GTA Online: How to Play in a Solo Public Lobby

GTA Online boasts a massive community of street racers, crew members, and roleplayers. But with the good apples come the bad. If you're tired of griefers and trolls ruining your play sessions in GTA Online, and you'd rather not take the money-making penalties of switching to a private session, then solo public lobbies are for you. Here's how to connect to a solo public lobby in GTA Online.

GTA Online: How to Connect to a Solo Public Lobby (PC)

Simply follow the steps below to connect to a solo public session in GTA Online on PC.

1. Connect to a public GTA Online session and get inside a building you own
2. Use Alt-tab to navigate out of GTA Online and open 'Task Manager'
3. Select the 'Performance' tab
4. Click 'Open Resource Monitor' at the bottom of the Performance tab
5. Locate GTA5.exe
6. Right-click GTA5.exe, then select 'Suspend Process'
7. Wait for a few seconds, then right-click GTA5.exe again and select 'Resume Process'
8. Return to the game and you’ll now have your own solo session

It's worth noting that, while this process will effectively place you in a solo GTA Online public play session, it will not prevent new players from steadily joining your session. 

GTA Online: How to Connect to a Solo Public Lobby (Console: Xbox, PS4/PS5)

1. Load into a GTA Online public session and get inside a building you own
2. Unplug your ethernet cable or disconnect from your wifi connection
3. Wait until the game disconnects you from the public session
4. Reconnect your console to the internet
5. Upon reconnecting to the game, you should find yourself in your very own solo public lobby

Again, as with the PC method, this process will not prevent new players from joining your session over time.