Why is Grand Theft Auto V Legacy exiting unexpectedly?
Summary
Q.Why is Grand Theft Auto V Legacy exiting unexpectedly?
A.GTA V Legacy shows “exited unexpectedly” because the Rockstar launcher detected a crash (often an access‑violation) caused by common issues like third‑party mods, corrupted Social Club/launcher files, outdated GPU drivers or conflicting overlays/antivirus. Rockstar’s support page lists mods and a full reinstall as primary fixes.
More info
The message means the Rockstar launcher detected the game crashed (often an access‑violation) and closed — common root causes are unsupported mods or injectors, damaged or out‑of‑date Rockstar Launcher/Social Club files, GPU driver or OS incompatibilities, overlay/driver conflicts, antivirus blocking, or problems running the game from external/SD storage. Rockstar’s troubleshooting article for “Grand Theft Auto V PC (Legacy) exited unexpectedly” calls out third‑party mods and recommends reinstalling the game and launcher as a first step (Rockstar support article).
Practical steps players report fix the issue include: - Remove all mods and any version.dll/injectors, then test without mods. - Update GPU drivers and Windows, and try the Studio/alternate driver if problems persist (Tom’s Hardware discussion). - Verify/repair game files via Steam/Epic and delete Social Club/Launcher cache folders before restarting. - Disable overlays (Steam/GeForce/RTSS), antivirus, and try running the launcher/game as administrator. Community crash logs also point to error code 0xc0000005 for many users, which matches an access violation crash and aligns with the troubleshooting above (GTAForums crash thread). If none of these work, submit a ticket to Rockstar Support with your launcher log.
