Thank you for the responses. I have tried both of your guys suggestions but to no avail. I have tried both AV and Firewall, also tried running in admin. Tried all three in a various number of ways, but no luck. Trainer is the newest one available and the game is up to date according to Steam.
Any other ideas?
See this KB article on restarting your PC in a state known as "Clean Boot Mode" which enforces starting your PC with only services and programs that came with Microsoft Windows temporarily which can help eliminate if the issue is a third party program interfering:
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