FiveM crashes on startup (adhesive.dll) – persists after clean reinstall

[Netmaus]

What is the issue you’re having?

Hello FiveM Support Team,

I am experiencing a consistent crash when launching the FiveM application.

Problem description:
FiveM crashes immediately on startup, before the UI or server list appears. The application closes during early initialization.

How to reproduce the issue:

1. Start Windows normally
2. Launch the FiveM application
3. FiveM crashes during startup, before the main UI loads

Observed behavior:

• FiveM crashes during early initialization
• Crash logs indicate an issue related to adhesive.dll
• The crash happens before any server interaction
• No scripts, resources, or servers are involved

Clean installation already performed:
I have performed a clean reinstall of GTA V (fresh installation, no mods or additional files) as well as a clean reinstall of FiveM.
Despite this, the issue still occurs consistently.

Temporary workaround and its limitation:
Deleting adhesive.dll allows FiveM to start and reach the UI.
However, when using this workaround, it is not possible to join any servers, making FiveM unusable.
I understand this file is required for proper integrity and security checks, so this is not a viable solution.

Expected behavior:
FiveM should start normally and allow joining servers with all original files intact, including adhesive.dll.

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System Information:

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       SYSTEM INFORMATION
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Motherboard:
Manufacturer: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
Product:      B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

CPU:
Name: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core Processor

Graphics Card:
Name:
- Meta Virtual Monitor
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

Windows Information:
Build Number:     26200
Caption:          Microsoft Windows 11 Home
OS Architecture:  64-bit
Version:          10.0.26200

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Additional information:

• The issue occurs consistently on every launch
• The crash happens before the UI loads
• The issue persists even after clean reinstallation of both GTA V and FiveM
• Overlays, monitoring tools, or security software may be involved, as the crash occurs very early during process initialization
• Crash logs and dump files are available upon request

Please let me know if you require additional logs, dump files, or system information to investigate this issue further.

Thank you for your assistance.

Kind regards,
Leah

Windows version

Windows 11 25H2 Build 26200.7623

System specifications

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SYSTEM INFORMATION

Motherboard:
Manufacturer: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
Product: B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

CPU:
Name: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core Processor

Graphics Card:
Name:

• Meta Virtual Monitor
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

RAM:
32GB 3700MHZ HyperX Fury

Windows Information:
Build Number: 26200
Caption: Microsoft Windows 11 Home
OS Architecture: 64-bit
Version: 10.0.26200

Antivirus software

AVAS

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

CfxCrashDump_2026_02_01_03_04_21.zip (1.13 MB)

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