My games take forever to launch

[Little Seizures Pizza]

Upon starting my computer, opening Steam and launching any game, said game takes around 2-3 minutes to launch. It isn't necessarily anything that breaks the experience of launching a game on Steam, but it becomes annoying ever so slightly everytime it happens. The thing is that after the first game launches after 2-3 minutes, any other game launches within a couple of seconds, as it usually does. Any thoughts?

[khalil]

If you're on desktop you might consider upgrading to an SSD (if u got coin). That'll improve loading times by heaps, but it's kind of expensive.

[Little Seizures Pizza]

Originally posted by HapsOnTheTaps:

If you're on desktop you might consider upgrading to an SSD (if u got coin). That'll improve loading times by heaps, but it's kind of expensive.

I have an SSD and I have Steam installed on it. Granted, it's only 250GB so I have a very limited amount of games installed at once.

[The Giving One]

Are you sure you have real-time scan exceptions in any antivirus or security software for all games and Steam ?

Also, check for background processes that can be causing issues with games. For example, this support page :

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=9828-SFLZ-9289

Programs like CCleaner, depending on its settings, might be programs that you can overlook as an issue, but that can still cause issues for Steam and/or games.

[khalil]

Is your OS installed on your SSD or HDD?

edit: A clean reinstall of your OS on your SSD would most likely solve your problem, but will take quite the time & wipe your your data. Have the same issue here but my SSD is only 128 gb q_q, I don't wanna backup & sort through all my stuff though.

[The Giving One]

I would also suggest, before the thread gets along too far, to post your full system specs, and actually give us some game titles where you see this happening, even if it really is ALL games.

Go to "help" in the top of Steam. Then system information. Right click, select all, then copy and paste all that here, please. Knowing some examples of games where you see the issue would still be a good idea.

[Little Seizures Pizza]

Originally posted by The Giving One:

I would also suggest, before the thread gets along too far, to post your full system specs, and actually give us some game titles where you see this happening, even if it really is ALL games.

Go to "help" in the top of Steam. Then system information. Right click, select all, then copy and paste all that here, please. Knowing some examples of games where you see the issue would still be a good idea.

Computer Information:
Manufacturer: MSI
Model: MS-7760
Form Factor: Desktop
No Touch Input Detected

Processor Information:
CPU Vendor: GenuineIntel
CPU Brand: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4820K CPU @ 3.70GHz
CPU Family: 0x6
CPU Model: 0x3e
CPU Stepping: 0x4
CPU Type: 0x0
Speed: 3700 Mhz
8 logical processors
4 physical processors
HyperThreading: Supported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Unsupported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Supported
AES: Supported
AVX: Supported
CMPXCHG16B: Supported
LAHF/SAHF: Supported
PrefetchW: Unsupported

Operating System Version:
Windows 10 (64 bit)
NTFS: Supported
Crypto Provider Codes: Supported 311 0x0 0x0 0x0

Video Card:
Driver: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
DirectX Driver Name: nvldumd.dll
Driver Version: 26.21.14.3039
DirectX Driver Version: 26.21.14.3039
Driver Date: 4 17 2019
OpenGL Version: 4.6
Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 119 Hz
DirectX Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
VendorID: 0x10de
DeviceID: 0x1b80
Revision: 0xa1
Number of Monitors: 1
Number of Logical Video Cards: 1
No SLI or Crossfire Detected
Primary Display Resolution: 3840 x 1080
Desktop Resolution: 3840 x 1080
Primary Display Size: 47.09" x 13.23" (48.90" diag)
119.6cm x 33.6cm (124.2cm diag)
Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x
Primary VRAM: 8191 MB
Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x 8x

Sound card:
Audio device: C49HG9x (NVIDIA High Definition

Memory:
RAM: 16298 Mb

Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
Media Type: DVD
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 1190684 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 139230 Mb
OS Install Date: Jan 01 1970
Game Controller: XInput Controller #1 detected
VR Headset: None detected

[Little Seizures Pizza]

Originally posted by The Giving One:

I would also suggest, before the thread gets along too far, to post your full system specs, and actually give us some game titles where you see this happening, even if it really is ALL games.

Go to "help" in the top of Steam. Then system information. Right click, select all, then copy and paste all that here, please. Knowing some examples of games where you see the issue would still be a good idea.

Also, to mention some of the titles I currently have installed that this happens to:
The Witcher 1 and 3, Sekiro, DMC5, Crash Bandicoot, Borderlands GOTY

[The Giving One]

Is this your exact motherboard ?

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/X79A-GD65-8D.html#down-driver&Win10%2064

If it is not, find your board on MSI and link that here, please.

If you don't know, see this :

https://www.howtogeek.com/208420/how-to-check-your-motherboard-model-number-on-your-windows-pc/

Need to be sure you don't have the Killer Network Access Manager Suite installed on it, or you can just tell us if you do.

If you do, that is a known issue with Steam and/or games for some.

[Satoru]

Also possible your anti virus is causing issues

[The Giving One]

Yea, not sure, but OP seems to have missed replying to this above, about security software :

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/1679190184070793747/?tscn=1556495601#c1679190184070943160

[Muppet among Puppets]

Originally posted by HapsOnTheTaps:

Is your OS installed on your SSD or HDD?

edit: A clean reinstall of your OS on your SSD would most likely solve your problem, but will take quite the time & wipe your your data. Have the same issue here but my SSD is only 128 gb q_q, I don't wanna backup & sort through all my stuff though.

You dont need a ssd to play games or load them normally.

You dont need a ssd for the os to run without much delay.


I bet the time he would waste by doing your suggestion
would not be won back by using a ssd for several years to come.



The antivirus/firewall should be excluded as possibility at first.

Steam does not need to be on a ssd, btw.

[Indian]

I'm having the same issue, did you ever find a fix?

Originally posted by Little Seizures:

Originally posted by The Giving One:

I would also suggest, before the thread gets along too far, to post your full system specs, and actually give us some game titles where you see this happening, even if it really is ALL games.

Go to "help" in the top of Steam. Then system information. Right click, select all, then copy and paste all that here, please. Knowing some examples of games where you see the issue would still be a good idea.

Also, to mention some of the titles I currently have installed that this happens to:
The Witcher 1 and 3, Sekiro, DMC5, Crash Bandicoot, Borderlands GOTY

[Warm Loins, Moist Groins]

I am randomly now also having this issue, every game that has now updated since May 2024 take 4-5 minutes to launch after it says "launching."