"The Rockstar games Launcher is already running" Error

What is the issue you’re having?

While connecting to a fivem server, i get a error message called “The Rockstar games Launcher is already running” and after pressing ok the game closes itself.

What have you tried already to fix the issue?

restarted, verified no updates are required and a fresh install.

Error screenshot(s)

Windows version

Windows 11 26200.7623

System specifications

Device name DESKTOP-4QFPUQI
Processor Intel(R) Core™ Ultra 5 125U (3.60 GHz)
Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.4 GB usable)
Device ID 112544B2-ED09-46EF-A090-1CF810217706
Product ID 00342-42706-66803-AAOEM
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

Antivirus software

N/A

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