How to Fix GTA IV Fatal Error WTV270

In this article, we’ll show you the options that you can do to Fix GTA IV Fatal Error WTV270 in straightforward steps.

One of the common problems or errors people face with GTA IV is the Fatal Error WTV270. The error pops up whenever they try to launch GTA IV. Let’s follow the below given a bunch of different solutions to get rid of this error and play the game peacefully.

Fix GTA IV Fatal Error WTV270

Updating the GFWL utility

• Visit this link from your default browser and wait until the download is initiated and completed.
• Once the download is complete, double-click on it and click Yes at the UAC (User Account Control) in order to grant administrative privileges.
• Next, follow the on-screen prompts in order to complete the installation.
• When you get to the Install Success screen, there is no need to launch the application.
• Instead, simply restart your computer and launch the game once the next startup is complete. The game should now launch normally without the same Fatal Error WTV270.

Check Whether the Windows Live Sign-in Assistant is running

• Open up File Explorer conventionally, right-click on This PC (My Computer on older Windows iterations) and choose Properties from the newly appeared context menu.
• Once you’re inside the System Properties screen, look under the System category and check your System type. If it shows a 64-bit Operation System, you will need to run the wllogin_64 executable. In case it shows 32-bit Operating System, you will need to run the wllogin_32 executable.
• Now that you know you’re system architecture, open File Explorer and navigate to the following location:

  'Drive letter':\'Game Folder'\Installers\

  Note

  Keep in mind that both ‘Drive letter‘ and ‘Game Folder‘ are placeholders. Replace them with the actual drive letter where you installed the game and the game folder respectively.
• Next, access the System64 (if you’re on a 64-bit Windows version) or System32 (if you’re using a 32-bit version).
• Once you’re inside the System64 or System32 folder, double-click on wllogin_32 or wllogin_64 executable.
• Wait a full minute to make sure that the service is working, then launch the game and see if it runs without triggering the Fatal Error WTV270.

Installing the Windows Live Sign-in Assistant

• Visit this link, select your default language and click on the Download button to initiate the download.
• Once the download is complete, double-click on the installation executable and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.
• After the operation is complete, restart your computer and see if the issue is resolved at the next startup when you try to launch the game.

Running GTA IV in windowed mode

If you’re encountering the issue on a newer configuration, chances are GTA IV is not optimized to run on your native resolution. This problem should have been resolved with the update pushed for Windows 10, but some users are reporting that they can only run the game if they force the executable to run in ‘windowed’ mode.

Sure, the immersion will be less than ideal since you will see borders, but it’s still better than being unable to play the game at all.

Keep in mind that when it comes to doing this, you can either do it directly from your Steam client or by modifying the shortcut that you use to launch the game.

If you’re encountering the issue while trying to start GTA IV from your Steam’s library, follow the instructions below to force the game to run in windowed mode:

Windowed mode from Steam settings

• Open your Steam application and make sure you are signed up with your account.
• Next, access your library to view all your games, then right-click on Grand Theft Auto IV and click on Properties from the newly appeared context menu.
• Once you’re inside the Properties screen of GTA IV, select the General tab from the horizontal menu at the top, then click on Set Launch Options.
• Inside the Launch Options screen, simply type ‘-windowed’ (without quotes) and click Ok to save the changes.
• Launch the game normally and see if the issue is now resolved and you’re able to run GTA IV without encountering the Fatal Error WTV270error.

Windowed mode by modifying the shortcut

If you are not using Steam to launch GTA 4, here’s a step by step guide on forcing the shortcut of the main GTA IV executable to run in windowed mode:

• Open up File Explorer and navigate to shortcut that you use to launch the game (not the location where GTA IV files are installed).
• Once you get to the correct location, right-click on the main GTA IV executable (the one you use to launch the game) and choose Properties from the newly appeared context menu.
• Inside the Properties screen of the window, select the Shortcut tab and look for the Target location. Once you get to the correct location, simply add ‘-window’ after the target location.
• Click Apply to save the changes, then double-click on the executable shortcut once again and see if you are able to launch the game without encountering the same Fatal Error WTV270.

Using XLiveLess.DLL

If you want to follow this method, here’s a quick step-by-step guide on using the xliveless.dll patched DLL file in order to replace the problematic xlive.dll file:

• Visit this link and hit the Download button from the left-hand side menu in order to download the XLiveLess tool.
• Once the download is completed successfully, open the archive and extract the content in a separate folder with a utility like 7zip, WinZip or WinRar.
• After the extraction is complete, open the folder that you just extracted, right-click on xlive.dll and choose Cut from the newly appeared context menu.
• Navigate to the location of your game installation and paste the xlive.dll l file inside the GTA IV folder. By default, the location is:

  C:\Steam\SteamApps\common\Grand Theft Auto IV\GTAIV

• Launch the game and see if the issue is now resolved.

Running the executable in compatibility mode

• Right-click on the executable (or shortcut) that you always use when you launch the game and click on Properties from the newly appeared context menu.
• Once you’re inside the Properties screen, select the Compatibility tab from the menu at the top, then click enable the box associated with ‘Run this program in compatibility mode for’, next select Windows 7 from the drop-down menu below.
• Next, check the box associated with Run this program as an administrator, then click on Apply to save the changes.
• Launch the game and see if the issue is now resolved.

Downgrading to version

• First things first, make sure that GTA IV and any associated instance is completely closed.
• Visit this link to automatically download the 1.0.7.0 patch for English, or download the patch for a different language using this link.
• After the patch is completely downloaded, open the archive with a utility like 7zip, WinZip or WinRar and extract it directly into your game installation folder. By default, the game folder is created in:

  C:\Steam\SteamApps\common\Grand Theft Auto IV\GTAIV

• Once the extraction is complete, navigate to the GTA IV game folder and double-click on UpdateTitle.exe to apply the patch.
• Next, follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation, then restart your computer and launch the game again to see if the issue has been resolved.