failed to initialize steam

[ShadoWolvess]

anyone else have this problem or had the problem & know how to fix this ?

[segv77]

please check http://forums.playbattlegrounds.com/topic/4469-connectionsteamlaunch-issues-a-comprehensive-guide/

[OG_Evjee]

all of that just doest work. I still have same problem

[ShadoWolvess]

Originally posted by Zerner:

all of that just doest work. I still have same problem

i did not follow his steps, i exited steam & restarted it. steam update did the work for me

[Mistive]

fixed by restarting steam

[Latv1an]

Just exit steam and press with right mouse click on steam icon ten run it as administrator.It should fix problem.:)

[Latv1an]

played 106 min and refunded game..i just didnt like it and FPS is too low 4 my pc.Players with really good rigs dominate in this game.

[fire]

I closed steam, restarted computer, relogged steam ... tried everything but none of them work. Sometimes it's randomly fine but most of the time it's broken. I liked the game but if I can't play with it or if they won't fix this I will try to refund it.

[Kephlur]

here's what i did for anyone that the other solutions dont work on. Go to control panel > search "firewall" in the upper right hand corner > allow apps through windows firewall > remove tsl game and then relaunch. It should ask admin privileges to allow tsl game through accept that and it should work

[Aricle]

Reinstalling C++ located in the game folder worked for me.

[seng0993]

so this is what i did..... after the bluehole logo pops up, that short second where it shows the UI. Click the top left play button and it worked... have to click it fast tho before it goes to the failed to initialize screen

[Shxrarizz]

Running Steam as an Admin. This can also help fix the "Steam Initialization Failure" error that many have been getting. Simply follow the path C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam, right click on "Steam.exe" and "Run as Administrator". 
its helped for me

[LiquidSpear]

Go to your download folder, right click the .exe file and go to properties. then click on compatibility and at the botton ckeck or unckeck run as administrator. Worked for me.

[wearthefoxhat?]

Originally posted by TRL 4KGAMEZX:

anyone else have this problem or had the problem & know how to fix this ?

Finally found something that cured my issues,Maybe worth a go for others.Good luck.

If you have Bullguard anti virus:
Double click on the Bulllguard icon in system tray
Click on the "settings" option from the upper part of Bullguards window
From the left panel choose "general",then from the right hand corner click on "Advanced"
Click on the Main tab from the left side(under General menu) and then uncheck "Allow bullguard to protect its components against termination"
Restart computer
Run Steam as Admin and verify PUBG game cache.
Ding dong that worked for me .

[AuWyatt]

So i opened task manager I closed a lot of programs restarted steam and it worked I will fine tune it tomorrow by closing out each program and restarting steam. it could be either a vpn I have or my head set software

[AuWyatt]

I was trying to optimize my rig with a lot of third party software