I can't click in anything on Steam

[Negative One]

Everytime I go to another window, I can't click in nothing besides the game's list, for example I can't click on the top menus "Steam", "games", "Help" or even open games. Btw, the controllers ingame stop working too

[Adam Beckett]

There is no easy solution, except to uninstall and reinstall Steam (not the games) so you can make sure, that there is nothing interfering with it.

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A longer explanation:

Not sure if this is what is happening to you, but this is MAYBE a Steam Client issue:

I noticed a certain Steam client behavior (on Windows and on Linux), when switching between the Steam Client and clicking on something else on the desktop.

It would take me 2-3 clicks before the Steam client responds. I could click and get an immediate response when clicking inside my Library folder, but anything that needed 'Internet' to update (community features, Store page, etc) would take a longer while and more than one click. Like I had to 'awaken' the client.

Here is what I think is happening: Steam keeps no 'permanent connection' to their servers.

Anytime you leave Steam open longer than for a minute, it 'disconnects' your session from their busy servers. You can see this behavior when you hover your mouse pointer over certain tabs.

The mouse pointer would not trigger the menu text to 'highlight'.

Anytime you then click again, it THEN would accept the mouse click and then it takes a while for Steam to restore the session.

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About the controllers ... are you sure your PC (Windows?) is not using some 'power saving' options? In certain Windows 'power saving plans', it would 'turn off' USB connections or Bluetooth.

Start > Control Settings > System and Security > Power Options >

[Silicon Vampire]

Actually, that's not good advice as uninstalling Steam removes all the games with it...

Just go to the folder, delete everything but the common folder and the Steam.exe itself, then start Steam from right there... it will correct anything needed.

[Dranak]

First of all OP, its your job to have backup of the delete ( Folders / files ) you might want to move them away insted of delete them, in dump folder as steam.old, so you can recover things, if you have paid attension to other steam post. with steam uninstall or guide from a helper.


#:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps ( installed games )
#:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam\games ( .ico )( icon's files to all desktop shortcut's )
#:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata ( save games ) depend on game devs use this place.
#:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\config\avatarcache ( profile picture ) (is at steam server user profile)
#:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\(((# steam userID nr. #)))\remote\((( another steam ID nr.)))\screenshots.
#:\program files (x86)\steam\Backups

in what you have or use, still your problem, and i might not even have all discovered this is self learned over time, and sense steam always change or add more.

gl with recover as they above user try to help you with.

[Silicon Vampire]

Originally posted by Adam Beckett:

There is no easy solution, except to uninstall and reinstall Steam (not the games) so you can make sure, that there is nothing interfering with it.

Perhaps you should read the support FAQ for any subject you feel the need to respond to... and stop abusing the report system...

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=9609-OBMP-2526&l=

You do NOT want to uninstall Steam unless you also accept that it will remove all your games downloads as well.

[Negative One]

After a long time here, testing different methods, I think it is solved...? Well, I tried to reinstall, and making a backup of my games as you guys said, but it didn't solved. I even tried to uninstal steam without my games in "steamapps", and even like that it wasn't solved, I coudln't even login anymore.
Buuuuuut, when I simply restarted... It was solved... Heh... Well, I don't really know what's making this to happen, but I'll keep looking and post here if I find out something.
༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つThank you all

Ah Adam, the controller's problem is gone too, and my PC wasn't with any power saving plan.

[Negative One]

Soooooooooo...... The problem is back... fuc... Maybe it's a program messing with Steam. Well, I'll continue to look what it can be here

[Dranak]

Remove controller , does all work then.