GTA 5 Crashing? GTA V Not Launching? GTA 5 Random crashes?

Solution 2: Keep your PC Updated To Fix GTA 5 Crashing

Sometimes your outdated PC is the main cause of the Outdated Graphics Card Driver on Windows 11.

Outdated drivers in your PC or your current Window Version are not able to support the GTA 5 and gaming software, as you update your Windows the all running drivers are updated too.

So here is how you can do it.

1. Click on the Windows icon
2. Click on the Settings icon
3. A new window will pop up
4. Select Windows Update from the left menu
5. The new window will pop up
6. Then click on Check for updates.
7. If there is any update it will start updating the PC.

Solution 3: Update Graphics Card Driver on Windows 11 with Windows Update

Here are how you can do it:

1. Click on the Windows icon
2. Click on the settings icon
3. A new window will pop up
4. Select Windows Update from the left menu
5. The new window will pop up
6. Now select Advanced options
7. Click on Optional updates 
   
8. A new window will open
9. Click on the drop-down button of Driver updates
10. Now, select your desired drivers
11. Now press the download & install button

Solution 4: Update Graphics Card Driver thorough Device manager to FIX GTA 5 Crashing

Outdated graphic drivers can be updated in multiple ways. If you are unable to update your graphic drivers by updating Windows, you can try updating through the Device Manager too.

Here is how you can do it:

1. Click on the Search icon
2. Type device manager
3. Click to open device manager
4. Then select the Display adapters
5. A further menu will open
6. Right-click on the graphic card name
7. Click on the Update driver

Solution 5: Check for Driver’s Updates of GPU/Video Card of different company

One of the highlighted issues is outdated GPU drivers.

When our video card has outdated drivers, it’s unable for GPU to align with the modern gaming experience.

So, we recommend updating the video card drivers. Here are the direct links to main GPU Making Companies

• AMD
• Nvidia 
• Intel

Solution 6: Install the latest patch of GTA 5 TO Fix GTA 5 Crashing

From time to time the developer is launching the latest patch for games to enhance the gaming experience to cope with new technologies features.

This will eliminate any errors between the game and the hardware drivers. So, it is better to update and install the latest patch for GTA 5.

Visit the official GTA 5 Website or client website to install the latest patch.

Solution 7: Verify the Game Files To Fix GTA 5 Crashing

Sometimes the game file will get corrupted or get deleted that eventually causing GTA 5 to crash and the game won’t launch properly.

So, let’s verify the game file to avoid any GTA 5 Game Crashing.

Here is how you can do it:

1. Press “Windows + R“
2. The Run Dialogue Box will open
3. Type “cmd” in the Run box press enter
4. Type “cd c:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V” the default path of the game which I am mentioned if you save the game somewhere then type the game folder address accordingly.
5.  Now press Enter 
6. Now Type “GTAVLauncher.exe-verify” and press Enter 
7. The game launcher will open and start verifying the game file
8. when the verification of the game files is done, try to relaunch the game

And check the GTA 5 Crashing issue is solved or not.

Verify Game File in Steam (Client software)

Follow the steps to verify the game file on steam software.

1. Launch the steam software
2. Now login in the steam
3. Navigate to the library
4. Select the game and right-click on the game
5. Now select properties 
6. Now click on the “Local file” Option
7. A further menu will open
8. Click on the “Verify Integrity of the Game Cache“
9.  Now the software is start verify the files and this will take some time.

Solution 8: Increase the Virtual memory To Fix GTA 5 Random Crashing

Virtual memory is located in the hard disk.

Virtual memory act as temporary RAM when your computer is crowded with the application.

If the Virtual memory values are low this will definitely cause crashes and even the game won’t able to start.

So here are steps to increase the virtual memory.

1. Press “Windows + R“
2. The Run Dialogue Box will open
3. Type “systempropertiesadvanced” in the Run box press Enter
4. “System properties” will open
5. Go to the “Performance” Heading 
6. Click on the “Settings” button
7. Now Performance option windows will open
8. Now click on the Advanced tab
9. Click on the change button under the virtual memory heading
10.  Now uncheck the “Automatically manage page filing for all drives“
11. Now click on the custom size
12. In Intel box type “5120“
13. in Maximum Size “10240“
14. Click “OK“
15. Now restart the “PC“

Solution 9: Run Game with Sufficient RAM to fix GTA 5 Crashing

If your game is running on low RAM, this will definitely cause the GTA 5 Crashing.

Low RAM is the cause of the crashing and your game won’t launch. Set your game as high priorities this will give more priority to your game and this will eliminate the GTA 5 Crashing.

Here is how you can change High priorities:

1. Open the Taskbar
2. Search the GTA 5
3. left-click on the game
4. the short menu will open
5. Click on the “Go to Details“
6. Further Menu will open
7. Click on “Set priority“
8. Set as “High“
9. Now run the game this will smooth out the experience

Hope this will help you to eliminate the GTA 5 Crashing.

Solution 10: Run the Game as Administrator

Running the game as an administrator will definitely help you to eradicate the GTA 5 Crashing, running the game as administrator will eliminate any occur due to using as a different user.

Here is how you can run the game as an administrator.

1. Go to the game file.
2. Right-click on the game launcher icon
3. A menu will open
4. Select “Run as Administrator”.

The game will launch and run smoothly without getting crash.

Hope this will help you to eliminate the GTA 5 Crashing issue on your laptop/PC/Console.

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