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SmirkyMurph 1 Jul @ 5:56pm

Steam will not open

I have a new setup running windows 11. When I open steam it stays in the task bar and will not open. I have restarted the pc, uninstalled and reinstalled steam. I have ended all steam tasks to assure nothing is running in the background. I have run steam as an administrator but the same thing happens, I see it in the task bar but cannot open it.
Nothing extra is connected, anti virus is off, it’s a brand new pc and has no viruses.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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~Ren~ 1 Jul @ 11:33pm

Try this and see if you can force it to open:

Press Windows + R, type steam://open/main, and hit Enter to force the Steam app to open.

SmirkyMurph 2 Jul @ 6:05am

Thanks but it didn’t work. The screen goes black for a second like it’s going to work but then it just goes to the task bar.

~Ren~ 2 Jul @ 9:11am

Are all your drivers up-to-date? Windows, graphics, etc.

The screen going black makes me think it might be a graphics issue, possibly a conflict with the on-board one rather than it using your dedicated card. Have a look at your display settings, any time that a screen goes black for me, that's the first place I look.

RPG Gamer Man 2 Jul @ 12:34pm

Do you try to copy your steam saves from a older pc? I heard this can cause issues on windows 11. Don't do it. Also can you post your PC Specs on here? You will get more help if you post your pc specs on here.

Oh hi Ren again..nice to see you again.

Last edited by RPG Gamer Man; 2 Jul @ 12:35pm

SmirkyMurph 2 Jul @ 7:50pm

I got it! Thanks for your suggestions. It was something completely different; the pc is a Technoid with a touchscreen. It’s supposed to have a fish on it but instead was running whatever programs I was trying to open on the monitor. Thanks for trying to help.

~Ren~ 2 Jul @ 10:30pm

Originally posted by RPG Gamer Man:
Oh hi Ren again..nice to see you again.

Likewise, small world

Originally posted by SmirkyMurph:
I got it! Thanks for your suggestions. It was something completely different; the pc is a Technoid with a touchscreen. It’s supposed to have a fish on it but instead was running whatever programs I was trying to open on the monitor. Thanks for trying to help.

Great, at least you fixed the problem