Steam is already running in a different windows user session
I am not on Windows 8, but I only get that message if I turn on my computer and manually try to click on Steam. Steam is set to automatically load on startup for my computer, so it was already trying to load until I clicked on it.
tl;dr check if your Steam client is set to automatically open on startup.
i am having this problem and i am having trouble following. what is msconfig.exe and how do i use it and how do i get t it?
Ok. so I have a computer with this problem and one that does not. so I checked the differences using an utility called autoruns (by Systeminternals aka microsoft). It turns out that there are two instances of steam that must be present in order for it to start properly: one is a service and the other is the regular client.
What happens is that while the service is running when the computer starts, the client does not. because somehow the entry that start it is missing. This is the reason why you see that message.
Now to the fix: In order to put an end to this annoying message you must add the entry manually to your windows registry:
Note that this procedure modifies the registry which controls how Windows works. I am not responsible for anything that happens to your system as a result of this procedure. You must have some med-advanced knowledge of Windows to implement this fix
Open regedit (by hitting Win+R, then type regedit, press enter and click on Yes to the UAC warning, if you get one)
Navigate to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Create a new entry, String type, name it Steam.
Double click on the entry (or right click it and select modify) and enter the path where steam.exe resides. (typically for x64: «C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe», for x86: «C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe»)
Close regedit and reboot the computer
You should not get the annoying pop up anymore.
Idk if this helps, but I had this problem too. I have managed to fix it through these following steps. ***Disclaimer: I am in no way, shape or form an expert in tech-stuff. seriously***
so what I did was this:
— find the steam’s location in the folders
— right-click and check the properties
— look at the compatibility tab and run «compatibility troubleshooter»
— just pressed «ok» or something of that sort on any window that popped up. haha
idk. if this doesn’t sound safe or practical to do, then please don’t do it, because I do not want to make the problem worse. But it worked in my case and I just wanted to share my experience.
Idk if this helps, but I had this problem too. I have managed to fix it through these following steps. ***Disclaimer: I am in no way, shape or form an expert in tech-stuff. seriously***
so what I did was this:
— find the steam’s location in the folders
— right-click and check the properties
— look at the compatibility tab and run «compatibility troubleshooter»
— just pressed «ok» or something of that sort on any window that popped up. haha
idk. if this doesn’t sound safe or practical to do, then please don’t do it, because I do not want to make the problem worse. But it worked in my case and I just wanted to share my experience.
Steam is already running in a different windows user session
Ok. so I have a computer with this problem and one that does not. so I checked the differences using an utility called autoruns (by Systeminternals aka microsoft). It turns out that there are two instances of steam that must be present in order for it to start properly: one is a service and the other is the regular client.
What happens is that while the service is running when the computer starts, the client does not. because somehow the entry that start it is missing. This is the reason why you see that message.
Now to the fix: In order to put an end to this annoying message you must add the entry manually to your windows registry:
Note that this procedure modifies the registry which controls how Windows works. I am not responsible for anything that happens to your system as a result of this procedure. You must have some med-advanced knowledge of Windows to implement this fix
Open regedit (by hitting Win+R, then type regedit, press enter and click on Yes to the UAC warning, if you get one)
Navigate to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Create a new entry, String type, name it Steam.
Double click on the entry (or right click it and select modify) and enter the path where steam.exe resides. (typically for x64: «C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe», for x86: «C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe»)
Close regedit and reboot the computer
You should not get the annoying pop up anymore.
Idk if this helps, but I had this problem too. I have managed to fix it through these following steps. ***Disclaimer: I am in no way, shape or form an expert in tech-stuff. seriously***
so what I did was this:
— find the steam’s location in the folders
— right-click and check the properties
— look at the compatibility tab and run «compatibility troubleshooter»
— just pressed «ok» or something of that sort on any window that popped up. haha
idk. if this doesn’t sound safe or practical to do, then please don’t do it, because I do not want to make the problem worse. But it worked in my case and I just wanted to share my experience.
Idk if this helps, but I had this problem too. I have managed to fix it through these following steps. ***Disclaimer: I am in no way, shape or form an expert in tech-stuff. seriously***
so what I did was this:
— find the steam’s location in the folders
— right-click and check the properties
— look at the compatibility tab and run «compatibility troubleshooter»
— just pressed «ok» or something of that sort on any window that popped up. haha
idk. if this doesn’t sound safe or practical to do, then please don’t do it, because I do not want to make the problem worse. But it worked in my case and I just wanted to share my experience.
Steam is already running in a different windows user session
I am not on Windows 8, but I only get that message if I turn on my computer and manually try to click on Steam. Steam is set to automatically load on startup for my computer, so it was already trying to load until I clicked on it.
tl;dr check if your Steam client is set to automatically open on startup.
i am having this problem and i am having trouble following. what is msconfig.exe and how do i use it and how do i get t it?
Ok. so I have a computer with this problem and one that does not. so I checked the differences using an utility called autoruns (by Systeminternals aka microsoft). It turns out that there are two instances of steam that must be present in order for it to start properly: one is a service and the other is the regular client.
What happens is that while the service is running when the computer starts, the client does not. because somehow the entry that start it is missing. This is the reason why you see that message.
Now to the fix: In order to put an end to this annoying message you must add the entry manually to your windows registry:
Note that this procedure modifies the registry which controls how Windows works. I am not responsible for anything that happens to your system as a result of this procedure. You must have some med-advanced knowledge of Windows to implement this fix
Open regedit (by hitting Win+R, then type regedit, press enter and click on Yes to the UAC warning, if you get one)
Navigate to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Create a new entry, String type, name it Steam.
Double click on the entry (or right click it and select modify) and enter the path where steam.exe resides. (typically for x64: «C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe», for x86: «C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe»)
Close regedit and reboot the computer
You should not get the annoying pop up anymore.
Idk if this helps, but I had this problem too. I have managed to fix it through these following steps. ***Disclaimer: I am in no way, shape or form an expert in tech-stuff. seriously***
so what I did was this:
— find the steam’s location in the folders
— right-click and check the properties
— look at the compatibility tab and run «compatibility troubleshooter»
— just pressed «ok» or something of that sort on any window that popped up. haha
idk. if this doesn’t sound safe or practical to do, then please don’t do it, because I do not want to make the problem worse. But it worked in my case and I just wanted to share my experience.
Idk if this helps, but I had this problem too. I have managed to fix it through these following steps. ***Disclaimer: I am in no way, shape or form an expert in tech-stuff. seriously***
so what I did was this:
— find the steam’s location in the folders
— right-click and check the properties
— look at the compatibility tab and run «compatibility troubleshooter»
— just pressed «ok» or something of that sort on any window that popped up. haha
idk. if this doesn’t sound safe or practical to do, then please don’t do it, because I do not want to make the problem worse. But it worked in my case and I just wanted to share my experience.