How to Fix Steam Games Crashing on Startup - [Tutorial]

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How to Fix Steam Games Crashing on Startup Tutorial
This issue could be due to a corrupted or antiquated graphics card driver. Updating the graphics card driver is a common resolution for fixing Windows game crashes.
Steam is well known to crash from time to time either on startup each time you launch it or it crashes randomly. This is a very common problem that is addressed by Steam on their official forums as well. The fixes listed there, however, do not seem to work.
Issues resolved in this tutorial:
steam games crashing on windows 10
steam games crashing and not launching fix
steam games crashing on startup
steam games crashing randomly
steam games crashing pc
steam games crashing on launch
steam games crashing fix windows 11
steam games crashing after launch
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steam games keep crashing
steam games keep crashing windows 10
steam crashing when launching games
steam games crashing mid game
steam games crashing on launch windows 10
Games on Steam will run on any platform that Steam supports. The games will have their own minimum system requirements which a system must meet. If a system fails to meet the minimum hardware requirements, the game will either not run, or it will run at its lowest possible settings and it may still lag.
This troubleshooting guide will work on Windows 11, Windows 10 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) and desktops, laptops, tables and computers manufactured by the following brands: Dell, HP, MSI, Alienware, MSI, Toshiba, Acer, Lenovo, razer, huawei, dynabook among others.

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@murph_trooper Год назад

hi please help i cant find the steam client bootstrapper in my task manager do i need to reopen steam to do this?

@BananaDinoNugget Год назад

The steam bootstrapped thing isn’t showing or any of the steam things

@daniell8630 Год назад

Ive been tryna fix my binding of isaac for like 4 years. At this point I think imma just have to wait till I get a new computer cus none of these worked sadly

@harpsbored4621 Год назад

@@michaelp4122 i cant find 'media feature pack' in my installed or yet to be installed

@qbaapl3455 Год назад

I have the same problem with tboi. Mine stopped launching after the driver update and I can’t even revert the drivers

@hauntedmalk 9 месяцев назад

I’ve been trying pizza tower for like half a month now lol. Not as bad but I haven’t seen the new update so it’s kind of a rush.

@Felux308 29 дней назад

Same

@noobinogaming728 6 месяцев назад

For me i was trying to play spiderman remastered then i clicked the launch button then for a few seconds it says running then goes back to launch plz tell me the fix

@kidcreeps285 10 месяцев назад

My games tf2 and garrys mod are having this issue where when a join a multiplayer server it completely closes and idk how to fix, any help?

@januelaraujo9159 Год назад

Tried running V Rising and after joining a server the game would freeze and then windows says to end process . Please help

@liamcree8855 Год назад

THIS MAN IS A BLOODY CHAD BEEN LOOKING HOW TO FIX MY BORDERLANDS FOR AGES AFTER I SAW THIS NO PROBLEMS AT ALL

@brandenkane4231 Год назад

I have an issue that I really don’t understand and I need someone’s help. Black ops 2 I just bought that and origins for pc off steam wanting to try something new. When I loaded into origins round 5 it kicked me out of the game and said something about the cloud storage why is this happening? I’ve been running multiplayer this whole time and it’s never done this

@All_Rounder_GV966 7 месяцев назад

I have problem in asphalt legend 9 when I go in car upgrade option my game suddenly crash what should I do? Please help me

@gows1r Год назад

i was 1000% sure it wouldn't work but to my surprise it worked thank you so much

@dagitobob7217 8 месяцев назад

I really need help with my steam because it started to make my games freeze and crash super hard when i play them and now teardown got infected too so i don't know what to do

@ZeeA0705 Год назад

Some games from steam do work but it’s always best to check the game requirements before getting the games off steam the requirements usually mention the minimum and maximum you need to run the game smoothly etc I never do it myself and for some reason steam has been causing me trouble the whole night…. I tried to download 2 games one of them would start up fine and 15 to 20 min later or less would freeze and exit itself never understand why even though my laptop is an HP Envy with I7 which is perfect and fast for gaming yet is still causing issues hmm might try all these

@Infamous.07 Год назад

thank you so much i had this problem for 3 days i was going to quit trying to fix this but you helped me out alot

@funwithanvit7952 Год назад

where do i find the boot something of stream in the task manager

@HVRV. 11 месяцев назад

I cannot run mw2 or when I able to it’s not long til it shuts off, I have no idea if this will work but please please please 🙏

@SoFrosted Год назад

Local files tab doesnt show up anywhere in steam? How do I fix?

@remeruremichi5025 Год назад

I had the same problem this week. But has been resolved thanks to your guide! 👍🏻

@komradematt8025 Год назад

none of these work my shogun 2 still wont start up if i run as administrator it launches bit everything except for quit is greyed out and cant be selected....any ideas?

@felixfam0481 2 года назад

I tried all these things but I keep getting this error saying that access is denied for two textures, I don't think this is the right video for this problem

@fusselised-slugcat 4 месяца назад

In my case its Rain World that keeps crashing upon making an attempt at starting my game, and it still wont run. it just shows a unity pop up and then a crash screen from unity if anyone knows what to do please help me.

@JPBATTH62 Месяц назад

@@fusselised-slugcat FIXED?

@fusselised-slugcat Месяц назад

@@JPBATTH62 Yup. I fixed it. I just needed to remove the "BepInEx" folder from the my Rain World game and when I launched it, it worked! I do not know why it works tho. XD

@TanNguyen-ht5nr Год назад

I try to open red dead redemption 2 but it keeps crashing and giving me the blue screen of death

@coolsandss Год назад

I have all the requirements for the game but it keeps crashing after a few minutes. So I might try this one to see if it works.

@IsabellBlack 14 дней назад

I tried every one of the options you showed 😢 im truing to play beyond 2 souls on steam and its like the only ine that wont launch it worked when i first bought the game and now it starts but crashes instantly

@danielgadziemski9184 Год назад

i have issue with dont starve loading screen it keeps crashing and i cant play what to do

@samsungmicrowave4796 Год назад

if someone knows the solution of scp secret lab crashing on "Validating - 100%" and then unit error appears then it crashes please tell me the solution because none of those included in the video worked

@sikclips Год назад

Just downloaded Steam to play Undisputed, whenever I click start match it crashes

@avamkq 2 месяца назад

when i launch it from steam it shows running and then after 5 sec it auto maticly

@theboogeyman4993 Год назад

Bro my pubg is crashing it always asks for send and close what to do i have tried and done many things but stil it not opening

@marine1732 Год назад

This does not fix my problem with Flight Simulator nor do any of the others on RU-vid. It crashes on startup.

@StevenJSantana 2 года назад

My problem is with Killer instinct, Everytime I try to play online the game crashes.

@morumishoda7468 10 месяцев назад

my zenoverse 2 keeps crashing only when i use a controler

@RadioactiveFoxyPlays Месяц назад

for me fnaf sl and fnaf pizza sim crashes when i open it and this didnt work

@luhcarti Год назад

I tried everything nothing worked even other specific videos for GTA 5 goes on loading screen but once game loads screen freezes on load menu but i can hear the game but cant move.

@mohamadzameer5052 4 месяца назад

It is okay now?

@jasperjohnson4862 Год назад

Thank you! Run as administrator fixed it for me.

@visiblebeastyt7705 Год назад

There is no steam client booststrapper service it isn’t in task manger

@L3xu Год назад

I had an issue with Steam in which some games (Assassin's Creed Origins, Grand Theft Auto V) which wouldn't connect me to their servers when I tried launching the games from within Steam and after many different attempts to solve this issue, I thought of launching the games separetly from their launchers alone, without opening Steam, and it actually fixed my problem and now I can once again launch those games from within Steam. Now the more complicated issue I had was with Forza Horizon 5, which I also own on Steam and I don't have any launcher for that so I just went with my gut and went into its files location in my PC (on Steam Right Click on the game Manage > Browse Local Files), then from the folder I selected the .exe file or the Application icon that launches the game then Right Click on it and there was the option "Troubleshoot compatibility" and so I clicked that, I followed the steps and then I launched the game from there and it once again worked and now I can start the game from within Steam without any issue. Hope this might solve your problem if the solutions from the video didn't work as it didn't for me either.

@L3xu Год назад

@uwuSenpaidesou it just let me launch from within the Rockstar Launcher even though i own it on Steam, i didn't get any message telling me to launch it from Steam

@DarianRamkissoon Год назад

You're a lifesaver, wasn't able to play gta for weeks and you just saved me

@michaelp4122 Год назад

This didn't fix my issue, my games still crash on startup. If you have any advice, please reply to me, Spending hours trying to get steam to work again. I worked before, but since I did the free upgrade to windows 10, it doesn't work anymore. At least I think the windows update is what is stopping it from working. Everything else works fine on this laptop.

@wexi4123 Год назад

Bro I start up CSGO and then Steam just freezes and crashes. Have you fixed it?

@michaelp4122 Год назад

@@wexi4123 Yes, on the windows start menu, go to Settings --> Apps --> App & Features --> Optional Features --> Install "Media Feature Pack" Then restart. This worked for me.

@wexi4123 Год назад

@@michaelp4122 windows update worked for me, thanks bro

@Vondex739 7 месяцев назад

@@michaelp4122 Idk if you are still around but for the new steam update where do I need to go?

@michaelp4122 7 месяцев назад

@@Vondex739Probably just turn steam on and it will automatically update. Worst case you uninstall and reinstall steam.

@robiniwnl5602 Год назад

OMG thank u so much I have had this problem for over 3 months

@Masakrash98 4 месяца назад

For me work ONLY run as administrator, in Windows 7 mode and resolution lovered on PC to 1020x720

@An0nymoose45 Год назад

So when i open the game it shows who made it then crashes

@user-xf6vm7hz9u Год назад

but what if the verify section doesn't work.

@RatchteYT Год назад

the interface changed i cant find steam library folders

@angelahayward4407 Год назад

I can hear my game, but I'm having a hard time displaying it on my pc 😞

@ApexGamer2020 Год назад

Did all steps still crashes I've been at this for 2 days now

@Watered-Down Год назад

Still nothing, any suggestions?

@car_enthusiast186 Год назад

Still not working for brick rigs I tried all of them

@NQFgmd Год назад

i didnt think this would work because i have mods on my game but it supprisingly did!!! thanks!!!!

@tommyaldred4302 9 месяцев назад

Unfortunatly non of the option have worked for me. Trying to Launch Toy Soldiers Complete. Which has worked before

@dannyeazye4538 2 года назад

i have problem with pes 2022 , when i click start in steam , it open after 2 sec , it crash

@mav0074 2 года назад

Same bro, did you find the solution?

@dannyeazye4538 2 года назад

@@mav0074 there is nothing ... i did everything , yt , google nothing help but yesterday pes2022 had update i still didn't test it ...

@mav0074 2 года назад

@@dannyeazye4538 man it totally sucks

@zhanshishh 2 года назад

same dude me open or verify the game is crash

@danyalsherer4976 2 года назад

I've been having issues opening Dota 2. Game opens for 2-3 seconds and it crashes. Tried everything and cant get it to work

@AmbroseBoaBowie Год назад

Why did you make this vide in windows screen?

@ZeldasMxZ Год назад

tried all of these and nothing worked, every time I open my rdr2 it opens for a bit and during the loading screen ( the one when you boot it up ) it lags and crashes, also it can't be my graphics card bc I have a good one capable of handling this game. Any solution that can help me? ( I already tried update my graphics card btw )

@yourpapa697 Год назад

same with me in doom eternal, although i dont have a graphics card due to me not having that much money

@emca1597 11 месяцев назад

Can you pls make an update video for the new Windows? My interface is very up to date, yours is outdated, so it's a little confusing on my end. Steam also updated and is completely new compared to yours so pls. make an updated tutorial pls.

@ZAYENtroNtro 11 месяцев назад

fr i cant see the steam client bootstrapper

@seanmillard6872 Год назад

first method worked thank you it's now fixed

@Imagineminded Год назад

A way out game gets crashed in steam . After 1 minute in menu screen automatically

@TypicalTunes13 2 года назад

mine just shows my pc screen but zoomed than closes anyone here know how to fix that issue?

@damndaniel7727 2 года назад

same

@vaishnavinaikgaonkar7353 2 года назад

For me when I press it shows running on steam but I can't play

@elianimates4345 Год назад

what if im on mac and dont have task manager? edit: now i cant run the game at all thanks

@SilverSabertooth 2 года назад

for me it said "1 files failed to be fixed and will be reacquired" what does this mean?

@0mziyyt226 Год назад

Did you fix it I have 16 missing files

@Angeldusty_8097 6 месяцев назад

I tried everything but it didn’t work

@skyriderinfinity1993 Год назад

Look at that... it worked, thank you TechFixIT

@dris4 Год назад

It keeps crashing when I want to play as a dinosaur please help

@g_br0wn267 7 месяцев назад

my pc used to run war zone Forza and GTA on steam very well but now for all when I open it it crashes

@DBD_Dan 6 месяцев назад

Same for me

@a92553 Год назад

All of this stuff, and I still can't get the application to work.

@Gongji08 3 месяца назад

thanks it worked. its a lot more simple than the other tutorial i watched and those didnt work

@TophatOstrich-zx5jj 10 месяцев назад

I can’t find it and this footage is too blurry

@JoiQ_ Год назад

THANK YOU IT WORKED. My friday the 13th the game didint open but now it work:D

@rusto1 Год назад

what do i do?!?!?!? nothing worked! my gta crashes shortly after i launch it

@middleslipwatt4880 2 года назад

I did all of this and tf2 still isn't working. thanks for the video and for helping others with their problems.

@michaelp4122 Год назад

I just fixed mine. Settings --> Apps --> App & Features --> Optional Features --> Install "Media Feature Pack" Then restart.

@RealMakxo Год назад

@@michaelp4122I cant find the area to Install The Media Feature Pack. Im at the optional Features Tab

@michaelp4122 Год назад

@@RealMakxo Packs are listed alphabetically, you may already have it installed. If so, make sure it's updated. If not, there should be a search button. Only so many buttons on the screen at that point, shouldn't be too hard to find.

@RealMakxo Год назад

@@michaelp4122 is all good now I fixed it another way

@fes8807 Год назад

@@RealMakxo what was the other way?

@theboischannel6035 Год назад

I can't find the steam Client bootstrapper service

@XGRZOfficial 6 месяцев назад

Did all the steps, still didn't work..

@factcheck9701 Год назад

Run as admin worked for me. Thank you!

@alphalostcontrol 7 месяцев назад

None of the ways fixerd, but thank you for trying anyway

@rada4811 Год назад

🙃❓ 🤷‍♂️ When I open stream in my laptop after using I close your window tab but when I going to shut down the laptop it shows steam app is running in background and then after it is shut down . I can't able to figure out the problem need opinions ❓

@DracoOpie 4 месяца назад

Hey I am facing the same problem do you know any solution

@maxewmathwell Год назад

Steam Client Bootstrapper did not appear on task manager. Is that the source of my problem?

@michaelp4122 Год назад

No, try what I did. I just fixed mine. Settings --> Apps --> App & Features --> Optional Features --> Install "Media Feature Pack" Then restart.

@cr7_edits_FX 2 года назад

it doesnt work idk why i played a game known as madout i can play it before but now when i tried to launch my game i wait a little the loading screen comes and is out by itself :(

@Toal4 Год назад

open steam and then go to your task manager. Once your there and see steam, right click on steam and click expand all. Then your going to want to right click the top "Steam Client WebHelper." Then click properties, click compatibility and click run compatibility troubleshooter. Then try recommend settings and click next. Then exit steam and finally see if your games work.

@MR.TOPHAT2007 Год назад

Every time I start undefeated and it doesn’t do this for any other game but it’ll take around 20 seconds and then the game crash but it runs amazing during at 20 seconds

@faroukisbai4468 Год назад

i had the exact same problem

@Sleep_true 10 месяцев назад

Well it does open but I lose all the mods I installed

@lololorenzo1 2 года назад

i am so depressive it it didnt work and i always have so much issues with my new gaming pc

@Moneyicegangrecords 4 месяца назад

Mines keep saying steam not running

@Goofydodo824 Год назад

i bought metal gear rising and when i open it i get a white screen which then closes immediately, please i need help, i tried many things and i want to play this fucking game

@rusty9516 2 года назад

i tried everything. For Number 1 I didn't see the bootstrapper in the task manager so I did 2 but it still doesn't work I am trying to run Efootball 22

@_tuling 2 года назад

Same thing for me man I didn’t see steam at all in task manager

@rickrickrice 2 года назад

@@_tuling same

@michaelp4122 Год назад

I just fixed mine. Settings --> Apps --> App & Features --> Optional Features --> Install "Media Feature Pack" Then restart.

@busybody4427 Год назад

1st thing worked thank you so much for the video

@1234susu Год назад

Man thank u im happy that it works now

@ramazankuyucu5271 Год назад

Nasıl yapmam gerek

@thuliope 11 месяцев назад

Friends, if you are still trying to solve the problem, one of the things that solve it, if you have the Vjoy plugin installed on your computer, try to uninstall it to see if it works. There is some kind of conflict between Master Duel and Vjoy that doesn't allow the game to open, I hope I can help at least some of you ^.^. Amigos se vocês ainda estão tentando resolver o problema, uma das coisas que resolvem, caso vocês tenham o plugin do Vjoy instalado no computador, tentem desinstalar para ver se funciona. Exite algum tipo de conflito entre o Master Duel e o Vjoy que não permite que o jogo abra, espero poder ajudar pelo menos alguns de vocês ^.^.

@Raphael_Hamato2012 Год назад

But what if we’re on steam deck?

@niksom2996 8 месяцев назад

damn,thanks I was unable to open one game from library ty

@user-qn9wj8mg2d 7 месяцев назад

help mine is still not working

@Gokugamer-tx4vr Год назад

step one complete my problem thank you so much🤗

@royal1188 Год назад

ive watched around 10 videos and didnt work ,, thank you very much u the best

@dylmurph4131 Год назад

I’ve had it. I didn’t have a ton of time to screw with this, I already waited for a game to download snow runner. It doesn’t work pc steam app. For once I just want to play a game no issues no wasting time hunting for answers that don’t work,including this video.

@dylmurph4131 Год назад

I ultimately found a solution on my own. The game was missing some DLL files and I had just downloaded the game and hadn’t tampered with the files. I had to find the DLL files and download them from a trusted source. Then I had to download Microsoft c++.

@JConfrey Год назад

It happens with every game on my Pc. will this fix it?

@GangNathan Месяц назад

you can only know if u try!

@rmedina Год назад

I have a problem with stormworks, whenever I press play in steam to play the game it just goes to the loading screen and by itself just closes, it never gets to the starting screen, any suggestions how I can fix it?

@Toal4 Год назад

same ever get fixed?

@Toal4 Год назад

Just got it fixed open steam and then go to your task manager. Once your there and see steam, right click on steam and click expand all. Then your going to want to right click the top "Steam Client WebHelper." Then click properties, click compatibility and click run compatibility troubleshooter. Then try recommend settings and click next. Then exit steam and finally see if your games work.

@rmedina Год назад

@@Toal4 yeah, you have to update your driver. It worked for me 😁 👍🏼

@PlasticPoptart Год назад

I cant find the Steam client bootstrapper servce ):

@ok3renutube Месяц назад

all of these don't work. It's pretty weird, I just disconnected my internet, and then the game (Elden's Ring) can be started. But with internet connected, it just automatically closes after the prepare to launch. By the way, not all games are like this, I can start cyberpunk 2077 no problem

@narrow356 2 года назад

for me my game launches but after a few seconds and then it just crashes

@rusxts5490 Год назад

did u fix it

@michaelp4122 Год назад

@@rusxts5490 I just fixed mine. Settings --> Apps --> App & Features --> Optional Features --> Install "Media Feature Pack" Then restart.

@OVERz0_0 Год назад

@@michaelp4122 where did u find the apps?

@michaelp4122 Год назад

@@OVERz0_0 settings on the windows toolbar, then apps. Basically you need the windows feature pack to play games. If you upgrade from windows 7-> 10 It was removed, and you need to manually reinstall it.

@grouchyguy Год назад

@@michaelp4122 so i tried this on windows 11 and the media pack was already check off meaning i had it I can’t fix this i’m convinced

@Mai-kp5un 3 месяца назад

I just cleared the cache guys try it it worked for me! :) (it's in the downloads menu on the current version of the app)

@Scrap_Jack 2 года назад

I never thought i'd be able to fix my Borderlands 1. Thank you so much!

@lukaseklund4747 Год назад

I have startup problems with 2 of my games, and nothing of this worked. PLS help, I just bought the new spider-man and only got to play 6 hours before I couldnt launch it again. The same happaned with shadow of the tomb raider, I played it for 9 hours then it stopped working.

@lukaseklund4747 Год назад

nvm man, I did it again and it fixed it. Ty for the help, saved me 50 euro