Have to Validate Integrity of Game Files EVERY TIME I want to Play GTA Online

[FeatheryTrash]

For the past 3 days or so, every time I start up GTA Online, I wait for about 20 minutes or so for it to load before recieving the error "Timed out while loading player data. Please return to the GTAV menu." I've tried restarting the game and restarting my PC, but the only thing that works is validating the integrity of my game files, which will then reinstall Rockstar Social Club, which I then log back in to. However the next time I want to play GTA Online (be it the next day or the next time I launch the game), I get the same error, and I have to revalidate my files AGAIN, which takes forever.

Any ideas? I'd greatly appreciate any feedback. Thanks.

[Lar Dass]

Mybe validating the integrity isnt the solution to the problem and that its just a waste of time, wait for psychoteky and he may be able to help

[Maha pöydäl]

Originally posted by cRitique:

Mybe validating the integrity isnt the solution to the problem and that its just a waste of time, wait for psychoteky and he may be able to help

Or just contact him

[psykoteky]

Does validating files actually fix anything? Or are you simply using it as a means to reinstall social club by wasting extra time? (steam/steamapps/gtav/installers - rightclick - run as admin).

If verify isn't fixing anything - lets move on. The function of reinstalling social club could be affecting your firewall rules, certificates, permissions, functionality with my docs/etc.
Any 3rd party av, security, firewall(inc MS) apps? I'd temp sleep/disable them or uninstall to test.
Are you running steam as admin? Installing socialclub as admin? Using mods? Fivem?
Any other background programs that relate to network, vpn, optimization?
Ran adwcleaner from toolslib? Reinstalled network card drivers?

What really happened 3-4 days ago?

[FeatheryTrash]

I do not have any mods or network apps (VPN, optimization, ETC.) I am the only user on this PC and I'm an Admin at that, so I assume everything I do has elevated privledges.

I know that on the 4th my dad added a FortiGate 60D firewall onto our network and installed the companion antivirus (FortiGuard) onto all applicable devices, but the software isn't something I can uninstall or disable since the machine is on our network. I also don't have permissions to change exclusion rules on the 60D, nor disable it unless I completely unplug it from the router, but that might get me in trouble.

I've read that Razer and GeForce could also affect GTAV, which seems strange to me, gut I recently update both GeForce Experience and Razer Synapse; both are running when I try to start the game.

[psykoteky]

Razer interfering usually says there is problems verifying ownership - and if you did manage to get on you'd experience timed pausing/audio cuts. I don't think its razer but....
Easy enough to close/uninstall any razer software and test to be sure.
Same for geforce experience (pretty rare though).