If you’ve ever encountered the challenge of being “unable to launch the game” and the persistent prompt to “please verify your game data,” you’re not alone. Whether it’s GTA V or another title like RDR2, facing these issues can be frustrating.
If you are running on MSI or ASUS motherboards. Specifically, quitting Nahimic Audio or closing processes related to audio software like Sonic Suite or SS2Svc64.exe in Task Manager has helped resolve the issue for some users
In case, you are using Epic game, Rockstar game, or Steam game clients and you still see this error, then don’t worry. Here we have explained the best fixes to resolve and verify game data errors.
How To Fix Unable to Launch Game, Please Verify Your Game Data Error in GTA 5
Apply these fixes if you are stuck with unable to launch games on Steam or Epic games.
1. Quit Nahimic Audio (for MSI users)
- Open Task Manager by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc or Ctrl + Alt + Delete and selecting Task Manager.
- Look for the Nahimic Audio process. It may be named something like “NahimicSvc32.exe” or “NahimicSvc64.exe.”
- Right-click on the Nahimic Audio process and choose “End Task” or “End Process.”
2. Close Sonic Suite or SS2Svc64.exe (for ASUS users)
- Open Task Manager as mentioned above.
- Locate processes related to Sonic Suite, such as “SS2Svc64.exe.”
- Right-click on the Sonic Suite process and choose “End Task” or “End Process.”
3. Disable audio-related drivers or services
- Press Win + R to open the Run dialog, type
services.msc, and press Enter.
- Locate the service named “RTHDMIAzAudService” or any Realtek High Definition Audio-related service.
- Right-click on the service, choose “Properties,” and set the Startup Type to “Disabled.” Click “Apply” and then “OK.”
4. Use MS Autoruns to disable audio-related startup items
- Download MS Autoruns from Microsoft’s official website.
- Run MS Autoruns with administrator privileges (right-click and choose “Run as administrator”).
- In the “Everything” tab, look for entries related to audio drivers or software.
- Uncheck the boxes next to these entries to disable them from starting up with the system.
5. Try alternative Launchers
- Download the “NO GTAVLauncher 2.0” or any alternative launcher you prefer.
- Follow the instructions provided with the launcher for installation and usage.
6. Verify the Integrity of Game Files
Soon the Unable to launch the game, please verify your game data error appears the first thing you should try is to verify the game files.
For Rockstar Game Launcher:
- Run the game launcher.
- Navigate to Settings.
- Under My installed games on the left, select the game you need to Verify i.e. GTA 5 or Red Dead Redemption 2.
- Click on the tab VERIFY INTEGRITY.
Once the process completes you will see a message telling you that your game is verified and ready to play.
How To Verify Game Data Epic Games launcher:
- Open the game launcher
- Go to the Library.
- Right-click on the game and from the drop-down menu select Verify.
It will take a couple of minutes, during that process launcher will re-download any missing or corrupted game file.
