Use Windows Defender or a reputable third-party antivirus to scan your system. If a malicious gcapi.dll is found in non-standard locations, quarantine and remove it. Then reinstall GOG Galaxy as above.
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This usually happens because an antivirus program (like Windows Defender or McAfee) mistakenly identified the file as a "Potentially Unwanted Program" (PUP) or a false positive threat and deleted it. Since the file is removed, the GFI software can no longer run, generating the error. Use Windows Defender or a reputable third-party antivirus

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