How To Fix Epic Games IS-FC02-3 Error?

The "IS-FC02-3" error that Epic Games users encounter while downloading any game, verifying files and performing the update process can cause problems due to many problems. If you are facing such a problem, you can solve the problem by performing the following steps.

What is Epic Games IS-FC02-3 Error?

This error, which is encountered, consists of any problem and restricts the download, update and verification process. If your internet is slow in reception or speed, we may encounter this situation and be unable to process your transactions. Of course, we may not encounter such an error just because of the problem with the internet. One of them may be caused by the antivirus system. Your antivirus can prevent the Epic Games program of your system from accessing the folder and present various error codes. For this, we will help you solve this error by giving you a few suggestions.

How To Fix Epic Games IS-FC02-3 Error?

In order to solve this error we encountered, we will try to solve it by mentioning a few suggestions.

1-) Turn off Antivirus Program

First of all, we can observe by turning off any antivirus program we use so that we can estimate what this error is due to. If you are using an antivirus program other than Windows Defender, turn it off completely. If you are only using Windows Defender, we will tell you the steps you need to do in order.

• Turn off Real-Time Protection
• First, close the "Epic Games" program with the help of a task manager.
• Then open the start search screen by typing "Windows security settings".
• Click on the "Virus and threat protection" option on the screen that opens.
• Click on the "Manage settings" option under the "Virus and threat protection settings" heading in the menu.
• Disable the "Real-time protection" option on the screen that opens.

Turn off Ransom File Protection

Windows Defender software, which it developed to make the operating system safe, can unnecessarily block files in some places. For this, we can run the game by turning off this protection for a limited time by making a few settings.

• First, close the "Epic Games" program with the help of a task manager.
• Open the start search screen.
• Open the search screen by typing "Windows security settings".
• Click on the "Virus and Threat Protection" option on the screen that opens.
• Click the "Ransomware Protection" option in the menu.
• Turn off "Controlled Folder Access" on the screen that opens.

After this process, you can run the Epic Games program to download, update or verify the file. If your problem persists, let's move on to our next suggestion.

2-) Clear DNS Cache

If none of the suggestions above worked, we can solve the problem by clearing the dns cache. For this;

• Type cmd on the start search screen and run it as an administrator.
• Type the command ipconfig /flushdns on the command prompt screen and press enter.
• After this process, it will show that your dns cache has been successfully cleared
• Then again type the netsh winsock reset command on the command prompt screen and press enter.

After this process, restart the computer and run the Epic Games program. If the problem persists, let's move on to another suggestion.

3-) Power Off Your Modem

Turn your modem off, wait 20 seconds, and turn it back on. During this process, your ip address will change and will prevent various network problems. If the problem persists, let's move on to another suggestion.

4-) Register Another DNS Server

If none of the above processes have happened, let's save another DNS server to our computer.

• Open the Control Panel.
• Select the Network and Internet option.
• On the screen that opens, open the Network and Sharing Center.
• Click on the "Change adapter settings" option on the left.
• Open the Properties menu by right-clicking on your Connection Type.
• Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP /IPv4).
• Let's apply the settings by typing the Google DNS server that we will give below.
• Preferred DNS server: 8.8.8.8
• Other DNS server: 8.8.4.4
• Then click on the "Verify settings on exit" option and press the OK button and apply the actions.

After this process, restart the computer and run the Epic Games program.

5-) Check Your Disk

The Epic Games launcher must be installed on the "C:" system to run smoothly. If it is not in the "C:" folder, perform the installation on the "C:" system. If you do not want to install it on the "C:" system, check the size of your installed disk. If there is no space on your disk, you may encounter an error like this. For this, you can eliminate the problem by opening the location of your disk.

6-) Repair Epic Games Program

Any missing and corrupt files within the Epic Games program may cause any error. For this, we can fix such problems by repairing the Epic Games program.

• Type "Control Panel" in the start search screen and open it.
• Click on the "Uninstall a Program" option on the screen that opens.
• Right-click the "Epic Games Launcher" program from the listed programs and click "Repair".

After this process, it will scan the faulty or missing files and perform the installation process. After the process is completed successfully, open the Epic Games program and check if the problem persists.