How to Fix “Failed to start BattlEye service” in Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced

Grand Theft Auto V released a new upgrade that includes features from the latest generation of consoles.

If you already own the game on your PC, you can upgrade to this new version for free.

You can access special vehicles, improved graphics, and enhanced gameplay mechanics.

Features include ray tracing, support for higher resolutions, faster load times, and more.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to fix “Failed to start BattlEye service” in Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced (GTA 5).

How to Fix “Failed to start BattlEye service” in Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced

Fix 1: Disable “Run as an administrator”

1. Search for “Rockstar Games Launcher” using Windows Search and select “Open file location”.
2. Right-click “Rockstar Games Launcher” and select “Open file location” again.
3. Right-click “LauncherPatcher”, select “Compatibility” and uncheck “Run this program as an administrator”.
4. Right-click “Launcher”, select “Compatibility” and uncheck “Run this program as an administrator”.
5. Launch GTA V.

Note: If “Run this program as an administrator” is already unchecked, try checking it.

Fix 2: Reinstall BattlEye

1. Open the Rockstar Games Launcher and select “Settings”.
2. Uncheck “BattleEye” and close the launcher.
3. Type “cmd” using Windows Search and select “Run as administrator”.
4. Type “sc delete beservice” (without quotation marks) and press Enter.
5. Restart your PC and navigate to the GTA V directory (e.g. (e.g. This PC > Windows (C:) > Rockstar Games > Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced > BattlEye).
6. Double-click BEService_x64 to reinstall BattlEye and launch GTA V.

Further reading

How to Fix “You were kicked from the session by BattlEye” in Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced

How to Fix ERR_GFX_STATE in Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced

How to Fix ERR_GFX_INIT in Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced