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GTA 5: "You were kicked from the session by BattlEye"

Anticheat removed you from the session

Rockstar lists four possible causes: BattlEye clashing with other software, slow system performance while loading in, network latency, or an anticheat detection.

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How to fix "You were kicked from the session by BattlEye"

  1. Close or remove software that may clash with BattlEye.

  2. Check that your PC meets the GTA V system requirements.

  3. Work through the GTA Online PC connection steps to cut latency.

  4. Use Rockstar's BattlEye troubleshooting article if it keeps happening.

From GTA 5's help pages: support.rockstargames.com, in our words. Checked on 11 November 2026. If the steps do not help, GTA 5's own support is the next stop.

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