Steam Client Webhelper when Steam is Shutdown?

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SpiffyJack 23 Aug @ 8:10pm

Regardless of what anybody's ever going to tell me, there's absolutely no reason for the Steam Client Webhelper to be active when Steam is not running!

I've seen tons of information regarding Steam Client Webhelper in forums, blogs, YouTube, even right here in this platform, but failed to find a solution.

I've seen add this (-vgui) or add that ("-no-browser") to the start command of Steam.EXE and go to Task Manager, shut down this process go to details shut down that process... Only for Steam to start up all by itself again? by shutting it down?

I get 7 - 8 - 9 threads coming off Steam Client Webhelper in Task Manager and it's pulling up to 14% of my systems memory resources at this point I'm starting to get a little pissed off. And if I don't even have steam running, that certainly doesn't help.

So now I'm basically tired of looking for the answer and I'll just be another comment attracting attention to it.

So I'm simply gonna say, any bulletproof solution to this aggravating unnecessary issue would be much appreciated.

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Zonk 23 Aug @ 9:19pm

you could go a very aggressive route -> alter the rights of the cef folder, where steamwebhelper.exe is located.. Deny "user" and "system" (make sure you have an account with adminrights) and keep the "administrator". Keep and mind that you wont be albe to do much with Steam without the browser stuff.
Also youll need to start any game from its folder and correct executable, or via taskbar icon, but only the last 5 played ones.

I wont go too far into details, as how to do via windows/linux, as this may harm your steam installation, deinstall/revert the right management/reinstall would be revert this anyways...

14% Systemmemory? for me its around 300mb
https://i.imgur.com/4HnXias.png

Last edited by Zonk; 23 Aug @ 9:32pm