Fortnite in an online video game which was first released in 2017 and is available for Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, and Android. It is quite a popular game drawing in more than 125 million players in less than a year of its release. Although this is a solid game there are instances when certain issues can occur which we will be addressing today. In this latest installment of our troubleshooting series we will tackle the Fortnite bad module info error issue.
How To Fix Fortnite Bad Module Info Error
Before performing any of the recommended troubleshooting steps listed below its best to reboot your computer. This will refresh the windows 10 operating system and will usually fix most of the common issues caused by a software glitch.
Many Fortnite gamers have reported that they are seeing the “bad_module_info has stopped working” error message while playing the game on their Windows computer. There are several factors that can cause this problem which is what we will go through with the troubleshooting steps listed below.
Try running the game as an administrator
There are certain times when you will need to run the game with an elevated permission. If this is not provided then the game might crash.
- Go to the game installation folder.
- Right-click on the “FortniteClient-Win64-Shipping” then select “Properties” and click on the “Compatibility” tab.
- Check the “Run as Administrator” box and click on “Apply”.
- Right–click on the “FortniteClient-Win64-Shipping-BE” then select “Properties” and click on the “Compatibility” tab.
- Check the “Run as Administrator” box and click on “Apply“.
- Right–click on the “FortniteClient-Win64-Shipping-EAC” then select “Properties” and click on the “Compatibility” tab.
- Check the “Run as Administrator” box and click on “Apply”.
- Right–click on the “FortniteLauncher.exe” then select “Properties” and click on the “Compatibility” tab.
- Check the “Run as Administrator” box and click on “Apply”.
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Verify the game file integrity
This problem can be caused by game files that are missing or corrupted. If this is the culprit then you can fix this by verifying the integrity of the game files through the Epic Games Client.
- Open the Epic Games Client and log in to your account.
- Click on “Library” on the left pane.
- Click on the “Gear Icon” by the “Launch” option in the Fortnite tab
- Select “Verify” and the game will begin to scan the game files.
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Change Full-screen Optimizations
Full-Screen optimizations is a feature in Windows 10 that helps make games run better. What this does is enhances the gaming or video playback experience by prioritizing the CPU and GPU resources for that particular process. Although this can be beneficial, there are times when it can cause a drop in frame rates or make the game crash. To check if this is what’s causing the problem you will need to disable this feature.
- Search for Fortnite’s main executable file and right-click on it (either on the Desktop, the Start menu or the Search results window) and choose Properties.
- Go to the Compatibility tab in the Properties window and check the box next to the Disable Full-Screen optimizations.
- Make sure you confirm any dialogs which may appear for you to confirm with admin privileges.
- Repeat the process for the launcher.
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Change compatibility settings
If this error message occurred right after installing a Windows 10 update then you should try running the game in compatibility mode of another operating system.
- Go to the game installation folder.
- Right-click on the “FortniteClient-Win64-Shipping” then select “Properties” and click on the “Compatibility” tab.
- Check the “Run this program in compatibility mode for” box, click on the dropdown and select “Windows 8″
- Click on “Apply” then on “OK”.
- Right–click on the “FortniteClient-Win64-Shipping-BE” then select “Properties” and click on the “Compatibility” tab.
- Check the “Run this program in compatibility mode for” box, click on the dropdown and select “Windows 8″
- Click on “Apply” then on “OK”.
- Right–click on the “FortniteClient-Win64-Shipping-EAC” then select “Properties” and click on the “Compatibility” tab.
- Check the “Run this program in compatibility mode for” box, click on the dropdown and select “Windows 8″
- Click on “Apply” then on “OK”.
- Right–click on the “FortniteLauncher.exe” then select “Properties” and click on the “Compatibility” tab.
- Check the “Run this program in compatibility mode for” box, click on the dropdown and select “Windows 8.
- Click on “Apply” then on “OK”.
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Update the graphics card drivers
There are instances when an outdated graphics card driver can cause this problem which is why you will need to make sure that your GPU is using the latest drivers.
If you have an NVIDIA graphics card
- Click on the Search bar on the left-hand side of the taskbar
- Type in GeForce Experience and press Enter
- Open the application
- Sign in then click on the “Drivers” option on the top left.
- Click on the “Check for Updates” option on the top right
- The application will check if new updates are available and if the updates are available a “Download” button will appear
- Click on the button to download the driver.
- After the Driver is downloaded the application will give you the option for “Express” or “Custom” installation.
- Click on the “Express” installation option and the Driver will automatically be installed.
If you have an AMD graphics card
- Right–Click on the Desktop and select AMD Radeon Settings.
- In the Settings, click on Updates in the lower right corner.
- Click on “Check For Updates”.
- If a new update is available a new option will appear.
- Click on the option and select Update.
- Click on Upgrade when the installer prompts you to.
- The installer will now get the package ready, check all the boxes and click on Install.
- This will now download the new driver and install it automatically.
- Restart your computer.
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