How To Restart Fortnite On PlayStation, PC & Xbox (Update Available) What to do Many players are experiencing the 'restart Fortnite to download the latest patch error,' here is how to fix it. The most obvious error in Fortnite history.
Due to the new update for Chapter 5, Season 2, players will need to download the latest patch to be able to play the game. However, if they are inside the game, the patch will not get installed, which will prevent them from signing in.
To restart Fortnite on Xbox and download any awaiting updates, do the following: – Press the Xbox button and go to the Home screen. – Choose Fortnite and click on the Menu button on your controller. – Select Quit. – After exiting Fortnite, start it again.
Restarting a title on consoles isn’t hard, but it’s not a common practice. You can easily restart Fortnite on PS5 and PS4 with the following steps. – Hold down the PS button on your controller. – On PS5, click on the Options button and navigate to Fortnite’s icon. – Click on Fortnite and choose Close Game. – On PS4, select Fortnite after holding down the PS button and choose Close Application. – Launch Fortnite again after successfully exiting the game.
The quickest way to restart Fortnite on PC is by performing a quick Alt + F4 on your keyboard. This key combination will instantly shut down Fortnite and you can launch it again afterward from the Epic Games Launcher.
After exiting Fortnite, you should be able to update Fortnite automatically on PS5 and Xbox. This means that when you try to launch Fortnite the next time, an update is likely to begin installing automatically.