Steam can only download in Safe mode

[Holy Pink Boi]

this has been going on for3 months now. I've done checking non windows background programs one by one, reinstalling steam, trying youtube solutions, updating windows and other drivers with no success. i dont have antivirus or something similar. Does any of you have recommendation of malware detector or registry checker ? because i dont know and dont find any solutions anymore...

[BAD *Man]

Well can you specify ?
you mean when windows is in safe Mode ?

did you check your Intel or network driver are up to date ?

[Phoenix]

Check your firewall settings.

[Iceira]

Thats a know Antivirus app issue, and why it work in safe mode.

[Holy Pink Boi]

Originally posted by BAD *Man:

Well can you specify ?
you mean when windows is in safe Mode ?

did you check your Intel or network driver are up to date ?

i can only download games or updates in safe mode with networking, in normal mode it says "no internet connection" / "manifest unavailable"

i have check the network driver and its up to date

[Holy Pink Boi]

Originally posted by Phoenix:

Check your firewall settings.

thats the first thing i did, steam are not blocked by firewall and turning off firewall completely did nothing.

[Holy Pink Boi]

Originally posted by Iceira W10:

Thats a know Antivirus app issue, and why it work in safe mode.

i dont have any antivirus, do you know other kind of program that might give the same problem?

[crunchyfrog]

If yuo can only download in safe mode with networking that indicates you have some software on your PC that is causing you issues.

As to what it is, that's something you're going to have to work through.

Start with antivirus, firewall, and any other security software. Note that disabling it often will not work. You may have to REMOVE it entirely and get something else.

Also, you will need to apply process of elimination - remove one thing, try it. If it doesn't work move onto the next thing to try and so on. One at a time.

Its' the only way.

[Holy Pink Boi]

Originally posted by crunchyfrog:

If yuo can only download in safe mode with networking that indicates you have some software on your PC that is causing you issues.

As to what it is, that's something you're going to have to work through.

Start with antivirus, firewall, and any other security software. Note that disabling it often will not work. You may have to REMOVE it entirely and get something else.

Also, you will need to apply process of elimination - remove one thing, try it. If it doesn't work move onto the next thing to try and so on. One at a time.

Its' the only way.

Does this include windows services too? i have tried disabling background process but it didnt work, maybe i missed something and i'll try again. Thanks for your suggestion

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Holy Pink Boi:

Originally posted by crunchyfrog:

If yuo can only download in safe mode with networking that indicates you have some software on your PC that is causing you issues.

As to what it is, that's something you're going to have to work through.

Start with antivirus, firewall, and any other security software. Note that disabling it often will not work. You may have to REMOVE it entirely and get something else.

Also, you will need to apply process of elimination - remove one thing, try it. If it doesn't work move onto the next thing to try and so on. One at a time.

Its' the only way.

Does this include windows services too? i have tried disabling background process but it didnt work, maybe i missed something and i'll try again. Thanks for your suggestion

No, it's some legacy code from the game itself. It can be like finding a needle in a haystack and might involve individually googling each process you're unsure of to find out if it's necessary.

Pain in the arse but hey.

[no154370]

based on what i know about Windows OS Safe Mode, it disables 3rd party programs in Safe Mode.

thus as a result, any 3rd party programs you go and installed prior to the problem occurring should be disabled first.

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on a side note, i found some solutions that OP should try

i) check whether his modem and router is updated to the latest firmware

ii) check and make sure there is no problem 100000% with modem's power supply

if OP is using windows 10, then he should do this

a) go and click "start button"

b) open settings

c) open "network & internet" settings

d) under "status" tab, click "network reset"

or

e) follow step "a, b and c" then under "status" tab, under the "advanced network settings", click "network troubleshooter"