[Steam] Could Not Validate Game Ownership – Tried All Fixes

[pkandhar]

What is the issue you’re having?

I’m getting this error every time I launch FiveM:

“Could not validate game ownership! If you are running this as administrator, please launch it as a regular user.”

I’ve tried:

• Fully reinstalling Windows
• Reinstalling GTA V (Steam version)
• Reinstalling FiveM (tried Canary version too)
• Creating a new standard Windows user (non-admin)
• Launching FiveM without admin rights using batch file
• Verifying GTA V files via Steam
• Launching GTA V before FiveM
• Logging into both Rockstar Launcher and Steam
• Making sure Steam and Rockstar accounts are linked
• Deleting FiveM cache and Rockstar cache
• Launching everything in proper order

Still getting the same error. I’ve also attached the logs and a screenshot. Please help!

What have you tried already to fix the issue?

• Created a new standard Windows user (non-admin)
• Verified GTA V on Steam and launched it normally
• Reinstalled FiveM (also tried Canary build)
• Reinstalled Steam, Rockstar Launcher, and GTA V
• Confirmed Rockstar and Steam accounts are linked
• Cleared all FiveM and Rockstar cache
• Used batch file with RUNASINVOKER to force non-admin launch
• Confirmed FiveM is not set to run as admin anywhere
• Launched in proper order: Steam > Rockstar > GTA > FiveM

What server did you get this issue on?

This issue happens before I even connect to any server. I can’t launch FiveM at all due to the game ownership error.

Error screenshot(s)

Windows version

Windows 11 Version 22H2 (Build 22621.3737)

System specifications

CPU: Intel Core i5-13500 (13th Gen, 14 Cores, 20 Threads)
RAM: 16 GB DDR4
GPU: NVIDIA GTX RTX 3050
Motherboard: MSI PRO B660M-A WIFI DDR4
OS: Windows 11 Pro Version 22H2 (Build 22631)
System Type: 64-bit OS, x64-based processor
Storage: SSD

Antivirus software

No

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

CfxCrashDump_2025_07_12_09_46_04.zip (65.1 KB)

Log files

CitizenFX_log_2025-07-12T085131.zip (4.97 KB)
CitizenFX_log_2025-07-12T085131.zip (4.97 KB)

Additional comments

I’ve spent hours trying to fix this and followed every known solution — including reinstalling the entire OS, creating a new non-admin user, trying Canary builds, and verifying all account links. I’m confident this issue is either account-side or related to backend license validation.

Please help me resolve this. All logs, crash info, and screenshots are attached.

Thank you!

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