[FIXED] Steam not opening? Make an offline windows account.

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Curse 21. nov. kl. 20:20

[FIXED] Steam not opening? Make an offline windows account.

Thank you to r/ HalalButcher on Reddit

I'm on Win11 but search up in the bottom search bar: Settings> Accounts (Sidebar) > Other user > 'Add Account'

From here hit the option "I don't have this person's sign-in information" > "Add a user without a Microsoft account", then follow the prompts and make the offline account.

Once done, make sure Steam is actually shutdown via task manager.

Shift-rightclick the Steam icon and "Run as different user", you'll be prompted to log into that offline account you made so REMEMBER THE USER AND PASSWORD INFO.

This worked perfectly for me so hopefully it will for all of you.

EDIT: Using this new user also makes a new folder and new %appdata% which will reset some of your games' settings to default. I find that most my games can be temporarily fixed by copying the main user's local folder data to the new user.

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rawWwRrr 21. nov. kl. 20:29

Makes one question what is Windows 11 doing to get in the way of Steam functioning normally without having to employ that workaround.

Chika Ogiue 21. nov. kl. 20:41

Oprindeligt skrevet af rawWwRrr:
Makes one question what is Windows 11 doing to get in the way of Steam functioning normally without having to employ that workaround.

They let their Copilot AI write the system code again.

ハナ 21. nov. kl. 20:49

Thanks its worked but why? i don't even use win11, i still use win 10.

Also since we technically run steam using another account, wouldn't all non-shared data be missing? for example local save data or setting that doesn't use cloud saving

Curse 21. nov. kl. 20:53

Oprindeligt skrevet af ハナ:
Thanks its worked but why? i don't even use win11, i still use win 10.

Also since we technically run steam using another account, wouldn't all non-shared data be missing? for example local save data or setting that doesn't use cloud saving

Unfortunately, another user came up with this solution so I'm not sure how or why it works and unsure of the ramifications of local save data yet since most games I play atm are online or include cloud saves. Hopefully this is a fix until Steam checks it within the next few days.

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adamg15 21. nov. kl. 20:55

Dude you are a lifesaver.

Before I found this I just spent 3-4 hours trying to figure it out, as I only noticed it when my PC BSOD'd while testing out the new Minecraft Bedrock fixes (spoiler - its not fixed yet), and I had to check my own PC out to be sure it wasnt something there.

Did everything include reinstalling Steam.Only to find out it was a Windows account error.

What the hell Microsoft?

Edit : On Win 10 still btw, for anyone who still is and is having this issue, this will still work for you.

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Ben Lubar 21. nov. kl. 20:56

Oprindeligt skrevet af rawWwRrr:
Makes one question what is Windows 11 doing to get in the way of Steam functioning normally without having to employ that workaround.

They broke Explorer, the Start menu, Settings, Task Manager, and Search according to their latest announcement.

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-finally-admits-almost-all-major-windows-11-core-features-are-broken/

So I guess you're just supposed to avoid literally the entire operating system while you're using Windows 11 and it'll be okay? Real bizarre stuff they're doing over at Microsoft.

Oprindeligt skrevet af Chika Ogiue:
Oprindeligt skrevet af rawWwRrr:
Makes one question what is Windows 11 doing to get in the way of Steam functioning normally without having to employ that workaround.

They let their Copilot AI write the system code again.

To be clear to anyone reading this in the far future: that's not a joke.

adamg15 21. nov. kl. 21:02

Oprindeligt skrevet af Ben Lubar:
Oprindeligt skrevet af rawWwRrr:
Makes one question what is Windows 11 doing to get in the way of Steam functioning normally without having to employ that workaround.

They broke Explorer, the Start menu, Settings, Task Manager, and Search according to their latest announcement.

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-finally-admits-almost-all-major-windows-11-core-features-are-broken/

So I guess you're just supposed to avoid literally the entire operating system while you're using Windows 11 and it'll be okay? Real bizarre stuff they're doing over at Microsoft.

Oprindeligt skrevet af Chika Ogiue:

They let their Copilot AI write the system code again.

To be clear to anyone reading this in the far future: that's not a joke.

At this point, they are selling SteamOS for Valve.

adamg15 21. nov. kl. 21:03

Oprindeligt skrevet af Curse:
Oprindeligt skrevet af ハナ:
Thanks its worked but why? i don't even use win11, i still use win 10.

Also since we technically run steam using another account, wouldn't all non-shared data be missing? for example local save data or setting that doesn't use cloud saving
Unfortunately, another user came up with this solution so I'm not sure how or why it works and unsure of the ramifications of local save data yet since most games I play atm are online or include cloud saves. Hopefully this is a fix until Steam checks it within the next few days.

Cloud saves should be tied to account, not the Windows user.

ハナ 21. nov. kl. 21:10

i tried to run it from new WinAccount as my Main WinAccount, and its doesn't work. So i assume its something in the main accounts settings, maybe on the registry

adamg15 21. nov. kl. 21:16

Oprindeligt skrevet af ハナ:
i tried to run it from new WinAccount as my Main WinAccount, and its doesn't work. So i assume its something in the main accounts settings, maybe on the registry

Did you make sure it wasnt tied to an email or anything?

Did it give you an error? I got one for Discord when attempting it just to see if it was having issues too (it was taking longer than usual) and it wouldnt let me run it as a new user. Steam,however, worked fine.

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ハナ 21. nov. kl. 21:22

Oprindeligt skrevet af adamg15:
Oprindeligt skrevet af ハナ:
i tried to run it from new WinAccount as my Main WinAccount, and its doesn't work. So i assume its something in the main accounts settings, maybe on the registry

Did you make sure it wasnt tied to an email or anything?

Did it give you an error? I got one for Discord when attempting it just to see if it was having issues too (it was taking longer than usual) and it wouldnt let me run it as a new user. Steam,however, worked fine.

there are no error, it simply doesn't show anything, on task manager its running, but the webhelper keep poping up and then closing on the task manager. i have no problem with Discord

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Pity 21. nov. kl. 21:23

Oprindeligt skrevet af ハナ:
Thanks its worked but why? i don't even use win11, i still use win 10.

Also since we technically run steam using another account, wouldn't all non-shared data be missing? for example local save data or setting that doesn't use cloud saving

how did you do this on windows 10? I can't seem to find some of the things

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ハナ 21. nov. kl. 21:29

Oprindeligt skrevet af Pity:
Oprindeligt skrevet af ハナ:
Thanks its worked but why? i don't even use win11, i still use win 10.

Also since we technically run steam using another account, wouldn't all non-shared data be missing? for example local save data or setting that doesn't use cloud saving

how did you do this on windows 10? I can't seem to find some of the things

On start menu search add user, then just follow from there

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adamg15 21. nov. kl. 21:35

Ah ok both of you havent done the fix then

This is how you do it on Win 10

Settings - Accounts - Family and Other Users

Add Someone Else To This PC

A Windows login Box will pop up

Do NOT enter in an email or anything. Click On I Do Not Have This Person's Sign-in Information

Click Add a User Without a Microsoft Account

Makeup your name and password. I used Goofy Gooberds and some random numbers.

Go to Task Manager, end all Steam tasks.

Shift+Click the Steam Logo (put it in your taskbar to make life easier, as it wont work this way from the start menu)

Click Run as Different User

Select Your Dummy User

Input name and Password.

Then you should be good to go.

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adamg15 21. nov. kl. 21:36

Oprindeligt skrevet af ハナ:
Oprindeligt skrevet af adamg15:

Did you make sure it wasnt tied to an email or anything?

Did it give you an error? I got one for Discord when attempting it just to see if it was having issues too (it was taking longer than usual) and it wouldnt let me run it as a new user. Steam,however, worked fine.

there are no error, it simply doesn't show anything, on task manager its running, but the webhelper keep poping up and then closing on the task manager. i have no problem with Discord

Make sure all Steam apps and processes are shutdown before launching it again.

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