Steam keeps getting stuck on verifying installation and I can't run any games!

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heartdropx May 30, 2016 @ 12:37pm

Steam keeps getting stuck on verifying installation and I can't run any games!

When I run steam, it says verifying installation, but it never opens Steam or any games! I need help ASAP!
P.S (I'm running Win7 64 bit with a GTX 660 Video Card and a AMD FX 8350 Core Procceser)

Thanks to all you awesome peeps that give me teh answers I need!

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Dragoon™ May 30, 2016 @ 12:38pm

Have you tried restarting your pc or reinstalling Steam? If not so, try.
If that doesn't help out, try to contact Steam Support, they'll surely help you out !
Support: https://support.steampowered.com/

heartdropx May 30, 2016 @ 12:42pm

I'll try to reinstall! I can't believe I didn't try that.... :P
Thanks!

Last edited by heartdropx; May 30, 2016 @ 12:42pm

Dragoon™ May 30, 2016 @ 12:43pm

No problem, hope it works for you!

heartdropx May 30, 2016 @ 12:51pm

Dammit, it didn't work..... I keep getting the "verifying installation" note on the update tab. I restarted as well... D:

Dragoon™ May 31, 2016 @ 9:42am

I'm affraid I cannot help you any further...
Try contacting support and tell them about your issue. Support: https://support.steampowered.com/

heartdropx May 31, 2016 @ 4:23pm

Originally posted by Dragoon™ ♛ | CSGORAIN.US:
I'm affraid I cannot help you any further...
Try contacting support and tell them about your issue. Support: https://support.steampowered.com/

Too late. I fixed it. Thanks alot for flaking out, unlike helpful forum users. Jeez, just check your Steam....

Helel Mar 12, 2017 @ 10:05am

Originally posted by Genji:
Originally posted by Dragoon™ ♛ | CSGORAIN.US:
I'm affraid I cannot help you any further...
Try contacting support and tell them about your issue. Support: https://support.steampowered.com/
Too late. I fixed it. Thanks alot for flaking out, unlike helpful forum users. Jeez, just check your Steam....

How do you fixed it? I'm having the same problem =(

chesse Mar 12, 2017 @ 10:49am

it should work....

ViPeR™ Apr 16, 2017 @ 4:39am

I am having same prob

Xbeekeeper Apr 16, 2017 @ 7:32am

I am having the same problem.
Reinstall steam.
and I can't shut down my computer if I try running steam?

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Ruiツ Apr 16, 2017 @ 7:55am

Having the same issue now.
It was working fine until the Creator's update dropped.
I've reinstalled steam, but it opens and for a split second it shows the login page.
Then closes straight away after.

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Kosmonaut_Kat.TTV Jun 9, 2017 @ 11:10am

How did you fix it!

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Vincent Van Ghost Jun 11, 2017 @ 6:52am

I don't know if this is the same problem as you guys, but I just had this problem. I did two things and I'm not sure if one or both did it.

First, I set the Steam exe file to run in Compatibility Mode. You right click the file, click Properties, then Compatibility, and make sure that the Compatibility box (I forget exactly what it says) is checked. That didn't get it to load by itself.

The second thing I did was to disable all of my antivirus protection, Windows Firewall and my personal antivirus software. Once I did that, it finally loaded and let me log in. I don't know if that was the only thing that it needed, or if it was a combination of that and "Compatibility Mode." After I logged in and re-downloaded one of my games, I turned the antivirus on and downloaded another to ensure I could, and it worked. Then turned on my Windows Firewall and downloaded another game - that worked too.

I'm going to try also unchecking "Compatibility Mode" for Steam after this, if it ends up messing with things I'll try to remember to update this. Hope this helps you guys.

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