How To Fix GTA V Unable To Detect Media Player Error?

GTA 5 players are restricted from accessing the game after running the game, encountering the error "Unable to detect Windows Media Player on your System. Please Install Windows Media Player, then retry the installation.". If you are facing suchaproblem, you can findasolution by following the suggestions below.

What is GTA V Unable To Detect Media Player Error?

GTA 5 uses Windows' Media Player system to reflect various video images in the game to its users. If Window Media Player is not recognized by an application due to any problem, it may cause us to encounter such errors. For this, we will try to solve the problem by telling youafew suggestions.

How To Fix GTA V Unable To Detect Media Player Error

We can solve the problem by following the suggestions below to fix this error.

1-) Restart Computer

You may encounter suchaproblem with various applications running within the Windows system not working properly. For this, we can eliminate the problem by refreshing your system. You can check if the problem persists by restarting your computer.

2-) Check Rockstar Service

The Rockstar service not working may cause us to encounter such problems. For this, we need to check whether the service is running.

• We write "Services" on the start search screen and open it.
• In the screen that opens, we find the "Rockstar Game Library Services" service and double-click on it.
• The startup type will be disabled on the screen that opens. We change the disabled option to "Auto" and press the "Apply" button.

• After this process, the Start button will be opened. Then we run the service by pressing the "Start" button.

• After this process, the "Rockstar Game Library Services" service will now be running.

After you have successfully completed the process, you can start the GTA 5 game by running the Rockstar Games Launcher program.

3-) Install or Activate Windows Media Player

The common cause of the error is clearly due to Windows Media Player being disabled or not installed, as stated in the error message. For this, we can eliminate the problem by checking the plugin.

• Click the start icon and open the "Settings" menu.
• Click on "Applications" in the drop-down menu.
•  Click on "Default apps" on the left.
• Then select "Windows media player" by clicking "Add feature" under "Video Player" option.

After this process, let's activate the Windows Media Player system over the Windows system.

• In the start search screen, type "Control Panel" and open it.
• Click on the "Programs" option on the screen that opens.

• Then click "Turn Windows Features On or Off" and check if "Windows Media Player" is enabled.

4-) Verify File Integrity

We will verify the game file integrity and scan and download any missing or incorrect files. For this;

For Epic Games players;

1. Open the Epic Games program.
2. Open thelibrary menu.
3. Click on the three dots at the bottom of the GTA V game.
4. Click Verify on the screen that opens.

 For Steam players;

1. Open the Steam program.
2. Open thelibrary menu.
3. Right click on the GTA V game on the left and open the Properties tab.
4. Open the Local Files menu on the left side of the screen that opens.
5. Click on the button Verify integrity of game files in the Local Files We Encountered menu.

After this process, the download will be performed by scanning the damaged game files. After the process is finished, try to open the game again.