How to Resolve Errors in the Social Club Launcher for GTAV PC

Question: When trying to run GTAV on PC, I am getting one of the following errors:

• "Social Club failed to initialize."
• "Social Club failed to load due to an incomplete installation. Please exit the game and re-install the latest version of the Social Club."
• "A newer version of Social Club is required. The updater may have failed. Please exit the game and install the latest version of the Social Club."

How can I resolve this issue?

Answer:  The most common cause for these errors is an incorrect installation of Social Club. If you are receiving one of these errors, we recommend uninstalling Social Club and then reinstalling it manually from this page. When installing the second time:

• First, be sure GTAV is not running in the background. Open the Task Manager and end the following processes if they are running (right click the process and click "End Process"):
  • GTA5.exe
  • PlayGTAV.exe
  • GTAVLauncher.exe
• Ensure you have administrator rights on your computer. Run the Social Club Installation application as an administrator by right clicking the application and choosing "Run as Administrator."

If you are still experiencing the same problem, please try the additional troubleshooting below:

• Verify the Steam Cache (Steam version only):

1. Load Steam.
2. From the Library section, right-click on the game and select Properties from the menu.
3. Select the Local files tab and click the Verify integrity of game cache... button.
4. Steam will verify the game's files - this process may take several minutes.

• Run GTAV as an Administrator

1. Go to the install directory for GTAV PC
2. Right click "PlayGTAV.exe"
3. Click "Run as Administrator"

• Verify that you have the latest version of DirectX and Visual C++. The latest versions can be downloaded from here. 
• If you are stuck loading, auto-signin may have failed. Press the Home key and see if you can log in manually.
• Temporarily disable antivirus/security, then uninstall if disabling does not work as a test. Be sure to reinstall and re-enable your antivirus after the test.
• Make sure that Social Club is installed to the correct directory (by default, this is: Program Files\Rockstar Games\Social Club)

If you’re still encountering these errors after attempting the above steps, please download and install the latest version of the GTAV Launcher and try again.

This can be download from here: http://patches.rockstargames.com/prod/gtav/Launcher_EFIGS/GTA_V_Launcher_1_0_1290_2.exe