How to Fix Screen Flickering Problems in Fortnite

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How to Fix Screen Flickering Problems in Fortnite

Screen flickering in Fortnite has become a pretty common issue, and in this guide, I will go over how to fix it.

There are a few solutions players can try to resolve the screen flickering.

  • Restart the game
  • Close unwanted programs running in the background
  • Change the game’s settings
  • Change the Graphics Card settings
  • Make sure the Graphics Card and the PC is updated

Let’s dive into more details on the different solutions.

Fortnite: Dealing with Screen Flickering

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There are five universal fixes you can try to use, to fix the screen flickering that can occur in the game.

They are quite simple, but most people tend to overlook them. Let’s go over how to fix the screen flickering for Fortnite

  • Restart the game

Though the definition of a simple solution, more often than not this can help you.

When a game is running for long periods, the game tends to encounter issues.

More often than not, a clean restart will allow it to resolve any issues you may have encountered, and get back to a smoother experience.

  • Close unwanted programs running in the background

Many of us usually play games, while leaving something open in the background.

That could be a browser with 15 tabs open, a video playing, a live stream running, or anything else we enjoy.

Splitting those resources among many different programs will understandably affect the game’s performance.

Before opening the game, make sure you always close any unneeded programs you have running in the background.

By doing that you will avoid any unwanted bugs from popping out of nowhere because your computer is struggling to handle all the things you want it to do.

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  • Change the game’s settings

The game’s setting or more precisely forcing the game to run with higher than recommended settings, will result in weird visual bugs, such as Screen Flickering.

It is also recommended to disable the Vsync option and increase the frame limit option.

If your PC is not the strongest out there limiting the frame rate can seem like a good idea, and make the game easier to run. It has been shown though that for a lot of players having the frame limit is the cause of such problems.

  • Change the Graphics Card settings

Depending on what graphics card you have, you will need to follow different steps to enable V-Sync.

For NVIDIA users: Open the NVIDIA Control Panel and go to 3D settings.

From there go to Manage 3D Settings. After that choose Program Settings, go to Add, and choose Fortnite from the installed programs. Enable Vertical Sync and hit apply. Simply restart, and then you are done.

For AMD Radeon users: Launch AMD Radeon apps and go to Global Settings. Go to Global Graphics, and set Wait for Vertical Refresh to Always on.

  • Make sure the Graphics Card and the PC is updated

Many players tend to leave updates until the PC itself has to make a point to bring it to their attention.

Most games will run into problems because updates like these are needed to run smoothly. The next time before running Fortnite make sure that both your PC and your Graphics Card are updated to their latest version.

Once you make sure they are updated, restart your PC, and run the game like usual.

Final Thoughts

Graphical bugs can be found in many games, and they are a part of any gaming experience. Knowing how to deal with them is important, to a smooth and stable experience.

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With all the reliable fixes for Screen Flickering on PC in Fortnite laid out, players will be able to have a smooth, reliable, and stable experience while playing. Share your solutions in the comments down below.

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