Steam games crash after launch

[Kane Propane]

I have a minimal setup, running Windows 10 on a small hard drive. But I only play two games right now, Payday 2 and Garry's Mod, neither of which take up a significant amount of space. This is a new computer running both of these games for the first time. On my old computer, running Windows 10 with a larger hard drive almost filled, both of these games ran fine along with maybe 6 others I played with regular frequency.

Problem: As soon as I start up the game, it will simply crash and close out without warning or notification within 30 seconds of reaching the home screen of that game.

Cause: Is this an issue with Steam, with my games, or with my computer?

Solution: I have already tried reinstalling the games twice. I have turned off my computer several times. I have logged in and out of Steam more times than I can count. I do not have any antivirus software downloaded, only the base Windows Defender which has never restricted my gaming in the past. Any other suggestions for how to remedy this problem?

[Ratsak]

Begin by making sure that Windows is up to date, and all the latest drivers are downloaded from the manufacturers websites. It will also be helpful to include your computer specifications here.

[Kane Propane]

Alkose님이 먼저 게시:

Begin by making sure that Windows is up to date, and all the latest drivers are downloaded from the manufacturers websites. It will also be helpful to include your computer specifications here.

How specific should I get with my specs? I'm technologically challenge.

[Ratsak]

Dr. Kane Propane님이 먼저 게시:

How specific should I get with my specs?

Go to:

• Open Run (Windows Key+R)
  
• Type in dxdiag

Under the 'System' tab, you will find processor, ram, os and system model.
Under the 'Display' tab, you will find the graphics card.

[Kane Propane]

Alkose님이 먼저 게시:

Dr. Kane Propane님이 먼저 게시:

How specific should I get with my specs?

Go to:

• Open Run (Windows Key+R)
  
• Type in dxdiag

Under the 'System' tab, you will find processor, ram, os and system model.
Under the 'Display' tab, you will find the graphics card.

OS: Windows 10 Pro 31-bit
Model: Hp Compaq 8100 Elite SFF PC
BIOS: Default
Processor: Intel Core i5 CPU 670@3.47GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.6GHza
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Page File: 1477MB use, 3377MB available
DirectX Version: DirectX12

Graphics card name: Intel HD Graphics
Chip type: Intel HD Graphics (Core i5)
DAC Type: Internal
Device Type: Full display device
Approx. Total Memory: 1696 MB
Display Memory (VRAM): 64 MB
Shared Memory: 1632 MB
Current Display Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
HDR: Not supported



From what I know, this isn't far off from the specs of my old computer which ran all my games fine.