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JD Mar 7, 2019 @ 10:23am
Steam can't download and update games unless I'm using a VPN
Hi guys,

Does anyone know why Steam is unable to download or update any games, where it either stays at 0 bytes/s or just stops, unless I use a VPN?

No matter if I change DNS or switch between LAN and WIFI, Steam can't update any games. Port forwarding doesn't seem to help either. Maybe it is my router that's blocking Steam's CDN?
Last edited by JD; Mar 7, 2019 @ 10:24am
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999999999 Mar 7, 2019 @ 10:26am 
Change regions in the settings without the VPN active.
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JD Mar 7, 2019 @ 10:30am 
Originally posted by 999999999:
Change regions in the settings without the VPN active.
Hey, changing download regions seems to help for some people, but it didn't have any impact on my PC. I did notice that Steam tried to download a game at a few kb/s, but quickly stopped again.
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999999999 Mar 7, 2019 @ 10:31am 
Try them all.
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zoofie Mar 7, 2019 @ 10:35am 
Check https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=8571-GLVN-8711 and get back to us if you have all of these allowed on your home network.
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