FiveM "Could not validate game ownership! If you are running this as administrator, please launhc it as regular user

What is the issue you’re having?

Im unable to open fivem due to the error of game ownership. I`ve tried literally anything and the error is still there.

What have you tried already to fix the issue?

Reinstall fivem.
Reinstall Rockstargames launcher
Disable any antivirus
Reset router
format PC
Confirmed that the correct account is logged
Tried to launch gta and gta enchanced and go into online

What server did you get this issue on?

n/a

Error screenshot(s)

Windows version

11

System specifications

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.60 GHz
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6600 8GB
Ram: 16GB

Antivirus software

Windows Defender

CitizenFX crash zip file (‘Save information’ on a crash)

CfxCrashDump_2026_07_30_14_48_20.zip (77.8 KB)

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It worked to me: Could not validate game ownership - Steam GTA V Legacy (Everything already tested) - #3 by Gogsi123