testshot 2019 年 4 月 20 日 上午 10:29
Unable to contact Steam Support
I have been trying to contact Steam Support for help with an issue I have been having with Big Picture mode but every time I try to send a request I get an error message to try again later. I done so repeatedly both minutes, like the message suggests, and hours between requests but none have gone through. Not sure now what to do next.
引用自 The Giving One:
Ok, but if you do use the safe boot, make sure it is "with networking", as with just being "safe mode", you cannot use the internet at all, as those drivers for networking controllers will not even be utilized in Windows.

What you said is good, so keep looking for anything that might have updated or was newly installed.

EDIT..............

Look for any firewall rules that might have changed due to a Windows update, perhaps. I doubt that is the issue, but you should make sure. Make sure Steam and all its processes are being allowed through firewalls and other security programs and processes like antivirus, for example. Make exceptions if needed.

Use msconfig from Windows Start (apps in W10) and run that process. Look at the startup tab (Task Manager in W10) and services tab. Check the box on bottom to "hide all Microsoft services" and look closely at anything that is leftover.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4026130/windows-how-to-open-msconfig-in-windows-10

If it is somehow a Microsoft process that is causing the issue, then I would not suggest disabling any of those to test this with, as that would not be good advice. It could be a Windows 10 thing, but since it works in safe mode with networking, I have doubts to this being a Windows issue.

If you only used "safe mode" before, that is surely related to you still getting that "wait and try later message". It has to be "with networking" enabled in the boot options menu.
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Zekiran 2019 年 4 月 20 日 下午 1:27 
Where exactly are you trying to contact them from?

Is the support issue that you're having, on their list of actually-supported things? Perhaps you should say what *specific* problem you are having here, because there've been quite a few threads on the Big Picture and its issues lately.
cSg|mc-Hotsauce 2019 年 4 月 20 日 下午 1:45 
Big Picture bug reports ---> https://steamcommunity.com/groups/bigpicture/discussions/0/

Assuming it is a bug.

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testshot 2019 年 4 月 20 日 下午 7:51 
引用自 Zekiran
Where exactly are you trying to contact them from?

Is the support issue that you're having, on their list of actually-supported things? Perhaps you should say what *specific* problem you are having here, because there've been quite a few threads on the Big Picture and its issues lately.

True, for more detail I am using the Steam client on my laptop. I am trying to contact Steam Support through the Steam Support option listed under Help and in particular the Big Picture mode section using the option to contact Steam Support after reviewing the FAQ and not finding a solution.

As for the support issue that I am having is as stated in the title of this thread, I am unable to contact Steam Support when using the option I have stated above. Every time I try to use the two step method, which is to let Steam gather information from your device, type any details or possibly relevant information about the issue you are contacting Steam about and attaching files, provided by Steam to contact Support I receive an error message asking me to try again after a few minutes. That is unfortunately all the information I can provide about the issue I am having as beyond that simple error message there is no other information I have access to to tell me why this happening.



引用自 cSg|mc-Hotsauce
Big Picture bug reports ---> https://steamcommunity.com/groups/bigpicture/discussions/0/

Assuming it is a bug.

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I have already posted there after first discovering Big Picture mode had stopped working for me and received no response. I attempted to use contact Steam Support but found all I got were error messages no matter how times I try.
The Giving One 2019 年 4 月 20 日 下午 8:22 
If you would, please post the exact words of the error message about having to wait a bit and try later. Full, exact wording of the message, please.

The fact that you keep getting this error could be related to the Big Picture mode issue you have, and fixing the one might also take care of, or give insight into taking care of, the other.
testshot 2019 年 4 月 21 日 上午 9:48 
引用自 The Giving One
If you would, please post the exact words of the error message about having to wait a bit and try later. Full, exact wording of the message, please.

The fact that you keep getting this error could be related to the Big Picture mode issue you have, and fixing the one might also take care of, or give insight into taking care of, the other.

Here is the message I keep getting when trying to use Steam Support.


CONTACT STEAM SUPPORT

There was a problem submitting your help request to Steam Support. Please wait a few minutes and try again.

If you are attempting to add large attachments please try to submit without them and add them to your request after submitting.


Note that I have never tried to attach any sort of file with my help request.
The Giving One 2019 年 4 月 21 日 上午 9:57 
How exactly are you trying to use Steam Support ? If you are trying to use support while logged into an account on the client, log out and open the support link in a browser and try that way, unless you have already. From what you said above, you seem to have only tried while logged in.
testshot 2019 年 4 月 21 日 上午 10:56 
引用自 The Giving One
How exactly are you trying to use Steam Support ? If you are trying to use support while logged into an account on the client, log out and open the support link in a browser and try that way, unless you have already. From what you said above, you seem to have only tried while logged in.

I have been trying to contact Steam Support with a help request through the Steam client on my computer. Thank you for the suggestion to try it in browser as I had not done that yet as I believed I could do this just through the Steam client. However when trying to contact Steam Support in browser for Big Picture mode it says me that a Big Picture mode help request must be done so through the Steam client.

Also thanks for continuing to help.
The Giving One 2019 年 4 月 21 日 上午 11:01 
Hmmm...that's kinda strange. Did you search the bug report section, as you also posted there about this issue ? Maybe someone else has seen this or maybe posted a fix for it or workaround.

Sorry for not helping to actually fix it so far, if I can. What is the exact issue with Big Picture mode you are having ? Above you seem to say it just stopped working. Any more details you can give when you try to use it may help.

You can just link us to your other thread in the bug report section, if you don't want to have to explain that all over again. That's understandable.

Is this under Windows 10 ?
testshot 2019 年 4 月 21 日 下午 12:01 
引用自 The Giving One
Hmmm...that's kinda strange. Did you search the bug report section, as you also posted there about this issue ? Maybe someone else has seen this or maybe posted a fix for it or workaround.

Sorry for not helping to actually fix it so far, if I can. What is the exact issue with Big Picture mode you are having ? Above you seem to say it just stopped working. Any more details you can give when you try to use it may help.

You can just link us to your other thread in the bug report section, if you don't want to have to explain that all over again. That's understandable.

Is this under Windows 10 ?

On a second sweep of the Big Picture mode bug forum I have found a number of other threads about issues similar to mine. Although only had one a suggested solution that appeared to have worked for the poster. I will try the solution of either reverting to an earlier version of my graphics driver or reinstalling it as suggested.

The issue I am having with Big Picture mode is that whenever I click on the button to activate it Steam client the screen goes black for a second or so then crashes and kicks me out of the Steam client. I wish I could give more detail but that literally all that happens every time I click on the Big Picture mode button.

Hopefully the graphics driver thing works.
The Giving One 2019 年 4 月 21 日 下午 12:06 
There is a setting in Windows 10, if that is your OS, that I think you can set where other applications will not cause this issue, or hopefully limit it from happening that is.

EDIT..Look for a feature called "focus assist".

Also, are you sure that the Steam client is actually "crashing" or is it actually minimizing to the desktop tray instead ?

This is a very important distinction to be sure of, as it may just be minimizing instead. Check your processes in the tray and make sure the Steam icon is set to "show icon and notifications". I don't have Windows 10, so not sure of the exact terminology, if different than previous operating systems.
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testshot 2019 年 4 月 21 日 下午 1:01 
引用自 The Giving One
There is a setting in Windows 10, if that is your OS, that I think you can set where other applications will not cause this issue, or hopefully limit it from happening that is.

EDIT..Look for a feature called "focus assist".

Also, are you sure that the Steam client is actually "crashing" or is it actually minimizing to the desktop tray instead ?

This is a very important distinction to be sure of, as it may just be minimizing instead. Check your processes in the tray and make sure the Steam icon is set to "show icon and notifications". I don't have Windows 10, so not sure of the exact terminology, if different than previous operating systems.

Looked into the graphics driver solution. The revert did not work as apparently the version I have is the most up to date and is the only version to have ever been installed on the computer, since i have not touched the graphics driver since getting this computer. The re-install option I did not try as I am not experienced enough with computers to attempt something that could mess up my computer far worse then it currently is.

Yes my OS is WIndows 10, though looking at focus assist it is a feature that controls how notifications are seen and heard. The feature or application you are trying to think of may be called something else.

For the Steam client it definitely is crashing as it disappears from the tray and task manager forcing me to to log back in every time I try to start up Big Picture mode.
The Giving One 2019 年 4 月 21 日 下午 1:05 
Do this, please.

Boot your PC into safe mode with networking, and test this exact issue only with Steam, while in that boot. This is a simple test, and I am curious if the problem will present itself again there. You can post here while in that boot.
testshot 2019 年 4 月 21 日 下午 1:50 
引用自 The Giving One
Do this, please.

Boot your PC into safe mode with networking, and test this exact issue only with Steam, while in that boot. This is a simple test, and I am curious if the problem will present itself again there. You can post here while in that boot.

That worked Big Picture mode launched and worked properly.
The Giving One 2019 年 4 月 21 日 下午 1:54 
引用自 testshot

That worked Big Picture mode launched and worked properly.
Ok, good. Now let's take what we know and maybe look for common ground :

You said you keep getting that "wait and try later" message.

You said that Big Picture mode actually crashes your Steam client.

You said it works fine in safe mode with networking.

And there is one thing that can possibly be related, where all those things are clues. That is, a software conflict possibly causing all the issues with the message and Big Picture mode.

That's why you don't see it in safe mode with networking, perhaps.

See this, but not everything that can maybe cause that is covered here :

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=9828-SFLZ-9289
testshot 2019 年 4 月 21 日 下午 2:04 
引用自 The Giving One
引用自 testshot

That worked Big Picture mode launched and worked properly.
Ok, good. Now let's take what we know and maybe look for common ground :

You said you keep getting that "wait and try later" message.

You said that Big Picture mode actually crashes your Steam client.

You said it works fine in safe mode with networking.

And there is one thing that can possibly be related, where all those things are clues. That is, a software conflict possibly causing all the issues with the message and Big Picture mode.

That's why you don't see it in safe mode with networking, perhaps.

See this, but not everything that can maybe cause that is covered here :

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


Okay based off of that and a bit of checking what has recently been updated or installed since the issue began, about April 18 2019, I am going to try to uninstalling City of Brass and the Steamworks related program to see if that is causing the problem.

Also I tried submitting a help request in Safe Mode just in case and still got the same error message.
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