{"id":52138,"date":"2025-03-01T14:10:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T05:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dark-brain.com\/?p=52138"},"modified":"2025-03-01T14:13:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T05:13:09","slug":"gta5-if-you-cant-pre-download-the-expansion-restart-steam-from-the-task-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dark-brain.com\/?p=52138&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"[GTA5] If you can&#8217;t pre-download the expansion, restart Steam from the task manager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The expansion is finally coming to the PC version of GTA5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pre-download should have started, but it never appears on Steam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This can be solved by restarting Steam, but even if you just close the window by clicking the X in the upper right, Steam will continue to run in the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means you need to either restart your PC, or end Steam-related tasks in Task Manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Search for Steam at the top of the process column in Task Manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/dark-brain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52129\" style=\"width:700px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dark-brain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image.png 864w, https:\/\/dark-brain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/dark-brain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-768x544.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>End Steam-related tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/dark-brain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52130\" style=\"width:664px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dark-brain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1.png 776w, https:\/\/dark-brain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1-300x249.png 300w, https:\/\/dark-brain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1-768x638.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If that doesn&#8217;t work, uninstall RockStarGamesLauncher and reinstall it. 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