and run it as administrator
• Select Fortnite from the games list on the application and select repair
• A message should pop up saying "Successfully Installed"
• Relaunch Fortnite to confirm the problem has been fixed

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Solution 2

Sometimes the driver gets corrupted, and the player can't launch the game because the anti-cheat doesn't work. In this scenario, the best thing to do is to rename the anti-cheat driver and let Fortnite re-download the anti-cheat when it launches again. Fortnite will find the anti-cheat file is missing and ask to download the file, which players must accept to fix error 20006.

If the method to fix this error doesn't work, players can uninstall and reinstall the game to be safe and not lose in-game data.

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