At its core, gtavlauncher.exe (Grand Theft Auto V Launcher Executable) is the official bootstrap program for GTA V. When you launch the game from Steam, the Epic Games Store, or a Rockstar Social Club direct shortcut, this is the process that actually runs.
Open Task Manager, select gtavlauncher.exe , and click End Task . This is safe and will not corrupt your saves (though it may interrupt cloud sync). gtavlauncher.exe
