Steps to fix the error of not opening Steam on Windows 10

Steam is an  extremely popular online computer gaming platform  that attracts a large number of players with more than 30000 games of various genres. Since the first day of launch, Steam has been constantly improved with more outstanding features, but making a few minor errors is still inevitable. This article will show you  how to fix the error of not opening Steam  on Windows 10 - one of the most common Steam errors.

1. Restart Steam

To fix the error of not opening Steam on Windows 10, try restarting Steam with the following steps:

Step 1:  In  Search Box System> Import Task Manager> Open  or press  Alt + Ctrl + Delete  on the keyboard.

Step 2:  After displaying the Task Manager window  , go to  More details > Processes > Find Steam > End task.

Step 3:  Once done, restart Steam.

2. Clear Steam's Cache

Another way to fix the error of not opening Steam on Windows 10 that you can apply is to clear the  Cache memory . You can proceed with the following steps:

Step 1:  Press the Windows + R  key combination  on the keyboard to launch the Run Command window  , here enter:  steam://flushconfig  and click  OK  or press  Enter.

Step 2:  Then will display the Clear Download Cache  window  as shown below, select  OK  to clear the  Steam Cache .

Step 3:  Restart your computer and open Steam again.

3. Uninstall and reinstall Steam

If you've tried the two methods above but neither worked, the next thing you should do is remove and then reinstall Steam. However, reinstalling will not be difficult or cumbersome because you do not need to reinstall from the beginning, because when you uninstall the application, all the data you previously installed is stored in the Program section.  Files . Therefore, you can take the following steps to reinstall Steam:

Step 1:  In  the File Explorer> Select the C drive> Program Files (x86)> Steam

Step 2:  Delete everything in the folder but keep the Steam.exe file  , the steamapps  and  userdata folders  . If the computer asks for administrator rights, grant it and continue with the deletion.

Step 3:  After the deletion is complete, the next thing you need to do is double-click the  Steam.exe item  to reinstall it.

4. Check if you are running the Steam Beta Client

You should make sure you're not using the  Steam Beta Client  because beta apps are   often unstable and may cause you problems. To fix this, you can go back to  the C drive  in your  PC ,  then go to  Program Files (x86),  select the  Steam  folder and go to the  package. In the  package section ,  find the file named  beta  and delete it.

5. Contact Steam Support

Here's the solution for you if you've done all of the above but still can't open Steam on your PC. Contact Steam Support so they can resolve this issue for you by visiting  Steam Help , logging into your account, and contacting support Here.

Through this article, I have shown you the most common ways to fix the error of not opening Steam on Windows 10. Good luck.

Jessica Tanner

Update 23 August 2021