GTAV - Not Launching | DLL Error | 0xc000007b [SOLVED 2024]

If you are experiecing any problem lauching the game on Windows 11, this guide is for you.

- About the problem:

Was running GTAV and GTA Online with total of ZERO problems on an old PC with Windows 11.

Couple of weeks ago I've got a new rig with Intel 14th, DDR5, bla bla bla... and run a clean install for W11.

The problem started with the game not opening at all, steam buttons changing and gettinng back to play, an if you do this with steam and Rockstar Game Launcher opened you will see button changing on both apps and getting back to PLAY.

Relevant information that I've found when trying to solve this is that new W11 come with DirectX 12 built on it, and you cannot make any uninstall/repair/etc... and with this you get so many errors, like Rockstar Game Launcher not launching, Social Club also crashes, and the game itself requesting DLLs or error: 0xc000007b

EVEN Microsoft and other people telling that the DirectX 12 come with others version built on it. Ok this is true but Rockstar and GTAV does not give a F about that.

- The FIX:

Well I've tried so much stuff that I saw here on reddit, google, rockstar fóruns, youtube. Below you can find what I've tried and what worked for me. Try the things in order, see the recommendations first.

- The golden rule:

TROUBLESHOOT FIRST!

Yes, go easy on this, troubleshoot every error at a time, don't rush to the end.

- Recommendations:

• First of all, uninstall everything: GTAV, Social Club, Rockstar Game Launcher, delete folders on Drives, My Documents, My Games, and any other places;
  
• Install Rockstar Game Launcher first than the game, make sure it will be installed on C: not on other directory;
  
• Install the game from Steam, Epic or any other source;
  
• Try to run, if not happens, keep reading;

- PROBLEM: Rockstar Game Launcher not opening

For this problem what worked for me was following these steps:
Disabling Force randomization for images (Mandatory ASLR)

• Open the Windows Security shortcut from the Windows Start menu
  
• Click App & browser control
  
• Scroll down to Exploit protection and click Exploit protection settings
  
• Click Program settings
  
• Click + Add program to customize
  
• Click Choose exact file path and locate the Rockstar Games Launcher
  
• By default, this is located at C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Launcher
  
• Click Launcher.exe and click Open
  
• Scroll down until you see Force randomization for images (Mandatory ASLR) and check the Override system settings checkbox.
  
• Toggle the On slider to Off
  
• Click Apply
  
• Repeat steps 6-10 but with the Social Club installer located at: C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Launcher\Redistributables\Social Club\Social-Club-Setup.exe
  
• Go to the folder C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Launcher
  
• Click on properties for Launcher.exe and LauncherPatcher.exe go to compability check RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR;
  
• Do step 13 for the SocialClubHelper.exe on C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Social Club
  
• Open the Rockstar Games Launcher
  
• If everything was done correctly, you will be shown another installation loading screen before the Rockstar Games Launcher opens
  
• Open GTAV from where you have it installed (whether it be Steam or the Rockstar Games Launcher)

- Rockstar Game Launcher OPENS, BUT...

If Rockstar Game Launcher now OPENS but when you try to open the game the problem persists, KEEP READING:

At this point, things that you COULD try but DID NOT WORKED for me:

• Reinstall your DirectX here[www.microsoft.com], and vcredist_x64 and vcredist_x86 here [docs.microsoft.com](need to be BOTH)

- DLL Errors, KEEP READING:

After the major step above, the Rockstar Game Launcher was solved, but game was getting errors like d3dcompiler_43.dll and d3dx9_43.dll

Here I solved by manually overwriting these files with new ones, but then the 0xc000007b started, KEEP READING because the next solution will also sove the dlls problem.

- PROBLEM: DLL Error or 0xc000007b

• Get the required DLLs[rb.gy];
  
• Get Visual C++ Redistributable Runtimes AIO Repack 0.82.0[www.majorgeeks.com];
  
• Get DirectX last version installer[www.microsoft.com];
  
• Overwrite all dlls files at C:/Windows/System32 with those inside the .zip;
  
• Run C++ AIO Repack, install wait to finish;
  
• Run DirectX last version, here probably you will get the message that there is the same or newer version already installed, ignore it;
  
• Try to run the game; Here is the time for success;

Hope this helps all of you;

- If you are lazy at reading

If you are lazy at reading or found to much english errors on my writing, this is for you:

I've zipped all the needed files for the fix and will let a video below explaing what to do;

ALL THE NEEDED FILES and APPS: Rockstar game Launcher, VC++, DirectX, Net. Framework and DLLs could be downloaded, here [rb.gy] it is a 520mb file, be sure to have 7zip installed;

Here is the video with instructions, but I found that the DLLs files at this tutorial are so much messed up, with copies of copies, you should download following my links and apply the solution:

That's all folks.