Steam doesn't close anymore when clicking on the red "X"

[Dhemereon]

Since a few days ago Steam doesn't close anymore when I click on the top right "X". Even when I try to close the process through the task manager, steam closes itself, but then immediately opens up again. Only when I go to "Details" and close Steam there, it finally closes. After that, I can open up Steam again and everything works normally, but the bug repeats itself everytime I start up the PC or go out of Standby-mode.

During the time the bug is present, I also can't access any tabs - shop, community, games etc. - and the drop-down menu doesn't show.

Reinstalling Steam didn't help to solve the problem.

Does somebody else got the same problem or knows a fix to this?

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

I personally would run SFC Scan Tool.

To run the command: Win key + X, pick Command Prompt (Admin) or PowerShell (Admin)

Copy/paste this → SFC /scannow

This will check the system files and Win Update Manager back-end. Most times this might solve many problems facing Windows OS/ Windows App Store.

After it is finished and if it finds corrupt files, please reboot the PC, this will complete the process.

If SFC Scan does not work at all, or if the issue persists, you can also run DISM which is found in this article below:

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-dism-command-line-utility-repair-windows-10-image#section-how-to-use-dism-to-repair-image-of-windows-10

DISM will fix core system files and SFC Scan tool.

[mimizukari]

Originally posted by Wynters:

I personally would run SFC Scan Tool.

To run the command: Win key + X, pick Command Prompt (Admin) or PowerShell (Admin)

Copy/paste this → SFC /scannow

This will check the system files and Win Update Manager back-end. Most times this might solve many problems facing Windows OS/ Windows App Store.

If SFC Scan does not work at all, or if the issue persists, you can also run DISM which is found in this article below:

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-dism-command-line-utility-repair-windows-10-image#section-how-to-use-dism-to-repair-image-of-windows-10

DISM will fix core system files and SFC Scan tool.

you usually run DISM first to update/fix the file SFC uses to replace stuff with then run SFC. e.g.:

dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
sfc /scannow

i have this in a batch file on my desktop

[Dhemereon]

Originally posted by Wynters:

I personally would run SFC Scan Tool.

To run the command: Win key + X, pick Command Prompt (Admin) or PowerShell (Admin)

Copy/paste this → SFC /scannow

This will check the system files and Win Update Manager back-end. Most times this might solve many problems facing Windows OS/ Windows App Store.

If SFC Scan does not work at all, or if the issue persists, you can also run DISM which is found in this article below:

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-dism-command-line-utility-repair-windows-10-image#section-how-to-use-dism-to-repair-image-of-windows-10

DISM will fix core system files and SFC Scan tool.

Tried the SFC /scannow and it actually found corrupt files and repaired them. However, the issue still persists with Steam not being able to be closed by clicking on "X".

I contacted Steam Support and depending on the answer I get I'll also try out the DISM tomorrow. Thanks for your help to this point though

[mimizukari]

o yea, also, it could be Terminal (Admin) because Terminal is the upgraded power shell in Win 11 lol

Originally posted by Dhemereon:

Originally posted by Wynters:

I personally would run SFC Scan Tool.

To run the command: Win key + X, pick Command Prompt (Admin) or PowerShell (Admin)

Copy/paste this → SFC /scannow

This will check the system files and Win Update Manager back-end. Most times this might solve many problems facing Windows OS/ Windows App Store.

If SFC Scan does not work at all, or if the issue persists, you can also run DISM which is found in this article below:

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-dism-command-line-utility-repair-windows-10-image#section-how-to-use-dism-to-repair-image-of-windows-10

DISM will fix core system files and SFC Scan tool.

Tried the SFC /scannow and it actually found corrupt files and repaired them. However, the issue still persists with Steam not being able to be closed by clicking on "X".

I contacted Steam Support and depending on the answer I get I'll also try out the DISM tomorrow. Thanks for your help to this point though

Again, you need to run DISM FIRST, then SFC.

[Min]

I am having this issue as well- which is why I am here. I was hoping perhaps there was a solution. The steam window just stays open. The X no longer works. I can shrink it down but that is it. I haven't tried the 'details' thing because I don't know where that is to try it.

[Joke]

From the "Steam" menu (top left of the client), choose "Exit".

[Dhemereon]

Alright, the problem still persists but there is a quick fix:
On the top right, click the anouncements button or the bell button once (or sometimes a couple of times) and then wait until the page loads. After that Steam can be closed normally by the X.

I really don't know what causes the bug.

[Flamerzomg]

Same thing is happening to me, none of the other buttons work. The only way to get steam client to work is by clicking on the "view news from steam" button to the left of the X button, after that everything seems to work. Though it's still annoying.

This only started happening recently, after the steam client update, so I'm guessing something about the update messed up my client?