HOI4 Paradox Launcher Won't Launch

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Mladshiy

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Since the new launcher was running slow on my system, and presenting issues with synchronizing Workshop mods, some buttons not functioning, and being generally slow, I tried all options presented in the FAQ section regarding this topic to no success. I attempted a reinstall, also with no success.

I then set 'hoi4.exe' to run as administrator, obviously however, this did not affect the launcher. I found the launcher executable through the task manager, and assigned it to also run as administrator, but this had the effect of disabling it for launching on Steam. I investigated the folders for Paradox Interactive in Documents, Program Files and Roaming, but could not find the .exe Even after reinstall, the issue persists.

Is there any way I can find the .exe to disable this setting change?
 
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Vmena

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I'm having the exact same problem with Cities: Skylines. The launcher simply refuses to open and sits on "Application Not Responding". I've unsubscribed from all mods, even uninstalled paradox interactive in its entirety and reinstalled, nothing seems to fix it. (on macOS) This is weird because I've changed absolutely nothing since the last time I played and all of the sudden it doesn't want to launch.

Edit: Having the same problem with HOI4 also.
 
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"%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Paradox Interactive\launcher-v2.version\Paradox Launcher.exe"

Replace version above with the latest version installed on your PC (e.g. 2020.15).

It shows this, but nothing to change version
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