Fix: Fortnite Unexpected Error 0xC0020015

Fortnite players encounter the "Unexpected Error 0xC0020015" issue after running the game, restricting their access to the game. If you are facing suchaproblem, you can findasolution by following the suggestions below.

1. What is Fortnite Unexpected Error 0xC0020015?
2. How To Fix Fortnite Unexpected Error 0xC0020015
   1. Install EAC and BattlEye Software
   2. Repair Game Files
   3. Turn Off Driver Signature
   4. Turn Off Antivirus
   5. Check Services

What is Fortnite Unexpected Error 0xC0020015?

Fortnite "Unexpected Error 0xC0020015" is caused by the Easy Anti-Cheat software system not working.

If this software system, which allows cheating software to not be run in the game, does not work, it can cause suchaproblem and prevent our access to the game.

Of course, you may encounter such an error not only because of this problem, but also because of many other problems.

We can prevent suchaproblem by taking security measures and repairing Easy Anti-Cheat software.

How To Fix Fortnite Unexpected Error 0xC0020015

To fix this error, you can find the solution to the problem by following the suggestions below.

1-) Install EAC and BattlEye Software

We can fix this problem by installing Easy Anti-Cheat software in Fortnite game.

• Open Fortnite game file location.
• Open the "EasyAntiCheat" folder in the folder we encountered.
• Open the program "EasyAntiCheat_Setup.exe" on the screen that opens.
• Choose the Fortnite game on the screen that opens and click the "Repair Service" button.
• After the installation is complete, click the "Finish" button to finish the process.

If it didn't work after this process, delete Easy Anti-Cheat and reinstall it. For this;

• Access the folder "C:\Program Files (x86)\EasyAntiCheat".
• Open the program "EasyAntiCheat.exe" located in the folder.
• Choose the Fortnite game in the opened program and uninstall it by pressing the "Uninstall" option at the bottom left.

After this process, let's reinstall the "BattlEye" software.

• Open Fortnite game file location.
• Then let's go to the "Win64" and "BattlEye" folders respectively.
• Right-click the "Uninstall_BattlEye.bat" file in the folder and run as administrator.
• Then right click on "Install_BattlEye.bat" and run as administrator.

After the process is complete, run the game and check.

2-) Repair Game Files

We can fix the problem by repairing the game files via the Epic Games Launcher.

• Run the Epic Games Launcher.
• Open thelibrary menu.
• Click on the three dots on Fortnite.
• Then click "Manage" and click the "Verify" button to verify the files.

After this process, the files in the game will be checked.

If there is any defect or deficiency, the game will be downloaded in the file.

After the operation is successful, you can try to run the game.

3-) Turn off Driver Signature

We may encounter suchaproblem because the Easy Anti-Cheat software will ask foradriver signature. For this, we can prevent such errors by turning off the Windows 10 driver signature.

• Type cmd in the start search screen and run it as administrator
• Type the following code snippet on the command prompt screen that opens and press enter.
  • bcdedit /set nointegritychecks off

After the process is successfully applied, we can restart the computer and run the Fortnite game comfortably.

4-) Turn off Antivirus

Disable any antivirus program you use, or delete it completely from your computer. If you are using Windows Defender, disable it. For this;

• Type "virus and threat protection" into the start search screen and open it.
• Then click on "Manage settings".
• Turn Real-time protection to "Off".

After this, let's turn off other ransomware protection.

• Open the start search screen.
• Open the search screen by typing "Windows security settings".
• Click on "Virus and Threat Protection" on the screen that opens.
• Click on "Ransomware Protection" in the menu.
• Turn off "Controlled Folder Access" on the screen that opens.

After performing this operation, we will need to add Fortnite game files as an exception.

• Type "virus and threat protection" into the start search screen and open it.
Under
• Virus and threat protection settings, select "Manage settings, and then under "Exclusions" select "Add or remove exclusions."
• Select Add an exclusion, and then select the "Fortnite" folder saved on your disk.

After this process, try to run the game by repairing the Fortnite files.

5-) Check Services

BattlEye and Easy Anti Cheat services not running in the background may cause you to encounter "0xC0020015" error.

Therefore, we can eliminate the problem by checking the services.

• In the start search screen, type "Services" and open it.
• Double-click "BattlEye Service" in the new window that opens.
• Then set "Startup Type" to "Automatic" and start the service state.
• Click the "Apply" button for us to save the setting.

After performing this operation, access the services window again.

• Then double click on "EasyAntiCheat".
• In the new window that opens, set the "Startup Type" option to "Automatic" and press the "Apply" button and save.

After this process, you can run the Fortnite game and check if the problem persists.