How to Fix Steam Not Launching, Not Opening, Not Loading, Not Running, Not Working, Not Initializing

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In this video, I'll show how to fix Steam not initializing, not launching, not loading, not opening, not running, not working. This issue prevents Steam players from playing their games, because the Steam paltform does not correctly initialize and load. Follow all of the steps shown in the video to make sure to fix this problem and also prevent it in the future.  00:00 Steam Config Flush 00:10 Internet Commands 00:49 Steam Folder Attributes 01:09 Steam Folder User Permissions 01:21 Windows Firewall Exception for Steam 01:59 Steam Compatibility Settings 02:18 Steam Downloading Folder Flush 02:35 Steam AppData Files 03:00 Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables 03:39 Steam Folder Refresh 03:56 End Steam Task 04:10 Unplug Controller 04:18 Windows Disk Check Tool 04:38 Uninstall & Reinstall Steam  This guide and tutorial will help you fix problems of Steam platform "loading forever", not launching, not loading, not working, and not being able to open Steam,among other problems as well.  Right-click on Steam Click on "Exit Steam" Press the WINDOWS key or click on the WINDOWS icon Write: Run Click on Run Write: steam://flushconfig Click on OK  Press the WINDOWS key or click on the WINDOWS icon Write "cmd" Right-click command prompt Click "Run as administrator" Write: ipconfig /flushdns Press ENTER Write: netsh winsock reset Press ENTER  Open Computer Open Drive Open Program Files (x86) [Unless you installed Steam on a different folder] Select the Steam folder Right-click it Click on Properties Uncheck the option "Read Only" Click on Apply Click on OK  Open Computer Open Drive Open Program Files (x86) [Unless you installed Steam on a different folder] Select the Steam folder Right-click it Click on Properties Click on Security Click on Edit Click on Users Check "Full Control" Click on Apply  Press the WINDOWS key or click on the WINDOWS icon Write: Windows Security Click on Windows Securit Click on Virus & Threat Protection In Virus & Threat Protection Settings, click on Manage Settings Scroll down In Exclusions, click on Add or Remove Exclusions Click on Add an exclusion Select Folder Choose the Steam folder Click on Select Folder  Open the Steam folder Select Steam Right-click on Steam Click on Properites Click on Compatibility Check the option "Run this program as administrator" Click on Apply Click on OK  Inside the Steam folder, Open the Steamapps folder Select the "downloading" folder Rename it to anything, we can rename it to "folder" Close the Steam folder  Press the WINDOWS key or click on the WINDOWS icon Write: Run Click on Run Write: %localappdata% Click on OK Open the Steam folder Delete all of the files inside the Steam folder  Open the Internet Search for "Microsoft Visual Redistributables" Open the page Search for the most recent version Download the x86 and the x64 files Run the x86 installer Click on "Install" or "Repair" Restart the computer Run the x64 installer Click on "Install" or "Repair"  Open the Steam folder Delete all of the fo

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00:00Click on the Windows icon. Write Run and click on it. And write Steam Flush Config and click on OK.

00:11Press the Windows key or click on the Windows icon.

00:14Write CMD. Right-click on Command Prompt and click on Run as Administrator. Write IP Config space bar flush DNS

00:31and press Enter.

00:33Now write NetSH space Winsock space reset and press Enter. Close the Command Prompt. Open Computer. Open Drive. Open Program

00:54Files. Select Steam. Right-click. Click on Properties.

01:00Find the option of Read Only and make sure to uncheck it and click on Apply and click on OK.

01:09Click on Security. Click on Edit and select Users. Click to allow full control and click on Apply.

01:20Press the Windows key or click on the Windows icon. Write Windows Security and click on it. Click on Virus

01:29and Threat Protection.

01:32In Virus and Threat Protection Settings, click on Manage Settings. Scroll down.

01:40In Exclusions. Click on Exclusions. Click on Add or Remove Exclusions. Click on Add an Exclusions. And choose Folder. And

01:52make sure to select the Steam Folder.

01:55Click on Select Folder. Go to the Steam Folder. Scroll down. Select Steam. Right-click it. Click on Properties. Click

02:09on Compatibility. And check the option to run this program as Administrator. Click on Apply and click on OK.

02:18Inside the Steam Folder.

02:20Inside the Steam Folder. Open the Steam Apps Folder. Select the Downloading Folder. Click on it. And rename it to

02:28anything. We can call it Folder. And press Enter. And close the Steam Folder.

02:35Press the Windows key or click on the Windows icon. Write Run. And click on Run. Write Local App Data.

02:46And click on OK. Find the Steam Folder and open it. Select everything inside the Folder. Right-click it. And

02:56click on Delete. And agree.

02:59Open the Internet. Search for Microsoft Visual Red Distributables. Open the page. Scroll down. And search for the latest version.

03:16Download the 86 and the 64 files.

03:20And run the installer. And click on Repair or Install. Restart the computer. Now open the 64 file and run

03:34the installer. Click on Repair or Install. Go to the Steam Folder. Now select all of the folders except Steam

03:44Apps and delete them.

03:46And select all of the files except Steam Apps and delete them. At the end the folder should look like

03:55this. Right-click anywhere in your taskbar. And click on Task Manager. Select Steam. Right-click it. And click on

04:07End Task.

04:10Unplug your controller. Unplug your controller. Launch Steam. Wait for Steam to launch. And plug your controller again.

04:18Press the Windows key or click on the Windows icon. Write CMD. Right-click on it. And click on Run

04:26as Administrator. Write CHKDSK. Space. Bar F. And press Enter.

04:38If none of this works. Uninstall Steam. And install Steam again. Like and subscribe to support my work. And is

04:46there any other solution you need? Tell me in the comments.

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