Steam Updates Every Installed Game Every Boot?

[Slut Dad]

This is a bit of a weird one. Started happening a few days ago and is still occurring. Every single time I boot up my computer and launch Steam it will proceed to patch every single game I have installed. Each patch takes upwards of ten to fifteen minutes including small games that would normally install from scratch in less than a minute, and I cannot play anything until afterwards. This has happened several times now and I haven't found any relevant information through Google searches. Does anyone have any idea what's going on? It's really starting to get under my skin.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

are you opted in for the steam client beta?

[Slut Dad]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

are you opted in for the steam client beta?

:qr:

I'm not actually. Were you thinking it was a cause or a possible solution?

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

solution, maybe.

[-] February 3 - Steam Client Beta Update - Febuary 3rd, 2017
The Beta client has just been updated with the following fixes:

General
Fixed recently played games missing in task-bar menu
Fixed games verifying all content after opting out of Steam Beta client again

[Gadzooks]

Same problem here

Not running the beta client... started up steam, and 220 games all want to be validated for no reason.

[Slut Dad]

Originally posted by Gadzooks:

Same problem here

Not running the beta client... started up steam, and 220 games all want to be validated for no reason.

I opted into the beta client and it fixed the issue

[Gadzooks]

Didnt change anything for me

Still have over 220 games that say they need an update, and when they validate, it requires them to download 100% of the game again.

[Bumbefly]

@ Gadzooks

• Close Steam
  
• remove shortcuts to the Steam launcher from Start Menu, Desktop, Taskbar, Quicklaunch or where-ever you keep shortcuts.
  
• manually remove (written for Windows, i do not know the equivalent for Linux or Mac)
  C:\Users\{user}\AppData\Local\Steam\htmlcache\cache
  Note : this is a hidden folder, you need to set hidden folders to be visible in your OS settings.
  
• Then restart Steam with steam.exe in
  C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam or C:\Steam (or where you have Steam installed).

[♠ MasonJason ♠]

I tried this, it's still wanting me to reinstall games 100% yet I know they are installed. I don't know where to go from here. :(

Originally posted by Bumbefly Sony Test םו:

@ Gadzooks

• Close Steam
  
• remove shortcuts to the Steam launcher from Start Menu, Desktop, Taskbar, Quicklaunch or where-ever you keep shortcuts.
  
• manually remove (written for Windows, i do not know the equivalent for Linux or Mac)
  C:\Users\{user}\AppData\Local\Steam\htmlcache\cache
  Note : this is a hidden folder, you need to set hidden folders to be visible in your OS settings.
  
• Then restart Steam with steam.exe in
  C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam or C:\Steam (or where you have Steam installed).

[god]

if you go into your Library downloads tab and look at the list of games installed, right below the play button for each game there is a line that should say if you have that game selected for automatic updates... if it is set to auto-update, then you could go thru your list of games and set them all perform just a manual update only. that might solve it...

[♠ MasonJason ♠]

Originally posted by god:

if you go into your Library downloads tab and look at the list of games installed, right below the play button for each game there is a line that should say if you have that game selected for automatic updates... if it is set to auto-update, then you could go thru your list of games and set them all perform just a manual update only. that might solve it...

nope, not fixing it. Thanks for the suggestion though :D

[Bumbefly]

Beta thread : "Steam validating 847 games!!!! Help!"
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta/discussions/1/135507855752613376/