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We have stats. Less than 1% of our player base uses a version older than Windows 10. We can't keep supporting it, and we won't for a small amount of stubborn people. If your PC can run Windows 7, it can also run Windows 10. Alternatively, Linux which we aim to support better in 1.7. You are running an operating system that is insecure, open to viruses, and disallows us from making important changes to improve MTA. Tens of people, maybe hundreds on a really busy day. Others included in your "millions" don't play MTA, and many of those numbers are taken up by embedded systems with no opinions. MTA 1.6 had issues. We acknowledged this multiple times. With MTA 1.7 we have worked hard to resolve many of those issue, a commitment that continues. Many of those issues came from having to adapt to more heavy servers (using more heavy assets) and having to further protections against cheaters. MTA is old, with a very old codebase, on top of an old game. It adds unique challenges. We continue to have a large player base that will happily move over to 1.7 once released. Don't make claims without having the stats to back it up. Don't make claims without a proper understanding of software development, and the efforts that go into a project like this. Windows 7 support by Microsoft ended over 6 years ago. Similarly we had supported Windows XP for many years after Microsoft did. We don't have a history of ending our support that quickly, and we only do if we have no other choice. Windows 10 will see support for the foreseeable future. That said, if you have issues with the game, or the default resources. Report them on our GitHub. You can also contribute to those fixes yourself (as we are open source). Already acknowledged and being fixed for MTA 1.7. Can't compare us with first-party games. We are a mod for a very old, poorly optimized game. The challenges for these are very different as we don't have access to the game's source code. Servers change their scripts, operating systems change, and cheaters change their methods. So yes, we have to make updates, and sometimes it doesn't work out as we meant to. We have already acknowledged the issues with 1.6 and that we are using 1.7 to fix them. We aim to prevent this from happening again. We have communicated heavily about all of this on our Discord server over these last few months. If you're not already in there, I highly suggest joining: https://discord.com/invite/mtasa

MTA won’t even launch for me on Windows 11, and I’m not the only one having issues. Other players are also reporting stability problems, so something definitely feels wrong with MTA nowadays. It’s honestly sad to see the game in this state. https://github.com/multitheftauto/mtasa-blue/issues/4952

Hi there, What does the error message say exactly, can you post a screenshot or the error message?

Done.

Thank you. Is it possible to fix the information on the wiki? Other users (like me) might not be aware of this.

It's docs is not something we host and maintain as far as I know. Here you have a web archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20260220180628/http://static.cegui.org.uk/static/WindowsLookProperties.html

Hello Chooms! I finally finished my map project, "Frostopia 2088." I worked on it for a very long time, and today I am proud to share it with you. This is the most detailed map I have ever made. To build Frostopia, I used my own imagination and took heavy inspiration from Cyberpunk 2077. Every single model was made by me from scratch in Blender. I also optimized them carefully for the game. My main goal was to push the limits of MTA: SA. I hope you all enjoy exploring and racing in Frostopia! (If you notice some lag in some parts of the video, it's probably because I used a lot of LODs, and they easily can be removed so np haha!) Enjoy the video! Watch in 4K & use headphones While working on this project, I also got inspired by YouTube channels like Any Austin. I especially loved the video "Are the power lines in Red Dead Redemption actually connected to anything?" Those videos were very fun and inspiring for me. Of course, I did not connect every single power line one by one like Rockstar Games did. That would be a complete nightmare! But I still tried my best to add as much detail as possible. The map has exactly 150 custom models, and I made all of them. I found the textures on Google stock images and used AI to create unique human faces. Then, I edited and polished them using Photoshop and other design software. I had a wonderful time bringing Frostopia to life! Now, let's answer the main question... I can hear you asking, "How many MBs?" Thanks to optimization, the total size of the map is only about 16 MB including the music! (it was above 50 MB without optimization) And because of your amazing support and love, I added a special gesture in the video for all of you. I hope you like it! Watch until the end and enjoy. Thank you so much for supporting me, standing by my side, and loving my projects. I hope to see you in future projects too. I love you all! Best regards, Nebla

Due to security and operational reasons, we must announce that the upcoming Multi Theft Auto 1.7 release will not support Windows 7/8/8.1. We recommend that users still running these versions of Windows upgrade to Windows 10 or later, or switch to a Linux based operating system (using Lutris, Wine, etc...).

same problem , same problem, new client - news problems, the previous version worked without problem.... Of course, developers don't do anything and they have this in the ass

Solved it on my machine, posting the fix in case it's the same for you. Setup: Windows 11 25H2 (build 26200.8655), Ryzen 5 5600X, RTX 4060 Ti. Symptom was identical: MTA launcher opens, spins one CPU core for ~10-15s, then vanishes with no window and no error (exit code 0xC0000409, no crash dump). Fix that worked: uninstall Virtual Desktop (the VR "Virtual Desktop Streamer"). After removing it, the current MTA build launches to the main menu and connects to servers normally. Notes if you want to try it: - It's specifically a full uninstall. Just disabling Virtual Desktop's display adapter in Device Manager did NOT help, you have to uninstall it so its service and driver are gone. - Don't have Virtual Desktop? Then this exact cause isn't yours, but the pattern is the same: it's a regression on recent Windows (24H2/25H2) where some virtual-display/streaming driver trips the current client. The older official build r23409 launches regardless, if you can find that installer, it's a stopgap (but only joins servers whose minclientversion is at or below it). - If you use Virtual Desktop for VR, the catch is you currently have to choose: Virtual Desktop installed for VR, or MTA working. Reinstalling VD re-breaks MTA until this is fixed upstream. Tracked on GitHub here, please add your Windows build number and whether you have Virtual Desktop installed, more datapoints help the devs pin it: https://github.com/multitheftauto/mtasa-blue/issues/4953

I have exactly the same problem, i installed the 1.7 version. But doesn't work. Can you send me the github link ? i didn't found your topic, i want to follow it to find a solution finaly..

i have this problem too. please fix it

Installing an older version works but only once. I'm trying to figure out how to easily make multiple working copies of mta, as just copying the mta folder or .exe doesn't work, I have to uninstall and install after one use

I have the same issue, it worked fine on monday, but today it doesn't work

i have the same issue since i changed back to Windows

will this ever be fixed? hello?

yeah if i havent spent more than thousand hours on one server i wouldnt mind switching unfortunately mta support doesnt care as we can see...

It appears that this resource now crashes the MTA client since version 1.6 (latest stable version on 13-4-2026) when using the Shift + G shortcut or /guied command. Can others confirm whether this also happens on their machine? Technical details: OS: Windows 11 Processor: i5-8600K Memory: 32GB GPU: Asus GTX 1080 8GB