1. End Task Steam From Task Manager
We often encounter issues where the app or a game is not opening because it is already running and consuming computing power. However, this might be the same situation where the steam is not launching as it is already opened, but you might not be able to see it in the taskbar. To counter this, you need to close all the processes already running from the task manager. Below are the steps to do that: Alternatively, you can use Command Prompt to kill all Steam processes running in the background:-
2. Restart Your Computer
Another effective method that has already worked for most affected users is to restart your computer. Restarting the computer clears the data from the RAM and reloads all the required services. Therefore, if the steam processes are running in the background, you can perform a restart, which will fix the steam not launching issue.
3. Run Steam As An Administrator
The issue can also occur if you do not have administrator privileges while launching Steam. When you run a program with administrator permissions, the program will have access to make changes to your system. Sometimes when a program does not launch, the issue is probably a lack of administrator permissions required by the application. Hence, you can try running steam with the appropriate permissions. To do so:
4. Delete The Beta File
The beta file is located under the Steam directory. It is a file that shows that you have a beta version of Steam. If you have opted-in beta of Steam it’s known to cause issues because it’s an unstable version. If you are using the beta version, you can encounter this issue. Hence, switch to the global version to fix this issue. You can easily unregister the beta version from Steam, but because steam is not opening, you need to delete it manually by following the steps below:
5. Add a Parameter to Steam Shortcut
If the above solution does not suit you, you can trick Steam into thinking that you are trying to run a beta version of Steam. For that, you need to change the target value of the steam shortcut. Below are the steps:
6. Clear App Cache
The App cache folder contains the data about the task that you frequently repeat. It helps in preventing the downloading of resources again and again. If the files in the folder are missing or corrupted for some reason, you might encounter various issues, including this one. Therefore, it is recommended to clear the folder by following the steps mentioned below:
7. Temporarily Disable the Firewall
In some situations, the inbuilt Windows firewall prevents the applications from opening by blocking the exe file. Usually, when an application consumes a high amount of computing power, the firewall blocks it with the help of an exe file to reduce the GPU, CPU and memory resources. However, sometimes a firewall interferes without any reason. Therefore, it is advised to disable the firewall temporarily, as mentioned below.
8. Reinstall Steam
Unfortunately, if all the above solutions fail to solve your issue, the last method you could try is to reinstall steam completely. There is a chance that your steam.exe file is corrupted, leading to this issue. Below we have given the instructions for reinstalling the steam.
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